Organic carbon characteristics in ice-rich permafrost in alas and Yedoma deposits, central Yakutia, Siberia

<p>Permafrost ground is one of the largest repositories of terrestrial organic carbon and might become or already is a carbon source in response to ongoing global warming. With this study of syngenetically frozen, ice-rich and organic carbon (OC)-bearing Yedoma and associated alas deposits in...

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Main Authors: T. Windirsch, G. Grosse, M. Ulrich, L. Schirrmeister, A. N. Fedorov, P. Y. Konstantinov, M. Fuchs, L. L. Jongejans, J. Wolter, T. Opel, J. Strauss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-07-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/17/3797/2020/bg-17-3797-2020.pdf