Links between atmospheric carbon dioxide, the land carbon reservoir and climate over the past millennium

• DOI: 10.1038/ngeo2422
• Publication Date: 2015-04-27T17:06:11Z
• Authors: Thomas K. Bauska; Fortunat Joos; Alan C. Mix; Raphael Roth; Jinho Ahn; Edward J. Brook
• Keywords: Ice core; Carbon sink; Atmospheric carbon cycle

Atmospheric CO2 concentrations varied on multidecadal timescales over the past millennium. Measurements of the carbon isotope composition of ice core CO2 suggest climate-driven changes in land carbon stores caused these fluctuations.