Degradation of permafrost carbon in the Kolyma River

• Main Authors: Keskitalo, Kirsi, Bröder, Lisa, Jong, Dirk, Zimov, Nikita, Davydova, Anya, Davydov, Sergey, Tesi, Tommaso, Mann, Paul, Haghipour, Negar, Eglinton, Timothy I., Vonk, Jorien
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus 2020
• Subjects: Kolyma; kolyma river; permafrost; Thermokarst
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/456969; https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000456969

Soil temperatures in permafrost (i.e. perennially frozen ground) are rising globally. The increasing temperatures accelerate permafrost thaw and release of organic carbon, that has been locked in permafrost soils since the last glacial period, to the contemporary carbon cycle. The potential reminera...