Open AccessIs the Northern Permafrost Zone a Source or a Sink for Carbon?
Author(s) -
FransJan W. Parmentier,
Oliver Sonnentag,
Marguerite Mauritz,
AnnaMaria Virkkala,
Edward A. G. Schuur
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo130507
Subject(s) - permafrost , sink (geography) , carbon sink , earth science , carbon fibers , environmental science , geology , physical geography , geography , oceanography , climate change , cartography , materials science , composite number , composite material
Thawing permafrost could release large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, but finding out how much requires better collection and curation of data.