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Simulating Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems
Published on: June 30, 2020
北米最大の川のアルカリ性の輸出の増加
Peter A Raymond1, Jonathan J Cole
1School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, 205 Prospect Street, New Haven CT, 06511, USA. peter.raymond@yale.edu
まとめ
土壌から河川への炭酸アルカリの輸出は,ミシシッピ川で50年以上にわたって大幅に増加しました. 降雨量増加と地表の変化に起因するこの上昇は,大気中の二酸化炭素の吸収に影響を与えます.
科学分野:
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 地質化学 地質化学
- 水文学 水文学とは
背景:
- 化学的気象とアルカリ性の輸出は,地球上の重要な炭素吸収源である.
- 炭酸アルカリ性 (HCO3- + CO3-2) の土壌からの輸出は,大気中のCO2を吸収する.
- これらのプロセスを理解することは,炭素循環管理にとって極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- 過去50年間,ミシシッピ川からの炭酸アルカリ性の輸出の変化を定量化するために.
- アルカリニティの輸出における観測された変化の背後にある要因を調査する.
- 米国における炭素封じ込め管理への影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- 河川の流れとアルカリ性の輸出に関する過去のデータの分析.
- 土地の覆面とアルカリ性の輸出を結びつけるために,サブキャッチメントデータを利用しました.
- 50年間の傾向の統計分析.
主要な成果:
- ミシシッピ川からの炭酸アルカリの輸出の劇的な増加は,過去半世紀にわたって観察されました.
- 降雨量の増加による河川の流れの増加が主な要因である.
- 土地の面積と土地の種類も,アルカリ性の輸出の増加と相関しています.
結論:
- ミシシッピ川のアルカリ性の輸出は著しく増加し,炭素収縮に影響を与えています.
- 降雨パターンと地表は,この輸出を調節する重要な要因です.
- この発見は,米国の炭素封じ込め戦略の管理に意味を持つ.
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