Title: Research on Thermokarst Lakes in Permafrost Regions: Present State and Prospect
Abstract:Thermokarst lake is a typical landform in ice-rich permafrost regions. Thermokarst lake plays an essential role in permafrost distribution, frozen soil hydrology,ecological system and environment in p...Thermokarst lake is a typical landform in ice-rich permafrost regions. Thermokarst lake plays an essential role in permafrost distribution, frozen soil hydrology,ecological system and environment in permafrost regions and is a hot topic in recent decades.In this paper,the recent progress in the research on thermokarst lakes is reviewed from the following four aspects:(1)the evolution and morphologic change process of thermokarst lake and the reason of natural thermokarst lake's drainage;(2)the thermal regime and thermal erosion of thermokarst lakes and the influence of thermokarst lake on the permafrost;(3)the interaction between thermokarst lake and ecological system;(4)the emission of greenhouse gas related to thermokarst lake variation.Finally,the major problems in the recent researches are discussed. Based on this review,aprospect on potential research directions and new focuses are presented.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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