Question

How many gigatonnes of carbon are stored in each of the following locations?

(a) The atmosphere
(b) Dissolved as organic carbon in the upper levels of the ocean
(c) Organic matter in the soil
(d) Approximately how much
carbon is in Coal compared
to soil and organic matter

Answer 1

a)121 million gigatons or 121 million billion metric tons" of carbon).

B)The ocean, with around 38,000 gigatons

c)60 gigatons of carbon