Permafrost 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) , carbon sink , active layer , soil carbon , thermokarst , environmental science , global warming , northern hemisphere , latitude , carbon fibers , arctic , atmospheric sciences , physical geography , climate change , sink (geography) , carbon cycle , high latitude , climatology , geology , ecosystem , oceanography , soil science , ecology , soil water , layer (electronics) , geography , chemistry , mathematics , mathematical analysis , materials science , composite number , composite material , biology , geodesy , cartography , organic chemistry , thin film transistor
A large quantity of soil organic carbon frozen in permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau will be at risk under future climate warming.
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