page_title: Total inorganic carbon
hierarchical_section_title: Total inorganic carbon
caption_attribution_description: English: Processes and pools of the marine carbon cycle.
context_page_description: Total inorganic carbon is the sum of inorganic carbon species.
  Carbon compounds can be distinguished as either organic or inorganic, and dissolved or particulate, depending on their composition. Organic carbon forms the backbone of key component of organic compounds such as – proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. Inorganic carbon is found primarily in simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, bicarbonate, and carbonate.
context_section_description: Total inorganic carbon (CT or TIC) is the sum of inorganic carbon species.  
  Carbon compounds can be distinguished as either organic or inorganic, and dissolved or particulate, depending on their composition. Organic carbon forms the backbone of key component of organic compounds such as – proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. Inorganic carbon is found primarily in simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, bicarbonate, and carbonate (CO₂, H₂CO₃, HCO₃⁻, CO₃²⁻ respectively).
caption: Carbon is separated into four distinct pools based on whether it is organic/inorganic and whether it is dissolved/particulate. The processes associated with each arrow describe the transformation associated with the transfer of carbon from one reservoir to another.
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