To calculate the carbon flux in the atmosphere, we need to subtract the amount of carbon leaving the atmosphere from the amount entering the atmosphere:
Carbon flux = (amount entering atmosphere + amount released by burning fossil fuels) - amount leaving atmosphere
Carbon flux = (211.6 GtC/yr + 5.5 GtC/yr) - 213.8 GtC/yr
Carbon flux = 217.1 GtC/yr - 213.8 GtC/yr
Carbon flux = 3.3 GtC/yr
Therefore, the carbon flux in the atmosphere is 3.3 GtC/yr.
Use the following scenario to calculate the carbon flux in the atmosphere. The amount of carbon that enters the atmosphere through natural processes is 211.6 GtC/yr and the amount that leaves the atmosphere through natural processes in 213.8 GtC/yr. The amount of carbon released by burning fossil fuels is 5.5 GtC/yr. What is the carbon flux in the atmosphere?(1 point)
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