High carbon sequestration in Siberian permafrost loess-paleosols during glacials
Recent findings show that the amount of organic carbon stored in high-latitude permafrost regions has been greatly underestimated. While concerns are rising that thawing permafrost and resultant CO<sub>2</sub> and methane emissions are a positive feedback mechanism at tim...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-05-01
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Series: | Climate of the Past |
Online Access: | http://www.clim-past.net/7/501/2011/cp-7-501-2011.pdf |