Long-term variation in soil temperature of the Mojave Desert, southwestern USA
文献类型:SCI/SSCI论文
作者 | Bai Y. Y. ; Scott T. A. ; Chen W. P. ; Minnich R. A. ; Chang A. C. |
发表日期 | 2011 |
关键词 | Air temperature Precipitation Soil aridity Climate change air-temperature model simulation climate-change carbon fluxes regime cover |
英文摘要 | Soil temperature, an important climatic variable, regulates ecosystem processes, especially those occurring below ground, and is an indicator on how changing global climate affects regional ecosystems. We examined the correlation between the mean annual soil temperature (MAST) and climatic factors in the Mojave Desert and built an empirical model to predict changes of MAST from mean annual air temperature (MAAT) and annual precipitation (P), such that MAST (degrees C) = 6.84 + 0.925 x MAAT (degrees C) - 0.0031 x P (mm yr(-1)). Based on climate records from 1904 to 2008, the mean annual air temperature in the Mojave Desert has risen by approximately 2 degrees C. The annual precipitation pattern showed distinctive wet and dry cycles. However, the outcomes of linear regression showed that the annual precipitation did not significantly change over the time. We back-casted the mean annual soil temperature of the past century, which showed regional warming at a rate of 0.204 degrees C every 10 yr. |
出处 | Climate Research |
卷 | 46 |
期 | 1 |
页 | 43-50 |
收录类别 | SCI |
语种 | 英语 |
ISSN号 | 0936-577X |
源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/24308] ![]() |
专题 | 地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Bai Y. Y.,Scott T. A.,Chen W. P.,et al. Long-term variation in soil temperature of the Mojave Desert, southwestern USA. 2011. |
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来源:地理科学与资源研究所
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