Elevation-based upscaling of organic carbon stocks in High-Arctic permafrost terrain: a storage and distribution assessment for Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Accurate quantity and distribution estimates of permafrost soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks are needed to project potential feedbacks to climate, following warming. Still, upscaling from local field observations to regional estimates to circumarctic assessments remains a challenge. Here we explore e...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Norwegian Polar Institute
2017-01-01
|
| Series: | Polar Research |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2017.1400363 |
| _version_ | 1811329052254928896 |
|---|---|
| author | Niels Weiss Samuel Faucherre Nikos Lampiris Robin Wojcik |
| author_facet | Niels Weiss Samuel Faucherre Nikos Lampiris Robin Wojcik |
| author_sort | Niels Weiss |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Accurate quantity and distribution estimates of permafrost soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks are needed to project potential feedbacks to climate, following warming. Still, upscaling from local field observations to regional estimates to circumarctic assessments remains a challenge. Here we explore elevation-based upscaling techniques for High-Arctic permafrost SOC stocks. We combine two detailed, high-resolution SOC inventories on Spitsbergen (Svalbard) with regional validation data. We find a clear relationship between elevation and SOC content, and use this observed exponential correlation, as well as discrete elevation classes, as upscaling models for Spitsbergen. We estimate the total amount of permafrost SOC currently present in soils on Spitsbergen to be 105.36 Tg (0.11 Pg), with a mean SOC content of 2.84 ± 0.74 kg C m−2 (mean ± 95% confidence interval). Excluding glaciers and permanent snowfields, exposed land is currently estimated to contain 6.26 ± 1.47 kg C m−2. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-13T15:35:41Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-ab36e86b4d2f488fb6802bf87ab69dc4 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1751-8369 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-13T15:35:41Z |
| publishDate | 2017-01-01 |
| publisher | Norwegian Polar Institute |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Polar Research |
| spelling | doaj.art-ab36e86b4d2f488fb6802bf87ab69dc42022-12-22T02:41:16ZengNorwegian Polar InstitutePolar Research1751-83692017-01-0136110.1080/17518369.2017.14003631400363Elevation-based upscaling of organic carbon stocks in High-Arctic permafrost terrain: a storage and distribution assessment for Spitsbergen, SvalbardNiels Weiss0Samuel Faucherre1Nikos Lampiris2Robin Wojcik3Stockholm UniversityUniversity of CopenhagenStockholm UniversityGerman Research Centre for GeoscienceAccurate quantity and distribution estimates of permafrost soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks are needed to project potential feedbacks to climate, following warming. Still, upscaling from local field observations to regional estimates to circumarctic assessments remains a challenge. Here we explore elevation-based upscaling techniques for High-Arctic permafrost SOC stocks. We combine two detailed, high-resolution SOC inventories on Spitsbergen (Svalbard) with regional validation data. We find a clear relationship between elevation and SOC content, and use this observed exponential correlation, as well as discrete elevation classes, as upscaling models for Spitsbergen. We estimate the total amount of permafrost SOC currently present in soils on Spitsbergen to be 105.36 Tg (0.11 Pg), with a mean SOC content of 2.84 ± 0.74 kg C m−2 (mean ± 95% confidence interval). Excluding glaciers and permanent snowfields, exposed land is currently estimated to contain 6.26 ± 1.47 kg C m−2.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2017.1400363Soil organic carbonSOC inventoryupscaling modelclimate warminggreenhouse gas release |
| spellingShingle | Niels Weiss Samuel Faucherre Nikos Lampiris Robin Wojcik Elevation-based upscaling of organic carbon stocks in High-Arctic permafrost terrain: a storage and distribution assessment for Spitsbergen, Svalbard Polar Research Soil organic carbon SOC inventory upscaling model climate warming greenhouse gas release |
| title | Elevation-based upscaling of organic carbon stocks in High-Arctic permafrost terrain: a storage and distribution assessment for Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
| title_full | Elevation-based upscaling of organic carbon stocks in High-Arctic permafrost terrain: a storage and distribution assessment for Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
| title_fullStr | Elevation-based upscaling of organic carbon stocks in High-Arctic permafrost terrain: a storage and distribution assessment for Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elevation-based upscaling of organic carbon stocks in High-Arctic permafrost terrain: a storage and distribution assessment for Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
| title_short | Elevation-based upscaling of organic carbon stocks in High-Arctic permafrost terrain: a storage and distribution assessment for Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
| title_sort | elevation based upscaling of organic carbon stocks in high arctic permafrost terrain a storage and distribution assessment for spitsbergen svalbard |
| topic | Soil organic carbon SOC inventory upscaling model climate warming greenhouse gas release |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2017.1400363 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT nielsweiss elevationbasedupscalingoforganiccarbonstocksinhigharcticpermafrostterrainastorageanddistributionassessmentforspitsbergensvalbard AT samuelfaucherre elevationbasedupscalingoforganiccarbonstocksinhigharcticpermafrostterrainastorageanddistributionassessmentforspitsbergensvalbard AT nikoslampiris elevationbasedupscalingoforganiccarbonstocksinhigharcticpermafrostterrainastorageanddistributionassessmentforspitsbergensvalbard AT robinwojcik elevationbasedupscalingoforganiccarbonstocksinhigharcticpermafrostterrainastorageanddistributionassessmentforspitsbergensvalbard |