Assessing Permafrost Stability: A Uranium-Lead Chronology of Speleothem Deposition in the Canadian Arctic
Thesis advisor: Jeremy D. Shakun === The Arctic is one of the fastest warming regions on the planet. Currently, much of the Arctic is covered by permafrost, which contains approximately 1,700 gigatons of organic carbon. Permafrost thaw could release a substantial amount of this carbon as greenhouse...
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Boston College
2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108109 |