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Deglacial release of petrogenic and permafrost carbon from the Canadian Arctic impacting the carbon cycle

Authors :
Junjie Wu
Gesine Mollenhauer
Ruediger Stein
Peter Köhler
Jens Hefter
Kirsten Fahl
Hendrik Grotheer
Bingbing Wei
Seung-Il Nam
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Shrinking of the Laurentide Ice Sheet mobilized the underlying rock organic carbon. Together with permafrost carbon release, this may contribute 12 ppm to deglacial CO2 rise, underscoring the impact of cryospheric change on the carbon cycle.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0005f7e788b54f9d841677317c2cd495
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34725-4