What conditions favor the influence of seasonally frozen ground on hydrological partitioning? : a systematic review
The influence of seasonally frozen ground (SFG) on water, energy, and solute fluxes is important in cold climate regions. The hydrological role of permafrost is now being actively researched, but the influence of SFG has received less attention. Intuitively, SFG restricts (snowmelt) infiltration, th...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/332282 2023-08-20T04:09:13+02:00 What conditions favor the influence of seasonally frozen ground on hydrological partitioning? : a systematic review Ala-Aho, Pertti Otto Antero Autio, Anna Katarzyna Bhattacharjee, Joy Isokangas, Elina Henriikka Kujala, Katharina Marttila, Hannu Juhani Menberu, Meseret Meriö, Jyrki Leo-Juhani Postila, Heini Tuulia Rauhala, Anssi Ilmari Ronkanen, Anna-Kaisa Rossi, Pekka Matias Saari, Markus Tapani Torabi Haghighi, Ali Kløve, Björn 2021-07-07T13:28:40Z application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/332282 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abe82c eng eng IOP Publishing Ltd Environmental Research Letters 16: 043008 1748-9326 Ala-Aho, P., Autio, A., Bhattacharjee, J., Isokangas, E., Kujala, K., Marttila, H., Menberu, M., Meriö, L., Postila, H., Rauhala, A., Ronkanen, A., Rossi, P., Saari, M., Haghighi, A. and Kløve, B., 2021. What conditions favor the influence of seasonally frozen ground on hydrological partitioning? A systematic review. Environmental Research Letters, 16(4), 043008, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abe82c https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abe82c Suomen ympäristökeskus http://hdl.handle.net/10138/332282 CC BY 4.0 openAccess seasonally frozen ground hydrology infiltration frozen soils snowmelt runoff soil water systematic review vesi lumi valunta maaperä jäätyminen hydrologia routa sulaminen systemaattinen katsaus katsaus Article 2021 ftunivhelsihelda https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abe82c 2023-07-28T06:10:58Z The influence of seasonally frozen ground (SFG) on water, energy, and solute fluxes is important in cold climate regions. The hydrological role of permafrost is now being actively researched, but the influence of SFG has received less attention. Intuitively, SFG restricts (snowmelt) infiltration, thereby enhancing surface runoff and decreasing soil water replenishment and groundwater recharge. However, the reported hydrological effects of SFG remain contradictory and appear to be highly site- and event-specific. There is a clear knowledge gap concerning under what physiographical and climate conditions SFG is more likely to influence hydrological fluxes. We addressed this knowledge gap by systematically reviewing published work examining the role of SFG in hydrological partitioning. We collected data on environmental variables influencing the SFG regime across different climates, land covers, and measurement scales, along with the main conclusion about the SFG influence on the studied hydrological flux. The compiled dataset allowed us to draw conclusions that extended beyond individual site investigations. Our key findings were: (a) an obvious hydrological influence of SFG at small-scale, but a more variable hydrological response with increasing scale of measurement, and (b) indication that cold climate with deep snow and forest land cover may be related to reduced importance of SFG in hydrological partitioning. It is thus increasingly important to understand the hydrological repercussions of SFG in a warming climate, where permafrost is transitioning to seasonally frozen conditions. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Helsingfors Universitet: HELDA – Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto Environmental Research Letters 16 4 043008 |
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seasonally frozen ground hydrology infiltration frozen soils snowmelt runoff soil water systematic review vesi lumi valunta maaperä jäätyminen hydrologia routa sulaminen systemaattinen katsaus katsaus Ala-Aho, Pertti Otto Antero Autio, Anna Katarzyna Bhattacharjee, Joy Isokangas, Elina Henriikka Kujala, Katharina Marttila, Hannu Juhani Menberu, Meseret Meriö, Jyrki Leo-Juhani Postila, Heini Tuulia Rauhala, Anssi Ilmari Ronkanen, Anna-Kaisa Rossi, Pekka Matias Saari, Markus Tapani Torabi Haghighi, Ali Kløve, Björn What conditions favor the influence of seasonally frozen ground on hydrological partitioning? : a systematic review |
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The influence of seasonally frozen ground (SFG) on water, energy, and solute fluxes is important in cold climate regions. The hydrological role of permafrost is now being actively researched, but the influence of SFG has received less attention. Intuitively, SFG restricts (snowmelt) infiltration, thereby enhancing surface runoff and decreasing soil water replenishment and groundwater recharge. However, the reported hydrological effects of SFG remain contradictory and appear to be highly site- and event-specific. There is a clear knowledge gap concerning under what physiographical and climate conditions SFG is more likely to influence hydrological fluxes. We addressed this knowledge gap by systematically reviewing published work examining the role of SFG in hydrological partitioning. We collected data on environmental variables influencing the SFG regime across different climates, land covers, and measurement scales, along with the main conclusion about the SFG influence on the studied hydrological flux. The compiled dataset allowed us to draw conclusions that extended beyond individual site investigations. Our key findings were: (a) an obvious hydrological influence of SFG at small-scale, but a more variable hydrological response with increasing scale of measurement, and (b) indication that cold climate with deep snow and forest land cover may be related to reduced importance of SFG in hydrological partitioning. It is thus increasingly important to understand the hydrological repercussions of SFG in a warming climate, where permafrost is transitioning to seasonally frozen conditions. |
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Ala-Aho, Pertti Otto Antero Autio, Anna Katarzyna Bhattacharjee, Joy Isokangas, Elina Henriikka Kujala, Katharina Marttila, Hannu Juhani Menberu, Meseret Meriö, Jyrki Leo-Juhani Postila, Heini Tuulia Rauhala, Anssi Ilmari Ronkanen, Anna-Kaisa Rossi, Pekka Matias Saari, Markus Tapani Torabi Haghighi, Ali Kløve, Björn |
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Ala-Aho, Pertti Otto Antero Autio, Anna Katarzyna Bhattacharjee, Joy Isokangas, Elina Henriikka Kujala, Katharina Marttila, Hannu Juhani Menberu, Meseret Meriö, Jyrki Leo-Juhani Postila, Heini Tuulia Rauhala, Anssi Ilmari Ronkanen, Anna-Kaisa Rossi, Pekka Matias Saari, Markus Tapani Torabi Haghighi, Ali Kløve, Björn |
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What conditions favor the influence of seasonally frozen ground on hydrological partitioning? : a systematic review |
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What conditions favor the influence of seasonally frozen ground on hydrological partitioning? : a systematic review |
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What conditions favor the influence of seasonally frozen ground on hydrological partitioning? : a systematic review |
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What conditions favor the influence of seasonally frozen ground on hydrological partitioning? : a systematic review |
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What conditions favor the influence of seasonally frozen ground on hydrological partitioning? : a systematic review |
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what conditions favor the influence of seasonally frozen ground on hydrological partitioning? : a systematic review |
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Environmental Research Letters 16: 043008 1748-9326 Ala-Aho, P., Autio, A., Bhattacharjee, J., Isokangas, E., Kujala, K., Marttila, H., Menberu, M., Meriö, L., Postila, H., Rauhala, A., Ronkanen, A., Rossi, P., Saari, M., Haghighi, A. and Kløve, B., 2021. What conditions favor the influence of seasonally frozen ground on hydrological partitioning? A systematic review. Environmental Research Letters, 16(4), 043008, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abe82c https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abe82c Suomen ympäristökeskus http://hdl.handle.net/10138/332282 |
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