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Permafrost and the Global Carbon Budget

20061,066 citationsJournal Article

Authors

S. A. Zimov · Russian Academy of Sciences

Edward A. G. Schuur

F. Stuart Chapin

Abstract

Climate warming will thaw permafrost, releasing trapped carbon from this high-latitude reservoir and further exacerbating global warming.

Topics & Keywords

Climate change and permafrost Cryospheric studies and observations Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: Science

Volume 312, Issue 5780, pp. 1612-1613

DOI: 10.1126/science.1128908

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 35.86

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