Posted October 28, 2025 · Submitted by Priya Nair, Indian Institute of Science
Thawing permafrost represents one of the largest and least constrained feedbacks in the global carbon cycle. We combine controlled incubation experiments with in-situ flux measurements along a natural thaw gradient to partition carbon release between carbon dioxide and methane. Our results indicate that landscape moisture, rather than temperature alone, exerts dominant control over the climatic impact of mobilised permafrost carbon, with direct implications for Earth-system model projections.
Priya Nair, Sofia Reyes (2025). Quantifying Permafrost Carbon Vulnerability across a Thaw Gradient. TerraNova preprint.
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Dynamical downscaling delivers detailed regional climate information but at prohibitive computational expense. We develop a deep-learning emulator, trained on a limited ensemble of high-resolution regional simulations, that reproduces preci…
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Reconstructing the natural range of monsoon variability is essential for contextualising contemporary rainfall trends. We present a precisely uranium-thorium-dated stalagmite oxygen-isotope record resolving monsoon intensity over the past e…
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