Table 1 Fluxes and isotopic compositions of inputs and outputs of carbon in Dziani Dzaha.

From: Carbon isotope evidence for large methane emissions to the Proterozoic atmosphere

Inputs

Outputs

Parameter

Notation

Flux (mmolC m2 d1)

δ13C or ε*

(‰)

Parameter

Notation

Flux (mmolC m2 d1)

δ13C or ε

(‰)

Respiration

fresp

214a

0a*

Photosynthesis

fph

404a

26.2a*

CO2 methanogenic

fCO2-meth

120b

53.6b*

CO2 degassing

fdeg

123a

6.2a*

CH4 oxidation

foxy

43b

4.7a*

Carbonate precipitation

fcarb

1.9a

4.1a*

Detrital organic matter

fdet

133b

− 26.7a

    

Magmatic CO2

fmag

18b

− 2.7a

    

Flux balance

  

528

528

   

Calculated δ13CDIC

  

12.1‰

    
  1. *Indicates the ε values.
  2. aFluxes and isotopic signatures measured.
  3. bFluxes and isotopic signatures constrained by isotopic mass balance calculation.