大量的CO2和CH4排放是由于北极原的活性层变暖造成的
Margaret S Torn1,2, Rose Z Abramoff3,4, Lydia J S Vaughn3,5
1Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA, USA. mstorn@lbl.gov.
Nature communications
|January 2, 2025
概括
北极的变暖显著增加了土壤解的温室气体排放. 这项研究表明,活动层的更深层升温导致二氧化碳和甲释放的增加,可能会放大气候变化.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 北极研究研究北极研究
背景情况:
- 北极土壤储存了大量的碳.
- 气候变暖可能会加速这种土壤碳的分解.
- 很少有实验操纵了北极土壤的整个活性层.
研究的目的:
- 在世纪末变暖情景下确定二氧化碳和甲的地表-大气流.
- 调查整个活性层升温对温室气体排放的影响.
- 为了评估北极土壤呼吸的温度灵敏度.
主要方法:
- 热棒被用于加热活跃层到阿拉斯加多边形原的永久土深度.
- 二氧化碳和甲流量在两个生长季节测量.
- 为了评估雪融的影响,进行了一项肩膀季节变暖实验.
主要成果:
- 生态系统呼吸在温暖的地块中比对照地块高大约30%.
- 观察到的温度灵敏度 (Q10为2.8) 比以前报告的北极实验要高.
- 肩膀季节的快速融雪导致了大量的甲排放.
结论:
- 整个活性层的升温促进了北极土壤的温室气体排放.
- 永久土融化的排放量增加可能会导致气候变化放大.
- 北极土壤碳分解是全球气候反循环的关键因素.
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