The freeze-up of high Arctic ponds and potential impacts on the carbon balance

• Main Authors: Langer, Moritz, Westermann, Sebastian, Abnizova, Anna, Muster, Sina, Wischnewski, Karoline, Boike, Julia
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Lake; permafrost; Thermokarst; Tundra
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/25720/; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.38704

A considerable part of the global carbon budget is stored in the Arctic permafrost landscapes. Several studies suggest that lakes and ponds play a key role in the carbon turnover of these ecosystems as they are considered to be favourable paths of carbon exchange between surface and atmosphere. The...