An assessment of the carbon balance of Arctic tundra: comparisons among observations, process models, and atmospheric inversions

Although Arctic tundra has been estimated to cover only 8% of the global land surface, the large and potentially labile carbon pools currently stored in tundra soils have the potential for large emissions of carbon (C) under a warming climate. These emissions as radiatively active greenhouse gases i...

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Main Authors: A. D. McGuire, T. R. Christensen, D. Hayes, A. Heroult, E. Euskirchen, J. S. Kimball, C. Koven, P. Lafleur, P. A. Miller, W. Oechel, P. Peylin, M. Williams, Y. Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-08-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/9/3185/2012/bg-9-3185-2012.pdf