Observation-based modelling of permafrost carbon fluxes with accounting for deep carbon deposits and thermokarst activity

Biogeosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3469-3488

  Schneider Von Deimling, T ^a,b   Grosse, G ^a   Strauss, J ^a   Schirrmeister, L ^a   Morgenstern, A ^a   Schaphoff, S ^b   Meinshausen, M ^c   Boike, J ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; EMISSION; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; METHANE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; ORGANIC MATTER; PERMAFROST; PLEISTOCENE; RADIATIVE FORCING; THERMOKARST; WARMING;

EID: 84930933561     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-12-3469-2015     Document Type: Review

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