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熱カルスト湖は,最後の脱氷期における大気中のCH4の源である
K M Walter1, M E Edwards, G Grosse
1Water and Environmental Research Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA. ftkmw1@uaf.edu
まとめ
気候温暖化で北極湖の解凍から放出されたメタン (CH4) は,世界のCH4濃度の上昇に大きく寄与した. この研究では,熱カルスト湖のCH4排出が過去の気候変動に及ぼす実質的な影響を定量化しています.
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
- 環境科学 環境科学
背景:
- 氷の核の記録は,過去の脱氷期の温暖化期間中に大気中のメタン (CH4) の有意な上昇を示しています.
- このメタンの増加の30%以上を北極または北極の源が占めていると疑われるが,特定の源については議論が続いている.
研究 の 目的:
- 過去の脱氷期における熱カルスト (溶融) 湖からのメタンの流れを推定する.
- プレイストセーンからホロセーンへの移行期における大気中のメタンの全体的な増加に対する熱カルスト湖のCH4排出量の貢献度を決定する.
主な方法:
- 現代の北極熱カルスト湖のCH4バブルレートに関するデータを活用した.
- 凍結した堆積物から古代の有機物質の組み込みCH4生産の可能性.
- 脱氷期における熱カルスト湖の形成の歴史的範囲を推定した.
主要な成果:
- 新しく形成された熱カルスト湖から噴出するCH4は,大気中のメタンの高緯度上昇の33%から87%に貢献したと推定されています.
- これらの排出は,プレイストセーンからホロセーンへの移行期における気候温暖化を拡大する役割を果たした.
結論:
- サーモカルスト湖のCH4排出は,過去の脱氷期における大気メタン増加の主な要因でした.
- これらの古代のメタンの源を理解することは,永久凍土の解凍地域からの将来の気候フィードバックを予測するために不可欠です.
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