Groundwater as a major source of dissolved organic matter to Arctic coastal waters

In this study, the authors show that water flowing through thawed soils below the tundra surface (supra-permafrost groundwater) can be a major source of dissolved organic matter (DOM) to Arctic coastal waters during the summer. This DOM contains leachates from old soil carbon stocks, including poten...

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Main Authors: Craig T. Connolly, M. Bayani Cardenas, Greta A. Burkart, Robert G. M. Spencer, James W. McClelland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15250-8