Open AccessHighly elliptical orbit satellites better at observing high‐latitude CO 2
Author(s) -
Wendel JoAnna
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo290019
Subject(s) - boreal , permafrost , environmental science , arctic , atmospheric sciences , atmosphere (unit) , the arctic , carbon cycle , carbon fibers , latitude , climatology , high latitude , taiga , satellite , astrobiology , meteorology , geography , geology , physics , astronomy , oceanography , materials science , geodesy , ecosystem , ecology , biology , forestry , archaeology , composite number , composite material
Boreal forests have a significant influence on the global carbon cycle. Arctic permafrost holds about twice the amount of carbon as the Earth's atmosphere. Since the boreal and Arctic region (50°N–90°N) has experienced the largest temperature increases in recent decades, understanding its influence on the global carbon cycle will become increasingly important as the climate continues to warm.