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Table 2 Comparison of simulated SOC in the circum-Arctic region for different physiographical subsections. Averaged values in each area are shown with the standard deviation in the parentheses

From: Mapping simulated circum-Arctic organic carbon, ground ice, and vulnerability of ice-rich permafrost to degradation

SOC (kgC m^-2)

Area (10^6 km^2)

NCSCDv1

NCSCDv2

Integrated

Ï„: 4

Ï„: 20

Ï„: 100

tau500

Thick (High)

2.0

37.6 (13.7)

78.2 (24.4)

41.7 (9.8)

37.9 (14.4)

39.1 (12.6)

41.5 (9.4)

43.6 (7.1)

Thick (Med)

2.5

30.0 (14.5)

73.6 (36.1)

36.1 (13.5)

29.5 (17.8)

32.2 (15.4)

37.6 (10.8)

42.5 (7.1)

Thick (Low)

1.8

30.7 (16.1)

76.7 (42.9)

29.7 (14.1)

22.8 (16.0)

25.9 (14.1)

31.8 (10.8)

37.2 (8.1)

Thin (High)

2.7

26.0 (13.3)

55.3 (22.7)

37.3 (13.4)

36.2 (14.4)

36.9 (13.4)

38.7 (11.2)

40.4 (9.9)

Thin (Low)

5.6

21.7 (11.6)

49.8 (21.3)

41.4 (9.9)

40.9 (10.6)

41.3 (9.8)

42.2 (8.5)

43.0 (7.9)