A quantitative study on the mass elevation effect of the Rocky Mountains and its significance for treeline distribution
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| 作者 | Wang, Jing1,2; Zhang, Baiping2; He, Wenhui1,2; Yao, Yonghui2; Zhang, Wenjie1,2; Zhao, Chao1,2 |
| 刊名 | PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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| 出版日期 | 2017 |
| 卷号 | 38期号:3页码:231-247 |
| ISSN号 | 0272-3646 |
| 关键词 | Rocky Mountains mass elevation effect air temperature rise treeline |
| DOI | 10.1080/02723646.2017.1281013 |
| 通讯作者 | Zhang, Baiping(zhangbp@lreis.ac.cn) |
| 英文摘要 | The Rocky Mountains are the highest and most extensive in North America. Their mass-elevation effect (MEE) should be strong and responsible for the high elevations of treelines in the interior of the mountain range. However, the MEE has been little known. We calculated the temperature difference (T) between the inner and outer Rocky Mountains at the same elevation and defined it as the magnitude of MEE. Results show a mean T of 1.8 degrees C, with the highest T occurring in Colorado and the basins of southern Wyoming. The MEE can be modelled with three factors: mountain base elevation (MBE), latitude, and hygric continentality. The model has a high explanatory power of 68.90%, and the three factors contribute 45.65, 36.05, and 18.03%, respectively. MBE contributed most to MEE, both in the whole range (45.65%) and in the Colorado Rocky Mountains (55.21%). Treeline is higher in the interior than the outside of the mountain range, by 700-1400m. This difference coincides well with air temperature differences. This study developed a quantitative model for the MEE of the Rocky Mountains and improves our understanding of the intra-mountain ecology and high treelines of the Rocky Mountains. |
| WOS关键词 | ALPINE TREELINE ; WESTERN USA ; TEMPERATURES ; VEGETATION ; RADIATION ; AMERICAN ; NORTHERN ; CONIFERS ; PLATEAU ; TERRAIN |
| 资助项目 | Innovation project of LREIS ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41030528] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41571099] |
| WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Physical Geography ; Geology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 出版者 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000400371000002 |
| 资助机构 | Innovation project of LREIS ; National Natural Science Foundation of China |
| 源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/68537]  |
| 专题 | 中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所 |
| 通讯作者 | Zhang, Baiping |
| 作者单位 | 1.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, State Key Lab Resource & Environm Informat Syst, Beijing, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wang, Jing,Zhang, Baiping,He, Wenhui,et al. A quantitative study on the mass elevation effect of the Rocky Mountains and its significance for treeline distribution[J]. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY,2017,38(3):231-247. |
| APA | Wang, Jing,Zhang, Baiping,He, Wenhui,Yao, Yonghui,Zhang, Wenjie,&Zhao, Chao.(2017).A quantitative study on the mass elevation effect of the Rocky Mountains and its significance for treeline distribution.PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY,38(3),231-247. |
| MLA | Wang, Jing,et al."A quantitative study on the mass elevation effect of the Rocky Mountains and its significance for treeline distribution".PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 38.3(2017):231-247. |
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