Intense Chemical Weathering at Glacial Meltwater-Dominated Hailuogou Basin in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau | |
Li, Xiangying1,2; Ding, Yongjian2,3; Liu, Qiao4![]() | |
Corresponding Author | Ding, Yongjian(dyj@lzb.ac.cn) |
2019-06-01 | |
Source Publication | WATER
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ISSN | 2073-4441 |
Volume | 11Issue:6Pages:22 |
Abstract | Climate warming has caused rapid shrinkage of glaciers in the Tibetan Plateau (TP), but the impact of glacier retreat on the chemical denudation rate remains largely unknown at the temperate glacial basins. The chemical weathering processes were examined at a temperate glacial basin (HLG) in the southeastern TP based on comprehensive data from the supraglacial meltwater, proglacial river water, precipitation and groundwater over two glacier melt seasons in 2008 and 2013. The concentrations of major ions and suspended sediments in river water exhibit a pronounced seasonality and display a close relationship with river discharge, suggesting a strong hydrological control on the chemical and physical weathering processes. Runoff chemistry is dominated by carbonate weathering and sulfide oxidation. HCO3-, Ca2+, and/or SO42- are the dominant ions in meltwater, river water, precipitation and groundwater. For river water, HCO3- and Ca2+ primarily come from calcite weathering, and SO42- is mainly derived from pyrite oxidation. Both solute and sediment fluxes are positively related to river discharge (r = 0.69, p < 0.01 for sediments). The solute flux and yields are 18,095-19,435 tyear(-1) and 225-241 tkm(-2)year(-1), and the sediment load and yields are 126,390 tyear(-1) and 1570 tkm(-2)year(-1), respectively. The solute yields, cationic denudation rate (CDR; 2850-3108 Sigma*meq(+) m(-2)year(-1)) and chemical weathering intensity (CWI; 616-711 Sigma*meq(+) m(-3)year(-1)) at HLG are higher than those at most basins irrespective of the lithology, suggesting more intense weathering in the TP in comparison to other glacial basins worldwide. |
Keyword | meltwater chemical weathering Hailuogou Glacier Tibetan Plateau |
DOI | 10.3390/w11061209 |
Indexed By | SCI |
WOS Keyword | MAJOR-ION CHEMISTRY ; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT LOAD ; GREENLAND ICE-SHEET ; HYDROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS ; SOLUTE PROVENANCE ; GANGOTRI GLACIER ; TRACE-ELEMENTS ; HIMALAYAN GLACIER ; TEMPERATE GLACIER ; GARHWAL HIMALAYA |
Language | 英语 |
Funding Project | National Natural Science Foundation of China[41771040] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41730751] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41671071] ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities[2018B10214] ; Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences[SKLCS-OP-2019-04] ; Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering[SKLFSE201411] |
WOS Research Area | Water Resources |
WOS Subject | Water Resources |
WOS ID | WOS:000475346300097 |
Funding Organization | National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities ; Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences ; Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering |
Publisher | MDPI |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/26779 |
Collection | 山地表生过程与生态调控重点实验室 |
Corresponding Author | Ding, Yongjian |
Affiliation | 1.Hohai Univ, Coll Hydrol & Water Resource, State Key Lab Hydrol Water Resources & Hydraul En, Nanjing 210098, Jiangsu, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Cryospher Sci, Northwest Inst Ecoenvironm & Resources, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Mt Hazards & Environm, Chengdu 610041, Peoples R China 5.Hunan Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Resource Environm & Safety Engn, Xiangtan 411201, Peoples R China 6.Hydrol & Water Resource Survey Bur Qinghai Prov, Xining 810001, Qinghai, Peoples R China |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Li, Xiangying,Ding, Yongjian,Liu, Qiao,et al. Intense Chemical Weathering at Glacial Meltwater-Dominated Hailuogou Basin in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau[J]. WATER,2019,11(6):22. |
APA | Li, Xiangying.,Ding, Yongjian.,Liu, Qiao.,Zhang, Yong.,Han, Tianding.,...&Liu, Sha.(2019).Intense Chemical Weathering at Glacial Meltwater-Dominated Hailuogou Basin in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau.WATER,11(6),22. |
MLA | Li, Xiangying,et al."Intense Chemical Weathering at Glacial Meltwater-Dominated Hailuogou Basin in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau".WATER 11.6(2019):22. |
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