Permafrost changes in the Nanwenghe Wetlands Reserve on the southern slope of the Da Xing'anling‒Yile'huli mountains, Northeast China
The Nanwenghe Wetlands Reserve in the Yile'huli Mountains is a representative region of the Xing'an permafrost. The response of permafrost to climate change remains unclear due to limited field investigations. Thus, longer-term responses of the ground thermal state to climate change since...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ccc018f1b75c44cbaa3c18376ff9b3c7 2023-05-15T13:02:59+02:00 Permafrost changes in the Nanwenghe Wetlands Reserve on the southern slope of the Da Xing'anling‒Yile'huli mountains, Northeast China Rui-Xia He Hui-Jun Jin Dong-Liang Luo Xiao-Ying Li Chuan-Fang Zhou Ning Jia Xiao-Ying Jin Xin-Yu Li Tao Che Xue Yang Li-Zhong Wang Wei-Hai Li Chang-Lei Wei Xiao-Li Chang Shao-Peng Yu 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accre.2021.06.007 https://doaj.org/article/ccc018f1b75c44cbaa3c18376ff9b3c7 EN eng KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674927821000885 https://doaj.org/toc/1674-9278 1674-9278 doi:10.1016/j.accre.2021.06.007 https://doaj.org/article/ccc018f1b75c44cbaa3c18376ff9b3c7 Advances in Climate Change Research, Vol 12, Iss 5, Pp 696-709 (2021) Nanwenghe wetland reserve Permafrost Climate change Active layer thickness Ground thermal state Thermal offset Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 Social sciences (General) H1-99 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accre.2021.06.007 2022-12-31T07:52:12Z The Nanwenghe Wetlands Reserve in the Yile'huli Mountains is a representative region of the Xing'an permafrost. The response of permafrost to climate change remains unclear due to limited field investigations. Thus, longer-term responses of the ground thermal state to climate change since 2011 have been monitored at four sites with varied surface characteristics: Carex tato wetland (P1) and shrub-C. tato wetland (P2) with a multi-year average temperatures at the depth of zero annual amplitude (TZAA) of −0.52 and −1.19 °C, respectively; Betula platyphylla-Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Kuzen mixed forest (P3) with TZAA of 0.17 °C, and; the forest of L. gmelinii (Rupr.) Kuzen (P4) with TZAA of 1.65 °C. Continuous observations demonstrate that the ecosystem-protected Xing'an permafrost experienced a cooling under a warming climate. The temperature at the top of permafrost (TTOP) rose (1.8 °C per decade) but the TZAA declined (−0.14 °C per decade), while the active layer thickness (ALT) thinned from 0.9 m in 2012 to 0.8 m in 2014 at P1. Both the TTOP and TZAA increased (0.89 and 0.06 °C per decade, respectively), but the ALT thinned from 1.4 m in 2012 to 0.7 m in 2016 at P2. Vertically detached permafrost at P3 disappeared in summer 2012, with warming rates of +0.42 and + 0.17 °C per decade for TTOP and TZAA, respectively. However, up to date, the ground thermal state has remained stable at P4. We conclude that the thermal offset is crucial for the preservation and persistence of the Xing'an permafrost at the southern fringe. Article in Journal/Newspaper Active layer thickness permafrost Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Advances in Climate Change Research 12 5 696 709 |
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The Nanwenghe Wetlands Reserve in the Yile'huli Mountains is a representative region of the Xing'an permafrost. The response of permafrost to climate change remains unclear due to limited field investigations. Thus, longer-term responses of the ground thermal state to climate change since 2011 have been monitored at four sites with varied surface characteristics: Carex tato wetland (P1) and shrub-C. tato wetland (P2) with a multi-year average temperatures at the depth of zero annual amplitude (TZAA) of −0.52 and −1.19 °C, respectively; Betula platyphylla-Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Kuzen mixed forest (P3) with TZAA of 0.17 °C, and; the forest of L. gmelinii (Rupr.) Kuzen (P4) with TZAA of 1.65 °C. Continuous observations demonstrate that the ecosystem-protected Xing'an permafrost experienced a cooling under a warming climate. The temperature at the top of permafrost (TTOP) rose (1.8 °C per decade) but the TZAA declined (−0.14 °C per decade), while the active layer thickness (ALT) thinned from 0.9 m in 2012 to 0.8 m in 2014 at P1. Both the TTOP and TZAA increased (0.89 and 0.06 °C per decade, respectively), but the ALT thinned from 1.4 m in 2012 to 0.7 m in 2016 at P2. Vertically detached permafrost at P3 disappeared in summer 2012, with warming rates of +0.42 and + 0.17 °C per decade for TTOP and TZAA, respectively. However, up to date, the ground thermal state has remained stable at P4. We conclude that the thermal offset is crucial for the preservation and persistence of the Xing'an permafrost at the southern fringe. |
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Permafrost changes in the Nanwenghe Wetlands Reserve on the southern slope of the Da Xing'anling‒Yile'huli mountains, Northeast China |
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Permafrost changes in the Nanwenghe Wetlands Reserve on the southern slope of the Da Xing'anling‒Yile'huli mountains, Northeast China |
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Permafrost changes in the Nanwenghe Wetlands Reserve on the southern slope of the Da Xing'anling‒Yile'huli mountains, Northeast China |
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