Sensitivity of Arctic carbon in a changing climate

A. David McGuire; Henry P. Huntington; Simon Wilson

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Sensitivity of Arctic carbon in a changing climate

Formally Refereed

Authors:

A. David McGuire, Henry P. Huntington, Simon Wilson

Year:

2009

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

iLEAPS Newsletter. 8: 12-14

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Abstract

The Arctic has been warming rapidly in the past few decades. A key question is how that warming will affect the cycling of carbon (C) in the Arctic system. At present, the Arctic is a global sink for C. If that changes and the Arctic becomes a carbon source, global climate warming may speed up.

Keywords

Arctic, warming, carbon, climate

Citation

McGuire, A. David; Huntington, Henry P.; Wilson, Simon. 2009. Sensitivity of Arctic carbon in a changing climate. iLEAPS Newsletter. 8: 12-14.