Snow cover influences the thermal regime of active layer in Urumqi River Source, Tianshan Mountains, China

• Published in: Journal of Mountain Science
• Main Authors: Zhao, Jing-yi, Chen, Ji, Wu, Qing-bai, Hou, Xin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Subjects: Snow cover; Permafrost; Ground temperature; Tianshan Mountains; Heat flux; Snowy Mountain; permafrost
• Online Access: http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/46362; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-018-4856-y

Snow cover is characterized by the high albedo, low thermal conductivity, and notable heat transition during phase changes. Thus, snow cover significantly affects the ground thermal regime. A comparison of the snow cover in high latitudes or high-altitude snowy mountain regions indicates that the ea...