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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5285-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5285-2020
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05 Nov 2020
Research article |  | 05 Nov 2020

Global peatland area and carbon dynamics from the Last Glacial Maximum to the present – a process-based model investigation

Jurek Müller and Fortunat Joos

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We present an in-depth model analysis of transient peatland area and carbon dynamics over the last 22 000 years. Our novel results show that the consideration of both gross positive and negative area changes are necessary to understand the transient evolution of peatlands and their net effect on atmospheric carbon. The study includes the attributions to drivers through factorial simulations, assessments of uncertainty from climate forcing, and determination of the global net carbon balance.
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