Estimated stocks of circumpolar permafrost carbon with quantified  uncertainty ranges and identified data gaps

Hugelius, G.; Strauss, J.; Zubrzycki, S.; Harden, J. W.; Schuur, E. A. G.; Ping, C.-L.; Schirrmeister, L.; Grosse, G.; Michaelson, G. J.; Koven, C. D.; O'Donnell, J. A.; Elberling, B.; Mishra, U.; Camill, P.; Yu, Z.; Palmtag, J.; Kuhry, P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6573-2014

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6573-2014

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6573-2014

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Estimated stocks of circumpolar permafrost carbon with quantified uncertainty ranges and identified data gaps

G. Hugelius, J. Strauss, S. Zubrzycki, J. W. Harden, E. A. G. Schuur, C.-L. Ping, L. Schirrmeister, G. Grosse, G. J. Michaelson, C. D. Koven, J. A. O'Donnell, B. Elberling, U. Mishra, P. Camill, Z. Yu, J. Palmtag, and P. Kuhry

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RC C1678: 'Comments on Hugelius et al. [2014]', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 May 2014
RC C1898: 'Hugelius et al. review', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 May 2014
AC C2887: 'Author Comment: Response to Referee 1', Gustaf Hugelius, 27 Jun 2014
AC C2888: 'Author Comment: Response to Referee 2', Gustaf Hugelius, 27 Jun 2014

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (30 Sep 2014) by Jens-Arne Subke

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This study provides an updated estimate of organic carbon stored in the northern permafrost region. The study includes estimates for carbon in soils (0 to 3 m depth) and deeper sediments in river deltas and the Yedoma region. We find that field data is still scarce from many regions. Total estimated carbon storage is ~1300 Pg with an uncertainty range of between 1100 and 1500 Pg. Around 800 Pg carbon is perennially frozen, equivalent to all carbon dioxide currently in the Earth's atmosphere.