Torn and Vaughn Contribute to New Soil Carbon Study - Earth and Environmental Sciences Area

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Margaret Torn

Margaret Torn and Lydia Vaughn (picture not available) of the Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division contributed to a paper in the journal Science that found that soil will absorb far less atmospheric carbon than expected during the 21st century. The research, led by scientists from UC Irvine, was conducted by adding highly accurate radiocarbon dating of soil to standard Earth system models.

Read more from UCI News article, “Soil will absorb less atmospheric carbon than expected this century, UCI-led study finds,” September 22, 2016

Source: Today at Berkeley Lab

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