Rapid deposition of wind-borne silt after the end of the last glacial period buried a large reservoir of organic carbon in the deep soil. Geochemical analyses suggest that this sequestered soil carbon could be released to the atmosphere if exposed to decomposition.
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Johnson, W. Sequestration in buried soils. Nature Geosci 7, 398–399 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2172
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