Effect of human-controlled hydrological regime on the source, transport, and flux of particulateorganic carbon from the lower Huanghe(Yellow River)
Effect of human-controlled hydrological regime on the source, transport, and flux of particulateorganic carbon from the lower Huanghe(Yellow River)
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人为控制的水文状况对黄河下游颗粒有机碳来源、迁移和通量的影响
DOI:
10.1002/esp.3702
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Jun Li
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作者:
Bangqi Hu;Jun Li
Evaluating the role of fluvial transfer of terrestrial organic carbon (OC) and subsequent burial in the global carbon cycle requires the sources and fluxes of fluvial OC to be assessed, which remains poorly constrained in the Huanghe (Yellow River). Here, we report the elemental, stable isotopic, and radiocarbon activity of particulate organic carbon (POC) sampled at the outlet of Huanghe in 2012–2013. We show that the Huanghe riverine POC can be explained by binary mixing of fossil (POCfossil) and non‐fossil (POCnon‐fossil) components, the former may reach ~40% of the total POC. The Huanghe POCnon‐fossilis mostly sourced from C3 plants, with a mean residence time ofc. 2200 years. The current human‐controlled hydrological regime strongly influenced the POC sources, transport modes, and fluxes. In 2012–2013, the Huanghe delivered 0.73 Tg (1 Tg = 1012g) of POC to the sea, and about 28% of the annual POC flux occurred within a short human induced flood event. Globally, the Huanghe should be one of the largest rivers in the transfer and re‐burial of fossil OC. However, the fate of Huanghe fossil OC is still unconstrained and needs to be further investigated. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.