The Influence of Seasonal Snow on Soil Thermal and Water Dynamics under Different Vegetation Covers in a Permafrost Region

• Published in: Journal of mountain science Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 727 - 745
• Main Authors: Chang, Juan, Wang, Gen-xu, Gao, Yong-heng, Wang, Yi-bo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Science Press 01.05.2014; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Alpine environments; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Ecology; Environment; Environmental monitoring; Fluid mechanics; Geography; Grasslands; Meadows; Permafrost; Snow cover; Snow depth; Soil mechanics; Soil moisture; Soil surfaces; Soil temperature; Thawing; Vegetation; Vegetation cover; 土壤水分变化; 土壤温度; 多年冻土地区; 季节性; 植被覆盖度; 水分动态; 积雪变化; 高原多年冻土区; Asia, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; Synergistic action; Permafrost; Active soil layer; Snow cover; Vegetation cover; Hydrothermal dynamics

Seasonal snow is one of the most important influences on the development and distribution of permafrost and the hydrothermal regime in surface soil. Alpine meadow, which constitutes the main land type in permafrost regions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, was selected to study the influence of seasonal...