NASA-Supported Study Tracks Carbon Cost of Coastal Erosion

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Reporting

NASA Science reports that NASA-Supported Study Tracks Carbon Cost of Coastal Erosion. From Texas to Maine, coastal wetlands and marshes are releasing more than 1.45 billion pounds (660,000 metric tons) of carbon into the ocean each year, according to new research supported by NASA. Coastal marshes, like forests and tundra, store large amounts of carbon in their plants and soil, but changes caused by storms, rising seas […] The post… The key issue is what the mission or observation makes possible next: better data, stronger hardware, new experiments, or clearer science.

The Details

• NASA Science: NASA-Supported Study Tracks Carbon Cost of Coastal Erosion
• From Texas to Maine, coastal wetlands and marshes are releasing more than 1.45 billion pounds (660,000 metric tons) of carbon into the ocean each year, according to new research supported

Next Developments

• scientific results from the mission
• follow-up research publications
• practical applications on Earth