Organic matter composition and greenhouse gas production of thawing subsea permafrost in the Laptev Sea

Birgit Wild; Natalia Shakhova; Oleg Dudarev; Alexey Ruban; Denis Kosmach; Vladimir Tumskoy; Tommaso Tesi; Hanna Grimm; Inna Nybom; Felipe Matsubara; Helena Alexanderson; Martin Jakobsson; Alexey Mazurov; Igor Semiletov; Örjan Gustafsson

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32696-0

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Organic matter composition and greenhouse gas production of thawing subsea permafrost in the Laptev Sea

Birgit Wild,
Natalia Shakhova,
Oleg Dudarev,
Alexey Ruban,
Denis Kosmach,
Vladimir Tumskoy,
Tommaso Tesi,
Hanna Grimm,
Inna Nybom,
Felipe Matsubara,
Helena Alexanderson,
Martin Jakobsson,
Alexey Mazurov,
Igor Semiletov,
Örjan Gustafsson

Affiliations

Birgit Wild: Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University
Natalia Shakhova: Il’ichov Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far-East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Oleg Dudarev: Il’ichov Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far-East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Alexey Ruban: Tomsk State University
Denis Kosmach: Il’ichov Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far-East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Vladimir Tumskoy: Tomsk State University
Tommaso Tesi: Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council
Hanna Grimm: Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University
Inna Nybom: Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University
Felipe Matsubara: Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University
Helena Alexanderson: Department of Geology, Lund University
Martin Jakobsson: Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University
Alexey Mazurov: Tomsk Polytechnic University
Igor Semiletov: Il’ichov Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far-East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Örjan Gustafsson: Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32696-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Subsea permafrost underneath the Arctic Ocean is one of the least understood compartments of the global carbon cycle. Here, Wild et al. shed light on its carbon sources, degradation history and potential greenhouse gas release after thaw.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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