Detecting the signature of permafrost thaw in Arctic rivers

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Spencer, Robert G.M., Mann, Paul J., Dittmar, Thorsten, Eglinton, Timothy I., Mcintyre, Cameron, Holmes, R. Max, Zimov, Nikita, Stubbins, Aron
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2015
• Subjects: Arctic; Kolyma; Climate change; Detecting the Signature of Permafrost Thaw in Arctic Rivers; kolyma river; permafrost
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/116799/

Climate change induced permafrost thaw in the Arctic is mobilizing ancient dissolved organic carbon (DOC) into headwater streams; however, DOC exported from the mouth of major arctic rivers appears predominantly modern. Here we highlight that ancient (>20,000 years B.P.) permafrost DOC is rapidly...