The impact of the permafrost carbon feedback on global climate

Schaefer, Kevin; Lantuit, Hugues; E. Romanovsky, V.; A. G. Schuur, Edward; G. Witt, Ronald

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/9/8/085003

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The impact of the permafrost carbon feedback on global climate

Published in Environmental Research Letters • Aug 1, 2014

Authors:

Kevin Schaefer

Hugues Lantuit

V. E. Romanovsky

Abstract

Degrading permafrost can alter ecosystems, damage infrastructure, and release enough carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and methane (CH 4 ) to influence global climate. The permafrost carbon feedback (PCF) is the amplification of surface warming due to CO 2 and CH 4 emissions from thawing permafrost. An analysi...

Subject

Permafrost

Environmental science

Climate change

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