Sources
Permafrost (Wikipedia)
Encyclopedia Article
Citation Formats
General Reference
APA Style
BibTeX
The Wikipedia article on permafrost, consulted for the active-layer and periglacial-landform mechanics, geographic extent, and the carbon-feedback uncertainty between abrupt and gradual thaw.
Facts
PublisherWikimedia Foundation
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permafrost
Source Typereference
Reliability Tier2
Sources
Permafrost (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSelf-citation: publisherQuote, Self-citation: publisher
Permafrost contains organic matter equivalent to 1400-1650 billion tons of pure carbon, which was built up over thousands of years.
Claims Backed By This Source (20 claims)
This source backs 20 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Physical Processes, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
- Regions, 3 claims: 2 holds, 1 general references.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.