青海-西藏高原热石岩湖变化的加速
Guanghao Zhou1, Wenhui Liu2, Changwei Xie3
1Department of Geological Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, Qinghai, China.
Scientific reports
|February 5, 2024
概括
气候变暖正在导致青海-西藏高速公路上的热岩湖扩大. 这项研究分析了1988-2020年间的湖泊变化,揭示了由于永久土融化和降水量增加而导致湖泊数量和面积的总体增加.
科学领域:
- 冰层科学 冰层科学 冰层科学
- 地质形态学 地质形态学
- 环境科学环境科学
背景情况:
- 气候变暖推动了永久土的退化,导致了热湖的发展.
- 热岩湖对全球碳循环,水文和基础设施稳定性产生重大影响.
- 青海-西藏工程走廊对这些变化特别敏感.
研究的目的:
- 分析青海-西藏高速公路沿线的热岩湖的时空变化.
- 了解该地区热湖动态背后的驱动因素.
- 评估气候变化对这些敏感生态系统的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用Sentinel-2 (2021) 和Landsat (1988-2020) 卫星图像提取热岩湖.
- 湖泊数量,面积,尺寸分布和密度的时空分析.
- 与环境因素的相关性分析,如海拔,地形斜率,面积和平均年地面温度.
主要成果:
- 2021年,3965个热岩湖面积为4038.6公,其中小湖 (<1公) 占总面积的85.65%.
- 热岩湖主要在4300-5000米的海拔,温和的斜坡 (<3°) 和温暖的永久区 (MAGT>-1.5°C) 发现.
- 从1988年到2020年,热岩湖普遍扩大,数量增加了8.58%,面积增加了41.36%,1995年后的增长加速.
结论:
- 青海-西藏高原上的热湖扩张是气候变暖和永久土融化的明确指标.
- 空气温度上升 (0.03-0.04°C/年) 和降雨量增加 (1.76-3.07mm/年) 是这种扩张的主要驱动因素.
- 持续监测对于了解生态系统变化和管理该脆弱地区的基础设施至关重要.
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