Wadham, JL, Hawkings, JR, Tarasov, L et al. (5 more authors) (2019) Ice sheets matter for the global carbon cycle. Nature Communications, 10. 3567. ISSN 2041-1723
Abstract
The cycling of carbon on Earth exerts a fundamental influence upon the greenhouse gas content of the atmosphere, and hence global climate over millennia. Until recently, ice sheets were viewed as inert components of this cycle and largely disregarded in global models. Research in the past decade has transformed this view, demonstrating the existence of uniquely adapted microbial communities, high rates of biogeochemical/physical weathering in ice sheets and storage and cycling of organic carbon (>104 Pg C) and nutrients. Here we assess the active role of ice sheets in the global carbon cycle and potential ramifications of enhanced melt and ice discharge in a warming world.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2019. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Inst for Climate & Atmos Science (ICAS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2019 09:02 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 21:54 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Nature Research |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41467-019-11394-4 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:148395 |
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Wadham, JL, Hawkings, JR, Tarasov, L, Gregoire, LJ, Spencer, RGM, Gutjahr, M, Ridgwell, A and Kohfeld, KE
Ice sheets matter for the global carbon cycle. (deposited 11 Jul 2019 09:02)
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- Wadham, JL, Hawkings, JR, Tarasov, L, Gregoire, LJ, Spencer, RGM, Gutjahr, M, Ridgwell, A and Kohfeld, KE Publisher Correction: Ice sheets matter for the global carbon cycle. (deposited 18 Mar 2021 15:46)