What Are Carbon Cycle Models?
Abstract
The articles in this Elements issue describe outstanding questions about the dynamics of Earth’s carbon cycle. Study of the carbon cycle is extraordinarily interdisciplinary, with experts using a wide variety of tools—observational, analytical, and numerical. Here we focus on the final category and discuss how numerical (or computational) models of Earth’s carbon cycle help investigate carbon cycle conundrums throughout Earth history and into the present day.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Elements
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 9–11
- Publication date
- 1 February 2026
- Language
- EN