Timescales of the permafrost carbon cycle and legacy effects of temperature overshoot scenarios

In this study, the authors investigate a scenario where global temperature increase is limited to 1.5 °C. They find that Arctic ecosystems will need centuries to adapt to such an increase and that the ensuing steady-state depends on the preceding climate trajectory.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Philipp de Vrese, Victor Brovkin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23010-5
https://doaj.org/article/d07fdce14f784c269d613ea01fc293ec
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Summary:In this study, the authors investigate a scenario where global temperature increase is limited to 1.5 °C. They find that Arctic ecosystems will need centuries to adapt to such an increase and that the ensuing steady-state depends on the preceding climate trajectory.