Field information links permafrost carbon to physical vulnerabilities of thawing

Authors :: Jennifer W. Harden
Gustaf Hugelius
Peter Kuhry
Chien-Lu Ping
Edward A. G. Schuur
P. Camill
A. David McGuire
Charles Tarnocai
Kristopher Johnson
Charles D. Koven
T. Jorgenson
Jonathan A. O'Donnell
Gary J. Michaelson
Guido Grosse
Source :: Geophysical Research Letters. 39
Publication Year :: 2012
Publisher :: American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2012.
Abstract: Deep soil profiles containing permafrost (Gelisols) were characterized for organic carbon (C) and total nitrogen (N) stocks to 3 m depths. Using the Community Climate System Model (CCSM4) we calcul ...

Subjects :: Total organic carbon
chemistry.chemical_element
Soil science
Permafrost
Geophysics
chemistry
Total nitrogen
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Cryosphere
Community Climate System Model
Environmental science
Permafrost carbon cycle
Earth system model
Carbon

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