Open AccessPermafrost thawing puts the frozen carbon at risk over the Tibetan Plateau
Author(s) -
Taihua Wang,
Dawen Yang,
Yuting Yang,
Shilong Piao,
Xin Li,
Guodong Cheng,
Bojie Fu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.aaz3513
Subject(s) - permafrost , plateau (mathematics) , geology , physical geography , earth science , geography , oceanography , mathematics , mathematical analysis
A large quantity of soil organic carbon frozen in permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau will be at risk under future climate warming.