Estimating the lateral transfer of organic carbon through the European river network using a land surface model

Zhang, Haicheng; Lauerwald, Ronny; Regnier, Pierre; Ciais, Philippe; Van Oost, Kristof; Naipal, Victoria; Guenet, Bertrand; Yuan, Wenping

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-13-1119-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-13-1119-2022

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Articles | Volume 13, issue 3

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29 Jul 2022

Research article |

| 29 Jul 2022

Estimating the lateral transfer of organic carbon through the European river network using a land surface model

Haicheng Zhang, Ronny Lauerwald, Pierre Regnier, Philippe Ciais, Kristof Van Oost, Victoria Naipal, Bertrand Guenet, and Wenping Yuan

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We present a land surface model which can simulate the complete lateral transfer of sediment and carbon from land to ocean through rivers. Our model captures the water, sediment, and organic carbon discharges in European rivers well. Application of our model in Europe indicates that lateral carbon transfer can strongly change regional land carbon budgets by affecting organic carbon distribution and soil moisture.