A new data set for estimating organic carbon storage to 3 m depth in soils of the northern circumpolar permafrost region.

Authors :: Hugelius, G.
Bockheim, J. G.
Camill, P.
Elberling, B.
Grosse, G.
Harden, J. W.
Johnson, K.
Jorgenson, T.
Koven, C. D.
Kuhry, P.
Michaelson, G.
Mishra, U.
Palmtag, J.
Ping, C.-L.
O'Donnell, J.
Schirrmeister, L.
Schuur, E. A. G.
Y. Sheng
Smith, L. C.
Strauss, J.
Source :: Earth System Science Data; 2013, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p393-402, 10p
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: The article presents research on a data set for the estimation of organic carbon storage in soils up to a depth of three meters in the northern circumpolar permafrost region. Topics include the role of high-latitude terrestrial ecosystems in the global carbon cycle, the use of the Northern Circumpolar Soil Carbon Database (NCSCD) geographical information system (GIS) to quantify soil organic carbon (SOC) levels, and soil classification through GIS mapping.

Subjects :: CARBON cycle
CARBON in soils
PERMAFROST ecosystems
GEOGRAPHIC information systems
GROUND ice

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