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How does erosion affect the global carbon cycle?

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It releases buried organic matter that oxidizes and produces C02 (water)

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CO2 in tandem with silicate weathering. Meanwhile, exhumation of sedimentary rocks can release CO2 through the oxidation of rock OC and sulfide minerals.

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