永久土的延伸度决定了北极的排水密度
Joanmarie Del Vecchio1,2, Marisa C Palucis1, Colin R Meyer3
1Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755.
概括
永久土的融化影响了景观,改变了侵蚀. 这项研究揭示了永久土地区的排水密度较低,这表明受阻的河流过程可能会转移碳储存.
科学领域:
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
- 地质形态学 地质形态学
- 气候科学 气候科学
背景情况:
- 扩大北极变暖和永久土融化对碳储量构成风险.
- 永久土对山坡水文,沉积物运输和侵蚀过程的影响不同于温带地区.
- 景观形态和土壤碳储存可能通过永久土对侵蚀的影响而联系在一起.
研究的目的:
- 调查土壤热状态是否决定了山坡 (扩散) 和河流 (不利) 侵蚀之间的平衡.
- 分析永久土如何影响道网络密度和山坡到山谷的地形.
- 了解气候变化下的永久土景观对碳循环的影响.
主要方法:
- 分析了大约69,000个横跨度梯度 (25°90°N) 的头水盆地.
- 排水密度的比较,以及永久土与非永久土流域凸与凸地形的比率.
- 控制了包括冰川历史,降水和浮标在内的因素.
主要成果:
- 与非永久土流域相比,永久土流域的排水密度明显较低.
- 有证据表明,在永久土的景观中,不利的河流过程被抑制.
- 冰的土壤似乎抑制了道的发展.
结论:
- 永久土的热状态在调节山坡和河流侵蚀平衡方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 预计气候变暖将降低切口门,导致永久土地区的道网络扩张.
- 了解这些地形变化对于预测碳封存变化与从永久土景观解出口的变化至关重要.
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