A new approach for evaluating regional permafrost changes: A case study in the Hoh Xil on the interior Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau
The current spatial atmospheric forcing data cannot accurately depict the actual conditions of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP), where monitoring stations are scarce and unevenly distributed. This deficiency in atmospheric data hinders accurate simulation of plateau permafrost changes on the plateau....
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| author | Yu-Xin Zhang Lin Zhao Chang-Wei Xie Guo-Jie Hu Shu-Hua Yang De-Fu Zou Yong-Ping Qiao Xiang-Fei Li Jia-Jie Peng |
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| description | The current spatial atmospheric forcing data cannot accurately depict the actual conditions of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP), where monitoring stations are scarce and unevenly distributed. This deficiency in atmospheric data hinders accurate simulation of plateau permafrost changes on the plateau. In this study, we develop a new approach to evaluate regional permafrost changes, which does not rely on spatially distributed meteorological data but instead uses the regional climate change processes or temperature change rates. Centred on a transient heat conduction permafrost model, this approach was applied to the Qinghai Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve (referred to as Hoh Xil) within the QTP from 1960 to 2015, using the rate of air temperature change provided by the Wudaoliang Meteorological Station, the only national station in Hoh Xil. Simulation results showed that the difference between the simulated and observed change rates of mean annual ground temperature (MAGT) was less than 0.04 °C per decade from 2001 to 2015 at five long-term monitoring sites. The simulated ground temperature profiles in four boreholes from various permafrost zones revealed an error of less than 0.7 °C below 5 m in depth. Model validation demonstrates the reliability of this approach for predicting long-term permafrost changes. Future regional permafrost changes were further simulated based on the latest warming scenarios (BCC-CSM2-MR) from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6. Predictions revealed significant differences in the regional permafrost degradation rate under different climate warming scenarios. Under the most severe warming scenario (SSP5-8.5), permafrost in the study area is projected to still cover 72.2% of the total area by 2100, with most of the Hoh Xil's permafrost becoming warm (MAGT > −1 °C) permafrost. This approach not only facilitates the simulation of frozen ground changes in areas with few meteorological monitoring stations but also provides a new perspective for using coarse-resolution palaeoclimate data to investigate permafrost formation and evolution over long time scales. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-56a0a916a98948f5ae0c523ee00c1bd42025-01-15T04:11:37ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Advances in Climate Change Research1674-92782024-12-0115610401056A new approach for evaluating regional permafrost changes: A case study in the Hoh Xil on the interior Qinghai‒Tibet PlateauYu-Xin Zhang0Lin Zhao1Chang-Wei Xie2Guo-Jie Hu3Shu-Hua Yang4De-Fu Zou5Yong-Ping Qiao6Xiang-Fei Li7Jia-Jie Peng8School of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), Nanjing 210044, ChinaSchool of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), Nanjing 210044, China; Corresponding author.Cryosphere Research Station on the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau, Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaCryosphere Research Station on the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau, Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaSchool of Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing 211171, ChinaCryosphere Research Station on the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau, Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaCryosphere Research Station on the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau, Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaSchool of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), Nanjing 210044, ChinaSchool of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), Nanjing 210044, ChinaThe current spatial atmospheric forcing data cannot accurately depict the actual conditions of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP), where monitoring stations are scarce and unevenly distributed. This deficiency in atmospheric data hinders accurate simulation of plateau permafrost changes on the plateau. In this study, we develop a new approach to evaluate regional permafrost changes, which does not rely on spatially distributed meteorological data but instead uses the regional climate change processes or temperature change rates. Centred on a transient heat conduction permafrost model, this approach was applied to the Qinghai Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve (referred to as Hoh Xil) within the QTP from 1960 to 2015, using the rate of air temperature change provided by the Wudaoliang Meteorological Station, the only national station in Hoh Xil. Simulation results showed that the difference between the simulated and observed change rates of mean annual ground temperature (MAGT) was less than 0.04 °C per decade from 2001 to 2015 at five long-term monitoring sites. The simulated ground temperature profiles in four boreholes from various permafrost zones revealed an error of less than 0.7 °C below 5 m in depth. Model validation demonstrates the reliability of this approach for predicting long-term permafrost changes. Future regional permafrost changes were further simulated based on the latest warming scenarios (BCC-CSM2-MR) from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6. Predictions revealed significant differences in the regional permafrost degradation rate under different climate warming scenarios. Under the most severe warming scenario (SSP5-8.5), permafrost in the study area is projected to still cover 72.2% of the total area by 2100, with most of the Hoh Xil's permafrost becoming warm (MAGT > −1 °C) permafrost. This approach not only facilitates the simulation of frozen ground changes in areas with few meteorological monitoring stations but also provides a new perspective for using coarse-resolution palaeoclimate data to investigate permafrost formation and evolution over long time scales.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674927824001825Numerical modellingPermafrost changeForcing dataHoh Xil |
| spellingShingle | Yu-Xin Zhang Lin Zhao Chang-Wei Xie Guo-Jie Hu Shu-Hua Yang De-Fu Zou Yong-Ping Qiao Xiang-Fei Li Jia-Jie Peng A new approach for evaluating regional permafrost changes: A case study in the Hoh Xil on the interior Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau Advances in Climate Change Research Numerical modelling Permafrost change Forcing data Hoh Xil |
| title | A new approach for evaluating regional permafrost changes: A case study in the Hoh Xil on the interior Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau |
| title_full | A new approach for evaluating regional permafrost changes: A case study in the Hoh Xil on the interior Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau |
| title_fullStr | A new approach for evaluating regional permafrost changes: A case study in the Hoh Xil on the interior Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new approach for evaluating regional permafrost changes: A case study in the Hoh Xil on the interior Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau |
| title_short | A new approach for evaluating regional permafrost changes: A case study in the Hoh Xil on the interior Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau |
| title_sort | new approach for evaluating regional permafrost changes a case study in the hoh xil on the interior qinghai tibet plateau |
| topic | Numerical modelling Permafrost change Forcing data Hoh Xil |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674927824001825 |
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