Scotland's forgotten carbon: a national assessment of mid-latitude fjord sedimentary carbon stocks

Smeaton, Craig; Austin, William E. N.; Davies, Althea L.; Baltzer, Agnes; Howe, John A.; Baxter, John M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-5663-2017

Articles | Volume 14, issue 24

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-5663-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-5663-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 24

Research article

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15 Dec 2017

Research article |

| 15 Dec 2017

Scotland's forgotten carbon: a national assessment of mid-latitude fjord sedimentary carbon stocks

Craig Smeaton, William E. N. Austin, Althea L. Davies, Agnes Baltzer, John A. Howe, and John M. Baxter

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RC1: 'Comments on "Scotland’s Forgotten Carbon: A National Assessment of Mid-Latitude Fjord Sedimentary Carbon Stocks"', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 Sep 2017
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RC2: 'Comments on “Scotland's Forgotten Carbon: A National Assessment of Mid-Latitude Fjord Sedimentary Carbon Stocks” by Smeaton et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Oct 2017
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Fjord sediments are recognised as hotspots for the burial and long-term storage of carbon. In this study, we use the Scottish fjords as a natural laboratory. Using geophysical and geochemical analysis in combination with upscaling techniques, we have generated the first full national sedimentary C inventory for a fjordic system. The results indicate that the Scottish fjords on a like-for-like basis are more effective as C stores than their terrestrial counterparts, including Scottish peatlands.