Organic matter characteristics in yedoma and thermokarst deposits on Baldwin Peninsula, west Alaska

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: L. L. Jongejans, J. Strauss, J. Lenz, F. Peterse, K. Mangelsdorf, M. Fuchs, G. Grosse
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Baldwin; Ice; permafrost; Thermokarst; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6033-2018; https://doaj.org/article/18cbbbe8d5bb491eb967116263dc98c9

As Arctic warming continues and permafrost thaws, more soil and sedimentary organic matter (OM) will be decomposed in northern high latitudes. Still, uncertainties remain in the quality of the OM and the size of the organic carbon (OC) pools stored in different deposit types of permafrost landscapes...