Articles | Volume 12, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1735-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1735-2018
Research article
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24 May 2018
Research article |  | 24 May 2018

Landform partitioning and estimates of deep storage of soil organic matter in Zackenberg, Greenland

Juri Palmtag, Stefanie Cable, Hanne H. Christiansen, Gustaf Hugelius, and Peter Kuhry

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AR by Juri Palmtag on behalf of the Authors (21 Feb 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (10 Mar 2018) by Julia Boike
AR by Juri Palmtag on behalf of the Authors (20 Mar 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (22 Mar 2018) by Julia Boike
RR by Jens Strauss (22 Mar 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (18 Apr 2018) by Julia Boike
AR by Juri Palmtag on behalf of the Authors (23 Apr 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (25 Apr 2018) by Julia Boike
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Short summary
This study aims to improve the previous soil organic carbon and total nitrogen storage estimates for the Zackenberg area (NE Greenland) that were based on a land cover classification approach, by using geomorphological upscaling. The landform-based approach more correctly constrains the depositional areas in alluvial fans and deltas with high SOC and TN storage. This research emphasises the need to consider geomorphology when assessing SOC pools in mountain permafrost landscapes.