The heat storage terms in the soil-vegetation-atmosphere system may play an important role in the surface energy budget.In this paper,we evaluate the heat storage terms of a subalpine meadow based on a ficld experimen...The heat storage terms in the soil-vegetation-atmosphere system may play an important role in the surface energy budget.In this paper,we evaluate the heat storage terms of a subalpine meadow based on a ficld experiment conducted in the complex terrain of the eastern Qilian Mountains of Northwest China and their impact on the closure of the surface energy balance under such non-ideal conditions.During the night, the average sum of the storage terms was -5.5 W m,which corresponded to 10.4%of net radiation.The sum of the terms became positive at 0730 LST and negative again at about 1500 LST,with a maximum value of 19 W mobserved at approximately 0830 LST.During the day,the average of the sum of the storage terms was 6.5 W m,which corresponded to 4.0%of net radiation.According to the slopes obtained when linear regression of the net radiation and partitioned fluxes was forced through the origin,there is an imbalance of 14.0%in the subalpine meadow when the storage terms are not considered in the surface energy balance.This imbalance was improved by 3.4%by calculating the sum of the storage terms.The soil heat storage flux gave the highest contribution(1.59%),while the vegetation enthalpy change and the rest of the storage terms were responsible for improvements of 1.04%and 0.77%,respectively.展开更多
In order to explore the response of soil respiration in grassland to global warming,we carried out a warming experiment with open top chambers(OTCs)in the subalpine meadow,Mount Wutai in north China.Our results showed...In order to explore the response of soil respiration in grassland to global warming,we carried out a warming experiment with open top chambers(OTCs)in the subalpine meadow,Mount Wutai in north China.Our results showed in the subalpine meadow across 2500-2700 m above the sea level(ASL),with OTCs,soil respiration increased by 2.00μmol·m^(-2)·s^(-1)as soil temperature increased by 1.25℃on average.Warming decreased soil moisture over the experiment periods except in October 2019 when snow melted in OTCs.Warming effect on soil respiration peaked at 178.31%in October 2019.In control and warming treatment,based on exponential regression equations,soil temperature alone accounted for 85.3%and 61.2%of soil respiration variation,respectively.In control treatment soil moisture alone explained 23.2%of soil respiration variation based on the power regression equation while in warming treatment they were not significantly correlated with each other.The response of soil respiration to warming relied on altitudes as well as the time of the year,but was not inhibited by soil moisture,labile carbon pool,and available nitrogen.We concluded soil temperature was the main factor influencing soil respiration,and global warming would stimulate soil respiration in the subalpine meadows of Mount Wutai in the future.Our analysis provided new data on characteristics and mechanisms of the response of soil respiration to warming,and helped to further understand the relationship between carbon cycle and climate change.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.40575006 and 40830957)the Public Welfare Research Project of China(Grant Nos.GYHY200806021 and 2005DIB3J100).
文摘The heat storage terms in the soil-vegetation-atmosphere system may play an important role in the surface energy budget.In this paper,we evaluate the heat storage terms of a subalpine meadow based on a ficld experiment conducted in the complex terrain of the eastern Qilian Mountains of Northwest China and their impact on the closure of the surface energy balance under such non-ideal conditions.During the night, the average sum of the storage terms was -5.5 W m,which corresponded to 10.4%of net radiation.The sum of the terms became positive at 0730 LST and negative again at about 1500 LST,with a maximum value of 19 W mobserved at approximately 0830 LST.During the day,the average of the sum of the storage terms was 6.5 W m,which corresponded to 4.0%of net radiation.According to the slopes obtained when linear regression of the net radiation and partitioned fluxes was forced through the origin,there is an imbalance of 14.0%in the subalpine meadow when the storage terms are not considered in the surface energy balance.This imbalance was improved by 3.4%by calculating the sum of the storage terms.The soil heat storage flux gave the highest contribution(1.59%),while the vegetation enthalpy change and the rest of the storage terms were responsible for improvements of 1.04%and 0.77%,respectively.
基金Supported by Xinzhou Teachers University Project(2018KY02)Shanxi Province Colleges/Universities Discipline Group Construction Plan Project for Service and Industry Innovation"Ecology and Cultural Tourism Discipline Group for Mount Wutai"Program for the Philosophy and Social Sciences Research of Higher Learning Institutions of Shanxi(20210122)。
文摘In order to explore the response of soil respiration in grassland to global warming,we carried out a warming experiment with open top chambers(OTCs)in the subalpine meadow,Mount Wutai in north China.Our results showed in the subalpine meadow across 2500-2700 m above the sea level(ASL),with OTCs,soil respiration increased by 2.00μmol·m^(-2)·s^(-1)as soil temperature increased by 1.25℃on average.Warming decreased soil moisture over the experiment periods except in October 2019 when snow melted in OTCs.Warming effect on soil respiration peaked at 178.31%in October 2019.In control and warming treatment,based on exponential regression equations,soil temperature alone accounted for 85.3%and 61.2%of soil respiration variation,respectively.In control treatment soil moisture alone explained 23.2%of soil respiration variation based on the power regression equation while in warming treatment they were not significantly correlated with each other.The response of soil respiration to warming relied on altitudes as well as the time of the year,but was not inhibited by soil moisture,labile carbon pool,and available nitrogen.We concluded soil temperature was the main factor influencing soil respiration,and global warming would stimulate soil respiration in the subalpine meadows of Mount Wutai in the future.Our analysis provided new data on characteristics and mechanisms of the response of soil respiration to warming,and helped to further understand the relationship between carbon cycle and climate change.