tCDR: Temporary Carbon Dioxide Removal Analysis

This repository implements impulse response functions (IRF) for analyzing temporary carbon dioxide removal (tCDR) strategies and their climate impacts. The code provides a framework for calculating climate metrics and comparing different carbon removal approaches with greenhouse gas emissions.

Core Components

• IRF_parameters.py - Model parameters and physical constants
• IRF_functions.py - Core IRF calculation functions
• Figure_*.py - Scripts to generate all manuscript figures
• *.nb (Mathematica) - Scripts to generate raw table data
• Tables.py - Format raw table data for manuscript presentation
• data/ - Intermediate analysis outputs and final results
• figure/ - Generated plots

System Requirements

• Python 3.7+ with dependencies listed in requirements.txt
• Mathematica (for table generation scripts)
• Standard desktop computer

Installation

pip install -r requirements.txt

Reproduction

Run Figure_*.py and Tables.py scripts to reproduce all manuscript results. All outputs will be saved in the figure/ and data/ directories. This will reproduce all quantitative results reported in the manuscript.