Permafrost soils and carbon cycling

Ping, C. L.; Jastrow, J. D.; Jorgenson, M. T.; Michaelson, G. J.; Shur, Y. L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-147-2015

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Permafrost soils and carbon cycling

C. L. Ping, J. D. Jastrow, M. T. Jorgenson, G. J. Michaelson, and Y. L. Shur

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Final revised paper (published on 05 Feb 2015)
Preprint (discussion started on 30 Oct 2014)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C177: 'Review', Lutz Schirrmeister, 10 Nov 2014
- AC C202: 'Permafrost soils, soil carbon', Chien-Lu Ping, 21 Nov 2014
RC C201: 'Interactive comment on “Permafrost soils and carbon cycling” by C. L. Ping et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Nov 2014
- AC C290: 'Reply to Reviewer 2', Chien-Lu Ping, 08 Dec 2014
- AC C377: 'Insert a new figure.', Chien-Lu Ping, 19 Dec 2014
RC C259: 'Interactive comment on "Permafrost Soils and Carbon Cycling" by C.L. Ping et al.', Dmitry Konyushkov, 03 Dec 2014
- AC C366: 'Reply to Reviewer 3', Chien-Lu Ping, 18 Dec 2014
RC C264: 'Referee comment', Gustaf Hugelius, 05 Dec 2014
- AC C349: 'Authors response to the review', Chien-Lu Ping, 18 Dec 2014

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish as is (24 Dec 2014) by David Weindorf

ED: Publish as is (24 Dec 2014) by Eric C. Brevik (Executive editor)

AR by Chien-Lu Ping on behalf of the Authors (20 Jan 2015) Author's response

Short summary

The huge carbon stocks found in soils of the permafrost region are important to the global climate system because of their potential to decompose and release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere upon thawing. This review highlights permafrost characteristics, the influence of cryogenic processes on soil formation, organic carbon accumulation and distribution in permafrost soils, the vulnerability of this carbon upon permafrost thaw, and the role of permafrost soils in a changing climate.