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On the Walker’ Model for the Carbon Dioxide in the Earth’s Atmosphere
Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and Operations Research, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- 1 Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and Operations Research, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Journal of Environmental Protection·Volume 10 (2019)·Pages 48–56·Published 4 January 2019·DOI10.4236/jep.2019.101004
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Abstract
Climate change is a wicked problem because it is hard to say what the problem is, and to define it clearly. However, we know that global temperature rise correlates with increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide [ 1 ] and [ 2 ]. In this paper, we analyze a model for the carbon dioxide developed by Walker in [ 3 ] with several source terms. Our numerical results show that the burning fossil fuels have an effect on the carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere and the climate change problem, one of the major global challenger of our time.
KeywordsCarbon DioxideEarth’s Atmosphere
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