RRX Ecology Long Term Modeling
Our initial modeling of climate change and ecology began
in the mid 1990s, when it seemed somewhat indeterminate if a consistent
warming trend was actually present.
Subsequent data seem to indicate the
planetary atmosphere and surface phenomena are apparently warming up slightly,
on average, and may be due, in part, at least to atmospheric stoichiometry
shift from hydrocarbon emissions, of which carbon dioxide might be the
major contributing factor.
Clearly long term modeling of ecological phenomena
is to some degree dependent on the assumed numerical distribution and
activities of ones dominent species, or set of species, in the form of carbon
based molecular combustion processes, often used for transportation, industrial
and domestic heating purposes.
In such
case one might be advised to margin the possibilities with optimistic,
and worst case scenarios from hydrocarbon emissions growth perspectives.
Some technologies, for example next generation fusion
reactors and long haul aerospace
transport, may be well positioned to reduce hydrocarbon emissions.
It
seems this somewhat dramatic turn of events implies significant long term
shift, in virtually all of the planetary ecological systems.
Speculatively
a planetary scale climate control system might be possible, in the long
term future, implying a combination of surface, atmospheric and possibly
space based modification systems.
Unfortunately moving thermal energy from
the atmosphere to space on a large scale, in the case of a planetary cooling
system may be problematic.
Possibly engineering a wavelength shift to
a less opaque frequency range, may be feasible.
In terms of modeling planetary
climate one might find ongoing investment in widespread sensor grids in
the atmosphere, oceans, polar regions and continents, combined with appropriate
persistence mechanisms and simulation platform, over the course of centuries,
preliminary to climate modification in some form.
Assuming one has a reasonable
model of the planetary surface environmental effects, it seems one might
be able to simulate systemic change of the relative disposition of biomass
amongst a wide array of planetary life forms.
Notably total biomass in
a surface shell of a planet or moon is likely roughly constant, assuming
one includes, for example petrochemical and coal deposits in the shell
boundary.
Releasing carbon from deposits locked under the surface for some
time implies a slightly greater number of particles available for incorporation
into lifeform systems, overall.
As such one might expect a slightly greater
biomass on the planetary surface, in the long term, as a result.
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