Focus on extreme events and the carbon cycle

Climate physics indicates that warming climate is a likely cause of extreme weather and more frequent and intense climate events. These extreme events can disrupt terrestrial carbon dynamics dramatically by triggering ecological disturbances and potentially forcing climate-carbon feedbacks. In this...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inEnvironmental research letters Vol. 10; no. 7; pp. 70201 - 70208
Main Authors Yi, Chuixiang, Pendall, Elise, Ciais, Philippe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.07.2015
Subjects
bark beetles
Carbon
Carbon cycle
climate mitigation
Continental interfaces, environment
droughts
ecological disturbance
Ecosystem disturbance
extreme events
hurricane
meteorologi
Meteorology
Ocean, Atmosphere
Sciences of the Universe
Terrestrial environments
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Climate physics indicates that warming climate is a likely cause of extreme weather and more frequent and intense climate events. These extreme events can disrupt terrestrial carbon dynamics dramatically by triggering ecological disturbances and potentially forcing climate-carbon feedbacks. In this paper we synthesize the findings of 26 papers that focus on collecting evidence and developing knowledge of how extreme events disturb terrestrial carbon dynamics.
ISSN:1748-9326
1748-9326
DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/10/7/070201