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From: g-rh@cca.CCA.COM (Richard Harter)
Newsgroups: sci.misc
Subject: Re: Oxygen generation in winter
Message-ID: <25465@cca.CCA.COM>
Date: 12 Mar 88 00:53:40 GMT
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Reply-To: g-rh@CCA.CCA.COM.UUCP (Richard Harter)
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In article <3052@pitt.UUCP> venky@pitt.UUCP (S. Venkatesan) writes:
>In the parts of the world where the plans are dormant during the
>winter season, how is enough Oxygen generated ? Does anyone know
>if the O2 level reduces during thef winter and increases suring
>summer when the plans are busy with photo-synthesis ?
>
>Is there any other way to bread CO2 into C and O2 (natural process) ?
>Any replies would be appreciated.

What a delightful question -- it's the sort of thing that gets written
into the plots of bad SF movies.  However, in answer to your question.

(1)	Oxygen diffuses.  The concentration is the same the world over.
(2)	When it's winter here it is summer in the southern hemisphere
	and vice versa -- there is no world wide winter.
(3)	Most of the oxygen production is by plankton in the sea -- I
	believe you will find that the rate doesn't change much during
	the seasons.  Runner up are the tropical rain forests, again
	season independent.
(4)	The amount of oxygen generated and consumed annually is a small
	amount compared to the total amount in the atmosphere.

-- 

In the fields of Hell where the grass grows high
Are the graves of dreams allowed to die.
	Richard Harter, SMDS  Inc.