| 单词 | carbon sequestration |
| 释义 | > as lemmascarbon sequestration carbon sequestration n. any process (natural or artificial) by which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and held in solid or liquid form, e.g. in forests, oceans, or geological strata. ΚΠ 1989 Biomass 18 76 We can count, for carbon-sequestration purposes, only those fuelwood areas that are planted over and above those areas that are felled for burning. 1999 T. M. Cronin Princ. Paleoclimatol. ii. 26 Eastern Pacific Ocean upwelling..represents a major part of the biological pump and a means of carbon sequestration into the oceans. 2003 U.S. News & World Rep. 10 Feb. 78/1 The Bush administration would invest as much as $90 million in research on burying carbon dioxide. BP and ChevronTexaco are studying the strategy, called carbon sequestration. < as lemmas |
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