Degradation of permafrost carbon in the Kolyma River
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...
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Format: | Conference Object |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus
2020
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/456969 https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000456969 |