DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2356-5
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84925496932
论文题名: Effect of snow cover on pan-Arctic permafrost thermal regimes
作者: Park H. ; Fedorov A.N. ; Zheleznyak M.N. ; Konstantinov P.Y. ; Walsh J.E.
刊名: Climate Dynamics
ISSN: 9307575
出版年: 2015
卷: 44, 期: 2017-09-10 起始页码: 2873
结束页码: 2895
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Active layer thickness
; Arctic climate
; Land surface model
; Permafrost extent
; Snow depth
; Soil temperature
英文摘要: This study quantitatively evaluated how insulation by snow depth (SND) affected the soil thermal regime and permafrost degradation in the pan-Arctic area, and more generally defined the characteristics of soil temperature (TSOIL) and SND from 1901 to 2009. This was achieved through experiments performed with the land surface model CHANGE to assess sensitivity to winter precipitation as well as air temperature. Simulated TSOIL, active layer thickness (ALT), SND, and snow density were generally comparable with in situ or satellite observations at large scales and over long periods. Northernmost regions had snow that remained relatively stable and in a thicker state during the past four decades, generating greater increases in TSOIL. Changes in snow cover have led to changes in the thermal state of the underlying soil, which is strongly dependent on both the magnitude and the timing of changes in snowfall. Simulations of the period 2001–2009 revealed significant differences in the extent of near-surface permafrost, reflecting differences in the model’s treatment of meteorology and the soil bottom boundary. Permafrost loss was greater when SND increased in autumn rather than in winter, due to insulation of the soil resulting from early cooling. Simulations revealed that TSOIL tended to increase over most of the pan-Arctic from 1901 to 2009, and that this increase was significant in northern regions, especially in northeastern Siberia where SND is responsible for 50 % or more of the changes in TSOIL at a depth of 3.6 m. In the same region, ALT also increased at a rate of approximately 2.3 cm per decade. The most sensitive response of ALT to changes in SND appeared in the southern boundary regions of permafrost, in contrast to permafrost temperatures within the 60°N–80°N region, which were more sensitive to changes in snow cover. Finally, our model suggests that snow cover contributes to the warming of permafrost in northern regions and could play a more important role under conditions of future Arctic warming. © 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/54172
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作者单位: Research and Development Center for Global Change, JAMSTEC, Yokosuka, Japan; Melnikov Permafrost Institute, SB RAS, Yakutsk, Russian Federation; International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States; International Center BEST, North-East Federal University, Yakutsk, Russian Federation
Recommended Citation:
Park H.,Fedorov A.N.,Zheleznyak M.N.,et al. Effect of snow cover on pan-Arctic permafrost thermal regimes[J]. Climate Dynamics,2015-01-01,44(2017-09-10)