Compare and contrast: Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known

Phys.org


Researchers have learned that although the groundwater only makes up a fraction of the water discharged to the sea, it’s liberating an estimated 230 tons of organic carbon per day along the almost 2,000-kilometer coastline of the Beaufort Sea in summer. This quantity of carbon is on par with what free-flowing rivers in the area release during summer months.   Click here to read the story.