The Change Mechanism of Soil Hydrological Properties in the Permafrost Active Layer of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingxia Lv ◽  
Yibo Wang ◽  
Zeyong Gao
Keyword(s):  
Active Layer ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Change Mechanism ◽  
Qinghai Tibet Plateau

scholarly journals Small-Baseline Approach for Monitoring the Freezing and Thawing Deformation of Permafrost on the Beiluhe Basin, Tibetan Plateau Using TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1 Data

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (16) ◽  
pp. 4464
Author(s):  
Jing Wang ◽  
Chao Wang ◽  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Yixian Tang ◽  
Xuefei Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Layer ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Residual Deformation ◽  
Dynamic Monitoring ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Time Lags ◽  
Freezing And Thawing ◽  
Linear Deformation ◽  
Small Baseline ◽  
Qinghai Tibet Plateau

The dynamic changes of the thawing and freezing processes of the active layer cause seasonal subsidence and uplift over a large area on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau due to ongoing climate warming. To analyze and investigate the seasonal freeze–thaw process of the active layer, we employ the new small baseline subset (NSBAS) technique based on a piecewise displacement model, including seasonal deformation, as well as linear and residual deformation trends, to retrieve the surface deformation of the Beiluhe basin. We collect 35 Sentinel-1 images with a 12 days revisit time and 9 TerraSAR-X images with less-than two month revisit time from 2018 to 2019 to analyze the type of the amplitude of seasonal oscillation of different ground targets on the Beiluhe basin in detail. The Sentinel-1 results show that the amplitude of seasonal deformation is between −62.50 mm and 11.50 mm, and the linear deformation rate ranges from −24.50 mm/yr to 5.00 mm/yr (2018–2019) in the study area. The deformation trends in the Qinghai–Tibet Railway (QTR) and Qinghai–Tibet Highway (QTH) regions are stable, ranging from −18.00 mm to 6 mm. The InSAR results of Sentinel-1 and TerraSAR-X data show that seasonal deformation trends are consistent, exhibiting good correlations 0.78 and 0.84, and the seasonal and linear deformation rates of different ground targets are clearly different on the Beiluhe basin. Additionally, there are different time lags between the maximum freezing uplift or thawing subsidence and the maximum or minimum temperature for the different ground target areas. The deformation values of the alpine meadow and floodplain areas are higher compared with the alpine desert and barren areas, and the time lags of the freezing and thawing periods based on the Sentinel-1 results are longest in the alpine desert area, that is, 86 days and 65 days, respectively. Our research has important reference significance for the seasonal dynamic monitoring of different types of seasonal deformation and the extensive investigations of permafrost in Qinghai Tibet Plateau.

Effect of increasing rainfall on the thermal—moisture dynamics of permafrost active layer in the central Qinghai—Tibet Plateau

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 2929-2945
Author(s):  
Zhi-xiong Zhou ◽  
Feng-xi Zhou ◽  
Ming-li Zhang ◽  
Bing-bing Lei ◽  
Zhao Ma
Keyword(s):  
Active Layer ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Qinghai Tibet Plateau ◽  
Moisture Dynamics

Changes in the thermal and hydraulic regime within the active layer in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changwei Xie ◽  
Lin Zhao ◽  
Tonghua Wu ◽  
Xicheng Dong
Keyword(s):  
Active Layer ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Hydraulic Regime ◽  
Qinghai Tibet Plateau

scholarly journals Reduced microbial stability in the active layer is associated with carbon loss under alpine permafrost degradation

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (25) ◽  
pp. e2025321118
Author(s):  
Ming-Hui Wu ◽  
Sheng-Yun Chen ◽  
Jian-Wei Chen ◽  
Kai Xue ◽  
Shi-Long Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Layer ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Permafrost Degradation ◽  
Soil C ◽  
C Cycling ◽  
Microbial Stability ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Qinghai Tibet Plateau ◽  
Permafrost Regions

Permafrost degradation may induce soil carbon (C) loss, critical for global C cycling, and be mediated by microbes. Despite larger C stored within the active layer of permafrost regions, which are more affected by warming, and the critical roles of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in C cycling, most previous studies focused on the permafrost layer and in high-latitude areas. We demonstrate in situ that permafrost degradation alters the diversity and potentially decreases the stability of active layer microbial communities. These changes are associated with soil C loss and potentially a positive C feedback. This study provides insights into microbial-mediated mechanisms responsible for C loss within the active layer in degraded permafrost, aiding in the modeling of C emission under future scenarios.

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