Field information links permafrost carbon to physical vulnerabilities of thawing

@article{Harden2012FieldIL,
  title={Field information links permafrost carbon to physical vulnerabilities of thawing},
  author={Jennifer W. Harden and Charles D. Koven and Chien‐Lu Ping and Gustaf Hugelius and A. David McGuire and Phillip Camill and Torre Jorgenson and Peter Kuhry and Gary J. Michaelson and Jonathan A. O’Donnell and Edward. A. G. Schuur and Charles Tarn{\'o}cai and Kristopher D. Johnson and Guido Grosse},
  journal={Geophysical Research Letters},
  year={2012},
  volume={39}
}
Deep soil profiles containing permafrost (Gelisols) were characterized for organic carbon (C) and total nitrogen (N) stocks to 3 m depths. Using the Community Climate System Model (CCSM4) we calculate cumulative distributions of active layer thickness (ALT) under current and future climates. The difference in cumulative ALT distributions over time was multiplied by C and N contents of soil horizons in Gelisol suborders to calculate newly thawed C and N. Thawing ranged from 147 PgC with 10 PgN… 
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