articleScienceJun 15, 2006Closed access

Permafrost and the Global Carbon Budget

SAS. A. ZimovEAEdward A. G. SchuurFSF. Stuart Chapin

Russian Academy of Sciences

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Abstract

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

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  • Permafrost
  • Global warming
  • Carbon fibers
  • Environmental science
  • Latitude
  • Climate change
  • Earth science
  • Physical geography
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Climate action
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