A Simpler Way to Estimate the Feedback Between Permafrost Carbon and Climate

Monday, October 5, 2015 - 13:10 in Earth & Climate

One of the big unknowns in predicting climate change is the billions of tons of carbon frozen in Arctic permafrost. As global warming causes soil temperatures to increase, some of this carbon will decompose and enter the atmosphere and accelerate climate change. Although permafrost carbon has the potential to be a huge player in the […]

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