Biophysics of the Indian Summer: Reflections on the Relationship of Photosynthesis with Seasonal Temperature Variations
A. K. PETROV, N. E. POLYAKOV
Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Keywords: фотосинтез, парниковый эффект, углекислый газ, сезонные колебания температуры, photosynthesis, greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide, seasonal temperature variations
Pages: 408-411
Abstract
For a long time, the inhabitants of the middle latitudes of the Earth mark annually recurring natural anomalies: at the end of May and beginning of June - a two-week return of cold weather, while at the end of September and beginning of October heat returns for the same couple of weeks. In time, these phenomena coincide with the beginning and end of photosynthesis in the respective regions. Although on average the plants on the planet spend only about 1% of solar energy for biosynthesis, we tried to prove that from the point of view of biophysics, these are strictly interrelated natural phenomena, and the beginning and end of plant biosynthesis can lead to a jump in air temperature in the surface layer by 5-10 degrees.
DOI: 10.15372/CSD2019158
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