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Contrasting Soil Thermal Regimes in the Forest-Tundra Transition Near Nadym, West Siberia, Russia

2015; Wiley; Volume: 28; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/ppp.1882

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Г. В. Матышак, O. Yu. Goncharova, Н. Г. Москаленко, Donald A. Walker, Howard E. Epstein, Y. Shur,

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Permafrost and Periglacial ProcessesVolume 28, Issue 1 p. 108-118 Research Article Contrasting Soil Thermal Regimes in the Forest-Tundra Transition Near Nadym, West Siberia, Russia G. V. Matyshak, G. V. Matyshak Lomonosov Moscow State University, Soil Science Department, Moscow, RussiaSearch for more papers by this authorO. Yu. Goncharova, Corresponding Author O. Yu. Goncharova [email protected] Lomonosov Moscow State University, Soil Science Department, Moscow, Russia Correspondence to: O. Yu. Goncharova, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Soil Science Department, Moscow, Russia. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorN. G. Moskalenko, N. G. Moskalenko Earth Cryosphere Institute, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tyumen, RussiaSearch for more papers by this authorD. A. Walker, D. A. Walker Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USASearch for more papers by this authorH. E. Epstein, H. E. Epstein Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USASearch for more papers by this authorY. Shur, Y. Shur Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USASearch for more papers by this author G. V. Matyshak, G. V. Matyshak Lomonosov Moscow State University, Soil Science Department, Moscow, RussiaSearch for more papers by this authorO. Yu. Goncharova, Corresponding Author O. Yu. Goncharova [email protected] Lomonosov Moscow State University, Soil Science Department, Moscow, Russia Correspondence to: O. Yu. Goncharova, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Soil Science Department, Moscow, Russia. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorN. G. Moskalenko, N. G. Moskalenko Earth Cryosphere Institute, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tyumen, RussiaSearch for more papers by this authorD. A. Walker, D. A. Walker Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USASearch for more papers by this authorH. E. Epstein, H. E. Epstein Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USASearch for more papers by this authorY. Shur, Y. Shur Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 02 December 2015 https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1882Citations: 13Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Permafrost and varying land surface properties greatly complicate modelling of the thermal response of Arctic soils to climate change. The forest-tundra transition near Nadym in west Siberia provides an excellent study area in which to examine the contrasting thermal properties of soils in a forested ecosystem without permafrost and peatlands with permafrost. We investigated the effects of forest shading, snow cover and variable organic soil horizons in three common ecosystems of the forest-tundra transition zone. Based on the year-round temperature profile data, the most informative annual parameters were: (1) the sum of positive average daily temperatures at depths of 10 and 20 cm; (2) the maximum penetration depth of temperatures above 10 °C; and (3) the number of days with temperatures below 0 °C at a depth of 20 cm. The insulative effect of snow cover in winter was at least twice that of the shading and cooling effect of vegetation in summer. In areas with shallow permafrost, the presence of a thick organic horizon, with an extremely low thermal diffusivity, creates a very steep temperature gradient that limits heat penetration to the top of the permafrost in summer. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Supporting Information Landscape and soil descriptions of the study sites including sites and soil photographs are provided (Appendix S1). Filename Description ppp1882-sup-0001-Appendix.pdfPDF document, 500.6 KB Supporting info item Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article. 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