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Permafrost and ice

Next to quantifications of carbon uptake and release by the living biosphere on land, organic matter respiration, weathering, and soil processes are important for greenhouse gas budgets (CO2, methane, nitrous oxide).

Studying consequences of climatic warming in high latitudes.
Studying consequences of climatic warming in high latitudes.
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As the melting of permafrost under climatic warming is a major high latitude process contributing to greenhouse gas budgets we aim at focussing more on this issue.