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I think what you are looking to do is find the amount of biomass stored in the earth's surface, crust and oceans, and then apply a value of stored energy for th
by sigmaprimus 5y ago
I think what you are looking to do is find the amount of biomass stored in the earth's surface, crust and oceans, and then apply a value of stored energy for that amount.
This is part of the carbon cycle.
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/CarbonCycle https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/CarbonCycle
https://www.fs.usda.gov/ccrc/topics/global-carbon https://www.fs.usda.gov/ccrc/topics/global-carbon
One factor that must be accounted for is the large amount of energy that ends up locked into fossilized life, basically a percentage of life is transformed into minerals and stone (Like seashells, petrified wood or limestone) and although the energy is still there it is in an unusable form at this point in time.
- dougSF70 5y agoThat's right. It must be possible to get to an approximate value for stored fossil fuels based on the idea that we convert the sun's energy (light and gravity) into stored energy (fossil fuels) over time. The earth is like a giant battery wirelessly charging via the sun.