Activation of old carbon from thawing permafrost in Arctic Siberia

Projektinformationen

ACTIVE PERMAFROST

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 328049

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

Startdatum 15 Januar 2014

Enddatum 28 August 2016

Finanziert unter

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Gesamtkosten € 206 350,80

EU-Beitrag € 206 350,80

Koordiniert durch

STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET
Sweden

Ziel

The most important mechanism in the earth system that could move significant quantities of green house gases into the atmosphere within this century is thawing permafrost. The potential for carbon release from thawing permafrost to affect global-climate links is realized from the sheer magnitude of the permafrost pools (~2,800 Pg-C) relative to the atmospheric carbon pools (~760 Pg-C). Recent results from the host research group in Arctic rivers suggest that the organic carbon (OC) released from permafrost may be extensively degraded and converted to green house gases (GHG) in the shelf area, but the fate of the releasing old OC in the Arctic shelf and the possible microbial degradation is still unknown.
During this research project the applicant proposes to address this critical knowledge gap by analyzing the composition of multiple-proxies, like lipid biomarkers, lignin phenols and CSRA and CSIA analyses of organic carbon in many environmental compartments (sediment, SPM and water samples) from two different oceanographic campaigns in the understudied East Siberian Arctic Shelf (ESAS). CSRA measurements will represent an innovative and powerful approach for determining sources and sink dynamics of OC in the ESAS. This project also proposes the first CSRA-PLFA study in sediments from the Arctic Ocean in order to assess whether microbes are degrading the thawing permafrost. Moreover, CSRA of GHG in the ESAS seawater will determine unequivocal data of the outagassing GHG fluxes.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• natural sciences › biological sciences › biochemistry › biomolecules › lipids

Programm/Programme

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Thema/Themen

• FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF
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Finanzierungsplan

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Koordinator

STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET

Kontakt Verwaltung

Elena Anissimova (Ms.)

• EU-Beitrag: € 206 350,80
• Adresse: UNIVERSITETSVAGEN 10 ; 10691 Stockholm ; Schweden
• Region: Östra Sverige › Stockholm › Stockholms län
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: Keine Daten