Effect of snow cover on pan-Arctic permafrost thermal regimes

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Hotaek Park, Alexander Fedorov, Mikhail Zheleznyak, Pavel Konstantinov, John Walsh]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Climate Dynamics, 44/9-10(2015-05-01), 2873-2895
Format:
Artikel (online)
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245 0 0 |a Effect of snow cover on pan-Arctic permafrost thermal regimes  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [Hotaek Park, Alexander Fedorov, Mikhail Zheleznyak, Pavel Konstantinov, John Walsh] 
520 3 |a This study quantitatively evaluated how insulation by snow depth (SND) affected the soil thermal regime and permafrost degradation in the pan-Arctic area, and more generally defined the characteristics of soil temperature (TSOIL) and SND from 1901 to 2009. This was achieved through experiments performed with the land surface model CHANGE to assess sensitivity to winter precipitation as well as air temperature. Simulated TSOIL, active layer thickness (ALT), SND, and snow density were generally comparable with in situ or satellite observations at large scales and over long periods. Northernmost regions had snow that remained relatively stable and in a thicker state during the past four decades, generating greater increases in TSOIL. Changes in snow cover have led to changes in the thermal state of the underlying soil, which is strongly dependent on both the magnitude and the timing of changes in snowfall. Simulations of the period 2001-2009 revealed significant differences in the extent of near-surface permafrost, reflecting differences in the model's treatment of meteorology and the soil bottom boundary. Permafrost loss was greater when SND increased in autumn rather than in winter, due to insulation of the soil resulting from early cooling. Simulations revealed that TSOIL tended to increase over most of the pan-Arctic from 1901 to 2009, and that this increase was significant in northern regions, especially in northeastern Siberia where SND is responsible for 50% or more of the changes in TSOIL at a depth of 3.6m. In the same region, ALT also increased at a rate of approximately 2.3cm per decade. The most sensitive response of ALT to changes in SND appeared in the southern boundary regions of permafrost, in contrast to permafrost temperatures within the 60°N-80°N region, which were more sensitive to changes in snow cover. Finally, our model suggests that snow cover contributes to the warming of permafrost in northern regions and could play a more important role under conditions of future Arctic warming. 
540 |a Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 
690 7 |a Active layer thickness  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Arctic climate  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Land surface model  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Permafrost extent  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Snow depth  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Soil temperature  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Park  |D Hotaek  |u Research and Development Center for Global Change, JAMSTEC, Yokosuka, Japan  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Fedorov  |D Alexander  |u Melnikov Permafrost Institute, SB RAS, Yakutsk, Russia  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Zheleznyak  |D Mikhail  |u Melnikov Permafrost Institute, SB RAS, Yakutsk, Russia  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Konstantinov  |D Pavel  |u Melnikov Permafrost Institute, SB RAS, Yakutsk, Russia  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Walsh  |D John  |u International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 99775, Fairbanks, AK, USA  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Fedorov  |D Alexander  |u Melnikov Permafrost Institute, SB RAS, Yakutsk, Russia  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Zheleznyak  |D Mikhail  |u Melnikov Permafrost Institute, SB RAS, Yakutsk, Russia  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Konstantinov  |D Pavel  |u Melnikov Permafrost Institute, SB RAS, Yakutsk, Russia  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Walsh  |D John  |u International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 99775, Fairbanks, AK, USA  |4 aut 
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