シベリアの泥炭地帯は,ホロセンの初期以来,炭素の純集水場であり,世界的なメタンの源である
L C Smith1, G M MacDonald, A A Velichko
1Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1524, USA. lsmith@geog.ucla.edu
まとめ
西シベリアの初期のホロセンの泥炭地帯は,北半球の大規模なメタン源となり,かなりの炭素を貯蔵し,CO2シンクとして機能しました. この発見は,過去の気候ダイナミクスの理解に影響を与えます.
科学分野:
- 古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは
- 地質化学 地質化学
- エコロジー エコロジー エコロジー
背景:
- 氷河内核のデータは,ホロセンの初期にメタンの有意な増加を明らかにしています.
- このメタンの上昇における西シベリア低地の役割は不明である.
研究 の 目的:
- 西シベリアの泥炭地開発のタイミングと規模を調査する.
- ホロセンの初期,この地域の炭素貯蔵とガス交換を定量化するために.
主な方法:
- 西シベリア低地からの広範なデータの分析.
- 大気中のメタンのデータと対極間のメタンのグラデーション (IPG) とのペートランド形成のタイミングの比較.
主要な成果:
- 広範囲に広がった泥炭地帯の形成は,11.5万年前から9万年前に起こった.
- 炭素貯蔵量は70.2ペタグラムと推定されており,これは氷河期後の炭素蓄積の相当な部分を表しています.
- 壊滅的な酸化の最小限の証拠は,CO2の長期的な炭素シンク役割を示唆しています.
結論:
- 西シベリアの低地地域は,ホロセンの初期の大規模なメタンの源として浮上した.
- この地域は,ホロセンの初期から長期にわたって二酸化炭素の吸収源として機能してきた.
- これらの発見は,地球規模の炭素循環とメタンの動態に関する私たちの理解を洗練します.
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