当代的冰盖稀释驱动了冰下地下水的外泄,可能会对冰川流量产生反
Alexander A Robel1, Shi J Sim1, Colin Meyer2
1School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30318, USA.
Science advances
|August 18, 2023
概括
地下水从薄化的冰盖下方的含水层中出,可以显著增加冰下水的排放. 这一由冰盖薄化驱动的过程将对南极冰的动态和海洋生态系统变得越来越重要.
科学领域:
- 冰川学的冰川学
- 水文地质学 水文地质学
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
背景情况:
- 在格陵兰岛和南极冰盖下面存在着大量带有地下水的沉积水层.
- 由于冰盖薄化,这些含水层的机械负荷减少,导致地下水外.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种预测表达式,用于在越来越薄的冰盖下地下水脱率.
- 量化脱对南极洲冰下水排放的潜在影响.
主要方法:
- 使用当代卫星高度测量数据.
- 应用一种新的,简单的表达式来预测脱率.
主要成果:
- 预测的脱率可以达到每年几十到几百毫米,在快速变薄的南极地区.
- 在西南极洲,外泄可能几乎是预测的冰下水排放总量的两倍.
- 未来的冰盖稀释将放大脱率及其重要性.
结论:
- 地下水的过是冰下水文学的一个关键,不断增长的因素.
- 增加的外泄会改变冰的滑动,基础冰的融化和海洋生态系统.
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