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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-196
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-196
19 Apr 2022
 | 19 Apr 2022

Effects of precipitation seasonality, vegetation cycle, and irrigation on enhanced weathering

Giuseppe Cipolla, Salvatore Calabrese, Amilcare Porporato, and Leonardo Noto

Abstract. Enhanced Weathering (EW) is a promising strategy for carbon sequestration, but several open questions remain regarding the actual rates of dissolution in conditions of natural hydroclimatic variability in comparison to laboratory experiments. In this context, models play a pivotal role, as they allow exploring and predicting EW dynamics under different environmental conditions. Here a comprehensive hydro-biogeochemical model has been applied to four cropland case studies (i.e., Sicily and the Padan plain in Italy and California and Iowa in the USA) characterized by different rainfall seasonality, vegetation (i.e., wheat for Sicily and California and corn for Padan plain and Iowa), and soil type to explore their influence on dissolution rates. The results reveal that rainfall seasonality, and irrigation when applied, are crucial in determining EW and carbon sequestration dynamics, given their effect on hydrological fluxes, soil pH, and weathering rate. The carbon sequestration rate was found to be strongly affected also by the pre-EW soil pH, which is one of the main factors controlling soil pH before the olivine amendment. In the analyzed case studies, Iowa and Sicily sequester the greatest amount of CO2 (4.20 and 0.62 kg ha-1 y-1, respectively), as compared to California and the Padan plain (2.21 and 0.39 kg ha-1 y-1, respectively). These low carbon sequestration values suggest that an in-depth analysis at the global scale is required to assess EW efficacy for carbon sequestration.

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26 Aug 2022
Effects of precipitation seasonality, irrigation, vegetation cycle and soil type on enhanced weathering – modeling of cropland case studies across four sites
Giuseppe Cipolla, Salvatore Calabrese, Amilcare Porporato, and Leonardo V. Noto
Biogeosciences, 19, 3877–3896, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3877-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3877-2022, 2022
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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (24 Jun 2022) by Sara Vicca
AR by Giuseppe Cipolla on behalf of the Authors (28 Jun 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 Jun 2022) by Sara Vicca
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (12 Jul 2022)
RR by Ingrid Smet (22 Jul 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (26 Jul 2022) by Sara Vicca
AR by Giuseppe Cipolla on behalf of the Authors (01 Aug 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (01 Aug 2022) by Sara Vicca
AR by Giuseppe Cipolla on behalf of the Authors (02 Aug 2022)  Manuscript 

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

26 Aug 2022
Effects of precipitation seasonality, irrigation, vegetation cycle and soil type on enhanced weathering – modeling of cropland case studies across four sites
Giuseppe Cipolla, Salvatore Calabrese, Amilcare Porporato, and Leonardo V. Noto
Biogeosciences, 19, 3877–3896, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3877-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3877-2022, 2022
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Enhanced Weathering (EW) is a promising strategy for carbon sequestration. Since models may help to characterize field EW, the present work applies a hydro-biogeochemical model to four case studies characterized by different rainfall seasonality, vegetation, and soil type. Rainfall seasonality strongly affects EW dynamics, but low carbon sequestration suggests that an in-depth analysis at the global scale is required to see if EW may be effective to mitigate climate change.