Articles | Volume 14, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-4751-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-4751-2021
Model description paper
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30 Jul 2021
Model description paper |  | 30 Jul 2021

A permafrost implementation in the simple carbon–climate model Hector v.2.3pf

Dawn L. Woodard, Alexey N. Shiklomanov, Ben Kravitz, Corinne Hartin, and Ben Bond-Lamberty

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We have added a representation of the permafrost carbon feedback to the simple, open-source global carbon–climate model Hector and calibrated the results to be consistent with historical data and Earth system model projections. Our results closely match previous work, estimating around 0.2 °C of warming from permafrost this century. This capability will be useful to explore uncertainties in this feedback and for coupling with integrated assessment models for policy and economic analysis.
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