Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: A data-driven approach insensitive to the initial conditions was developed to extract governing equations for the concentration of CO2in the Altamira cave (Spain) and its two main drivers: the outside temperature and the soil moisture. This model was then reformulated in order to use satellite observations and meteorological predictions, as a forcing. The concentration of CO2inside the cave was then investigated from 1950 to 2100 under various scenarios. It is found that extreme levels of CO2were reached during the period 1950–1972 due to the massive affluence of visitors. It is demonstrated that it is possible to monitor the CO2in the cave in real time using satellite information as an external forcing. For the future, it is shown that the maximum values of CO2will exceed the levels reached during the 1980s and the 1990s when the CO2introduced by the touristic visits, although intentionally reduced, still enhanced considerably the micro corrosion of walls and pigments.
Source: Scientific Reports
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Alicante, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, Centre d'Études Spatiales de la Biosphère, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université de Toulouse, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, University of Almería, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
Language: English
Subfield: Conservation
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,590
Awards: G3690828678, G4489039529
OpenAlex ID: W4396659919