English translation of "puits continentaux" - "continental carbon sinks"

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114 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Sciences / Non-fiction books
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	puits continentaux
Context:	Ces résultats s'expliquent notamment par la prise en compte du cycle du carbone, les puits continentaux devenant moins efficaces en fin de siècle pour neutraliser les énùssions anthropiques.
Keywords:	Climate change

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114 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

continental carbon sinks

My comment:

Look at www.manicore.com/puits. If you send me your e-mail address I can send you a download - this is all to do with CO2 emissions

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114 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

Very clear explanations on the site - thanks! Problem is that, while I understand about carbon sinks, I can't find any references to continental carbon sinks ('continental sink' alone doesn't make much sense) .....

114 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

I think that they mean terrestrial carbon sinks (soils, forests, etc.) as opposed to marine carbon sinks. So her translation is not irrelevant.

114 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

Ah, that distinction makes sense - thx.

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