Soil organic carbon pools in the northern circumpolar permafrost region

Tarnocai, C.; G. Canadell, Josep; A. G. Schuur, Edward; Kuhry, Peter; G. Mazhitova, G.; A. Zimov, S.

doi:10.1029/2008gb003327

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Soil organic carbon pools in the northern circumpolar permafrost region

Published in Global Biogeochemical Cycles • Jun 1, 2009

Authors:

C. Tarnocai

Josep G. Canadell

Edward A. G. Schuur

Abstract

The Northern Circumpolar Soil Carbon Database was developed in order to determine carbon pools in soils of the northern circumpolar permafrost region. The area of all soils in the northern permafrost region is approximately 18,782 × 10 3 km 2 , or approximately 16% of the global soil area. In the no...

Subject

Permafrost

Soil water

Total organic carbon

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