Long-term CO2 production following permafrost thaw

Bo Elberling (), Anders Michelsen, Christina Schädel, Edward A. G. Schuur, Hanne H. Christiansen, Louise Berg, Mikkel P. Tamstorf and Charlotte Sigsgaard
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Bo Elberling: Center for Permafrost (CENPERM), University of Copenhagen
Anders Michelsen: Center for Permafrost (CENPERM), University of Copenhagen
Christina Schädel: University of Florida
Edward A. G. Schuur: University of Florida
Hanne H. Christiansen: Center for Permafrost (CENPERM), University of Copenhagen
Louise Berg: Center for Permafrost (CENPERM), University of Copenhagen
Mikkel P. Tamstorf: Aarhus University
Charlotte Sigsgaard: Center for Permafrost (CENPERM), University of Copenhagen

Nature Climate Change, 2013, vol. 3, issue 10, 890-894

Abstract: The long-term loss of carbon from thawing permafrost in Northeast Greenland is quantified for 1996–2008 by repeated sediment sampling and incubation. Although the active layer has increased by >1 cm per year, there has not been a detectable decline in carbon stocks. Laboratory studies highlight the potential for fast carbon mobilization under aerobic conditions, but indicate that carbon at near-saturated conditions may remain largely immobilized for decades.

Date: 2013
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