Surface albedo of alpine lichen heaths and shrub vegetation
Lichen heaths are declining in abundance while shrubs are increasing their range in alpine and arctic areas due to climate change. This can have a large impact on the surface albedo of these areas. The aim of this article is to quantify the difference in albedo between lichen heaths and shrub-domina...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:39cd75b6f1724517b0e8f3fae7faf9ea 2023-05-15T13:10:27+02:00 Surface albedo of alpine lichen heaths and shrub vegetation Peter Aartsma Johan Asplund Arvid Odland Stefanie Reinhardt Hans Renssen 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2020.1778890 https://doaj.org/article/39cd75b6f1724517b0e8f3fae7faf9ea EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2020.1778890 https://doaj.org/toc/1523-0430 https://doaj.org/toc/1938-4246 1523-0430 1938-4246 doi:10.1080/15230430.2020.1778890 https://doaj.org/article/39cd75b6f1724517b0e8f3fae7faf9ea Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol 52, Iss 1, Pp 312-322 (2020) lichen shrub betula nana albedo alpine tundra Environmental sciences GE1-350 Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2020.1778890 2022-12-31T05:43:56Z Lichen heaths are declining in abundance while shrubs are increasing their range in alpine and arctic areas due to climate change. This can have a large impact on the surface albedo of these areas. The aim of this article is to quantify the difference in albedo between lichen heaths and shrub-dominated vegetation and the variability within lichen heaths. Several environmental conditions that can influence the albedo measurements are considered. We measured the albedo of twenty lichen- and shrub-dominated plots on an alpine mountain area in southern Norway in the summer of 2018 with two radiometers using a paired plot design. With this design, we ensured similar weather conditions, aspects, and zenith angles between the paired lichen- and shrub-dominated plots. In addition, we collected patches of Cladonia stellaris and Flavocetraria nivalis to measure their albedo. The average difference in albedo between the lichen- and shrub-dominated plots is 0.124. The albedo of the lichen-dominated plots varies between 0.227 and 0.284, and that of the shrub-dominated plots varies between 0.115 and 0.148. This variation in albedo is explained by differences in aspect and vegetation composition. Further studies should focus on the consequences of this decrease in albedo for the microclimate in alpine and arctic areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper albedo Antarctic and Alpine Research Arctic Arctic Betula nana Climate change Tundra Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 52 1 312 322 |
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Lichen heaths are declining in abundance while shrubs are increasing their range in alpine and arctic areas due to climate change. This can have a large impact on the surface albedo of these areas. The aim of this article is to quantify the difference in albedo between lichen heaths and shrub-dominated vegetation and the variability within lichen heaths. Several environmental conditions that can influence the albedo measurements are considered. We measured the albedo of twenty lichen- and shrub-dominated plots on an alpine mountain area in southern Norway in the summer of 2018 with two radiometers using a paired plot design. With this design, we ensured similar weather conditions, aspects, and zenith angles between the paired lichen- and shrub-dominated plots. In addition, we collected patches of Cladonia stellaris and Flavocetraria nivalis to measure their albedo. The average difference in albedo between the lichen- and shrub-dominated plots is 0.124. The albedo of the lichen-dominated plots varies between 0.227 and 0.284, and that of the shrub-dominated plots varies between 0.115 and 0.148. This variation in albedo is explained by differences in aspect and vegetation composition. Further studies should focus on the consequences of this decrease in albedo for the microclimate in alpine and arctic areas. |
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