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Articles | Volume 13, issue 7
Articles | Volume 13, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1991-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1991-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 13, issue 7
Research article
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06 Apr 2016
Research article |  | 06 Apr 2016

A parameterization of respiration in frozen soils based on substrate availability

Kevin Schaefer and Elchin Jafarov

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Respiration in frozen soils is limited to within the thin water films surrounding soil particles. We parameterize volumetric water content (VWC) in frozen soil to represent the fraction of thawed carbon to simulate substrate availability. Simulated VWC and respiration match in situ and soil incubation data. The parameterization is most applicable when simulating carbon dynamics in permafrost for time scales of 100 years or greater.
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