Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release

Merritt R. Turetsky; Benjamin W. Abbott; Miriam C. Jones; Katey Walter Anthony; David Olefeldt; Edward A.G. Schuur; Charles Koven; A. David McGuire; Guido Grosse; Peter Kuhry; Gustaf Hugelius; David M. Lawrence; Carolyn Gibson; A. Britta K. Sannel

doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01313-4

Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release

Merritt R. Turetsky
, Benjamin W. Abbott
, Miriam C. Jones
, Katey Walter Anthony
, David Olefeldt
, Edward A.G. Schuur
, Charles Koven
, A. David McGuire
, Guido Grosse
, Peter Kuhry
, Gustaf Hugelius
, David M. Lawrence
, Carolyn Gibson
, A. Britta K. Sannel

Biological Sciences

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

341 Scopus citations

Abstract

The sudden collapse of thawing soils in the Arctic might double the warming from greenhouse gases released from tundra, warn Merritt R. Turetsky and colleagues.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	32-34
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature
Volume	569
Issue number	7754
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-01313-4
State	Published - May 2 2019

Keywords

Climate change
Environmental sciences
Policy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General

Access to Document

10.1038/d41586-019-01313-4

Cite this

@article{d2329713242549c3a57a041e24c263bc,

title = "Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release",

abstract = "The sudden collapse of thawing soils in the Arctic might double the warming from greenhouse gases released from tundra, warn Merritt R. Turetsky and colleagues.",

keywords = "Climate change, Environmental sciences, Policy",

author = "Turetsky, \{Merritt R.\} and Abbott, \{Benjamin W.\} and Jones, \{Miriam C.\} and \{Walter Anthony\}, Katey and David Olefeldt and Schuur, \{Edward A.G.\} and Charles Koven and McGuire, \{A. David\} and Guido Grosse and Peter Kuhry and Gustaf Hugelius and Lawrence, \{David M.\} and Carolyn Gibson and Sannel, \{A. Britta K.\}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, Nature.",

year = "2019",

month = may,

day = "2",

doi = "10.1038/d41586-019-01313-4",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "569",

pages = "32--34",

journal = "Nature",

issn = "0028-0836",

publisher = "Nature Research",

number = "7754",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release

AU - Turetsky, Merritt R.

AU - Abbott, Benjamin W.

AU - Jones, Miriam C.

AU - Walter Anthony, Katey

AU - Olefeldt, David

AU - Schuur, Edward A.G.

AU - Koven, Charles

AU - McGuire, A. David

AU - Grosse, Guido

AU - Kuhry, Peter

AU - Hugelius, Gustaf

AU - Lawrence, David M.

AU - Gibson, Carolyn

AU - Sannel, A. Britta K.

PY - 2019/5/2

Y1 - 2019/5/2

N2 - The sudden collapse of thawing soils in the Arctic might double the warming from greenhouse gases released from tundra, warn Merritt R. Turetsky and colleagues.

AB - The sudden collapse of thawing soils in the Arctic might double the warming from greenhouse gases released from tundra, warn Merritt R. Turetsky and colleagues.

KW - Climate change

KW - Environmental sciences

KW - Policy

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85065029692

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85065029692#tab=citedBy

U2 - 10.1038/d41586-019-01313-4

DO - 10.1038/d41586-019-01313-4

M3 - Comment/debate

C2 - 31040419

AN - SCOPUS:85065029692

SN - 0028-0836

VL - 569

SP - 32

EP - 34

JO - Nature

JF - Nature

IS - 7754

ER -

Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this