Permafrost and Climate Change: Carbon Cycle Feedbacks From the Warming Arctic

Schuur, Edward A.G.; Abbott, Benjamin W.; Commane, Roisin; Ernakovich, Jessica; Euskirchen, Eugenie; Hugelius, Gustaf; Grosse, Guido; Jones, Miriam; Koven, Charlie; Leshyk, Victor; Lawrence, David; Loranty, Michael M.; Mauritz, Marguerite; Olefeldt, David; Natali, Susan; Rodenhizer, Heidi; Salmon, Verity; Schädel, Christina; Strauss, Jens; Treat, Claire; Turetsky, Merritt

doi:10.1146/annurev-environ-012220-011847

Permafrost and Climate Change: Carbon Cycle Feedbacks From the Warming Arctic

Journal Article · Mon Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Annual Review of Environment and Resources

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-012220-011847· OSTI ID:1899837

Schuur, Edward A.G. ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[3]; Ernakovich, Jessica ^[4]; Euskirchen, Eugenie ^[5]; Hugelius, Gustaf ^[6]; Grosse, Guido ^[7]; Jones, Miriam ^[8]; Koven, Charlie ^[9]; Leshyk, Victor ^[1]; Lawrence, David ^[10]; Loranty, Michael M. ^[11]; Mauritz, Marguerite ^[12]; Olefeldt, David ^[13]; Natali, Susan ^[14]; Rodenhizer, Heidi ^[1]; ^[15]; Schädel, Christina ^[1]; Strauss, Jens ^[7]; Treat, Claire ^[7] more »

Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff, AZ (United States)
Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States)
Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (United States)
Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK (United States)
Stockholm Univ. (Sweden)
Alfred Wegener Inst. for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam (Germany)
US Geological Survey, Reston, VA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO (United States)
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY (United States)
Univ. of Texas at El Paso, TX (United States)
Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (Canada)
Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, MA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

Rapid Arctic environmental change affects the entire Earth system as thawing permafrost ecosystems release greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Understanding how much permafrost carbon will be released, over what time frame, and what the relative emissions of carbon dioxide and methane will be is key for understanding the impact on global climate. In addition, the response of vegetation in a warming climate has the potential to offset at least some of the accelerating feedback to the climate from permafrost carbon. Temperature, organic carbon, and ground ice are key regulators for determining the impact of permafrost ecosystems on the global carbon cycle. Together, these encompass services of permafrost relevant to global society as well as to the people living in the region and help to determine the landscape-level response of this region to a changing climate.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1899837

Journal Information:: Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Journal Name: Annual Review of Environment and Resources Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 47; ISSN 1543-5938

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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