Speleothems reveal 500,000-year history of Siberian permafrost

Soils in permafrost regions contain twice as much carbon as the atmosphere, and permafrost has an important influence on the natural and built environment at high northern latitudes. The response of permafrost to warming climate is uncertain and occurs on time scales longer than those assessed by di...

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Main Authors: Vaks, A, Gutareva, O, Breitenbach, S, Avirmed, E, Mason, A, Thomas, A, Osinzev, A, Kononov, A, Henderson, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2013
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