Changes in terrestrial carbon storage during interglacials: a comparison between Eemian and Holocene

Changes in terrestrial carbon storage during interglacials: a comparison between Eemian and Holocene G. Schurgers, U. Mikolajewicz, M. Gröger, E. Maier-Reimer, M. Vizcaı́no, and A. Winguth Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany Center for Climatic Research, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin, USA Received: 29 June 2006 – Accepted: 7 July 2006 – Published: 17 July 2006 Correspondence to: G. Schurgers (guy.schurgers@zmaw.de)

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