Area and Carbon Content of Sphagnum Since Last Glacial Maximum

Version corresponding to Gajewski, K., A. Viau, M. Sawada, D. Atkinson and
S. Wilson. 2001. Sphagnum peatland distribution in North America and Eurasia
during the past 21,000 years. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 15:297-310.

Units: Date in years before present
       Carbon (C) in Pg (1 petagram = 10^15 grams)
       Area in 10^6 km^2


    Date Total C: Total C: Total C:   Area:   Area:   Area:   Area:
              low     high     mean   total   North  Europe    Asia
         estimate estimate estimate         America

       0   455.00   455.00   455.00   19.18    9.36    1.50    8.32
    1000   212.40   451.78   332.09   23.03    9.60    3.45    9.98
    3000   124.05   256.60   190.33   21.79    9.37    2.98    9.45
    5000    69.42   142.59   106.01   18.02    7.66    2.55    7.81
    7000    42.93    87.83    65.38   16.04    6.77    2.32    6.95
    9000    24.17    49.31    36.74   12.41    5.31    1.72    5.38
   11000     8.68    17.93    13.31    6.71    2.51    1.30    2.91
   13000     3.81     8.08     5.95    4.48    1.36    1.18    1.94
   15000     1.16     2.41     1.78    1.39    0.55    0.25    0.60
   17000     1.31     2.65     1.98    1.54    0.79    0.08    0.67
   19000     0.39     0.84     0.61    0.74    0.23    0.19    0.32
   21000     0.97     1.94     1.46    1.38    0.78    0.00    0.60