CO2 in Salt Lake City

Tutorial

Reading CO₂ graphs
CO₂ variation
Long-term CO₂ trends
The carbon cycle
Measuring CO₂

The carbon cycle

Atmospheric carbon dioxide is one of the pools carbon resides in as it moves through the carbon cycle. This portion of the tutorial will help you understand the movement of carbon in and out of the atmospheric pool.

This cartoon, created by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, shows all of the major movements of carbon dioxide in and out of the atmosphere.