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Traces of ancient atmosphere trapped in rocks from the Archaean eon provide evidence of the sudden release of volcanic gases around 2.5 billion years ago. This burst of gases may be linked to the Great Oxidation Event, when Earth experienced a rapid rise in surface oxygen levels....
This decadal report details remarkable scientific advancements in the understanding of deep carbon—how much exists and where, how it moves, what forms it takes, and where it originated—made by an international community of 1200 scientists from 55 nations, who came together over the last decade to explore these questions. ...
New 3D, interactive visualizations developed in collaboration with virtual reality researchers at the University of California, Davis, are helping Earth scientists to make sense of complex, three-dimensional data sets....
By mapping existing data on subsurface life onto a model of Earth, researchers have created a 3D interactive globe of deep life and are refining estimates of subsurface biomass....
The AGU Fall Meeting returns to the Moscone Center in San Francisco for 2019. Use this day-by-day guide to find sessions of interest to DCO researchers....
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Deep Carbon Observatory science is categorized into four broad theme-based communities. These communities provide a flexible research framework in which DCO scientists can be part of multiple communities and collaborate with colleagues across community boundaries.
