Organic carbon burial in global lakes and reservoirs
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora · Uppsala University · +6 more institutions
Abstract
Burial in sediments removes organic carbon (OC) from the short-term biosphere-atmosphere carbon (C) cycle, and therefore prevents greenhouse gas production in natural systems. Although OC burial in lakes and reservoirs is faster than in the ocean, the magnitude of inland water OC burial is not well constrained. Here we generate the first global-scale and regionally resolved estimate of modern OC burial in lakes and reservoirs, deriving from a comprehensive compilation of literature data. We coupled statistical models to inland water area inventories to estimate a yearly OC burial of 0.15 (range, 0.06-0.25) Pg C, of which ~40% is stored in reservoirs. Relatively higher OC burial rates are predicted for warm and…
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Authors
7- RMRaquel MendonçaCorresponding
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Uppsala University
- RARoger A. Müller
Uppsala University
- DWDavid W. Clow
United States Geological Survey, Colorado Water Science Center
- CVCharles Verpoorter
Uppsala University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lille, Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences
- PAPeter A. Raymond
Yale University
Topics & keywords
- Biosphere
- Environmental science
- Total organic carbon
- Carbon cycle
- Sink (geography)
- Greenhouse gas
- Eutrophication
- Hydrology (agriculture)
- Life below water