Variations of near-surface atmospheric CO_(2)and H_(2)O concentrations during summer on Muztagata  

作　　者：XU Baiqing1,2, YAO Tandong1,2, LU Anxin2, GUO Xuejun, LIU Xianqin2 & LI Zhen2 1. Laboratory of Environment and Process on Tibetan Plateau, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China 2. Key Laboratory of Cryosphere and Environment, Jointly Established by Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engi-neering Research Institute and Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, China Meteorological Administration, Lanzhou 730000, China 

出　　处：《Science China Earth Sciences》2006年第1期18-26,共9页中国科学（地球科学英文版）

基　　金：supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.KZCX1-SW-01-10 and KZCX3-SW-339);the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2005CB422004);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.40471022 and 40121101).

摘　　要：Expeditions during the summers of 2002 and 2003 implemented continuous monitoring of near-surface (2 m height) atmospheric CO2 and H2O concentrations at the 4500 m elevation on Muztagata. The resultant data sets reveal a slight decrease of CO2 concentrations (of about 5 μmol·mol?1) and changes in the diurnal variations from the end of June to the middle August. The daily maximum CO2 concentrations occur between 02:30―05:30 AM (local time) and the minimum levels occur between 12:00―15:30 PM. The atmospheric CO2 concentrations in the summer of 2002 were around 5 μmol·mol?1 lower than those during the same period of 2003, whereas the diurnal amplitude was higher. In contrast, we found that the daily mean atmospheric H2O content in 2003 was much lower than that in 2002 and there exists a striking negative correlation between CO2 and H2O con-centrations. We therefore suggest that the near-surface atmospheric CO2 concentration is affected not only by photosynthesis and respiration, but also by the air H2O content in the glaciated region around Muztagata.Expeditions during the summers of 2002 and 2003 implemented continuous monitoring of near-surface (2 m height) atmospheric CO2 and H2O concentrations at the 4500 m elevation on Muztagata. The resultant data sets reveal a slight decrease of CO2 concentrations (of about 5 μmol·mol?1) and changes in the diurnal variations from the end of June to the middle August. The daily maximum CO2 concentrations occur between 02:30―05:30 AM (local time) and the minimum levels occur between 12:00―15:30 PM. The atmospheric CO2 concentrations in the summer of 2002 were around 5 μmol·mol?1 lower than those during the same period of 2003, whereas the diurnal amplitude was higher. In contrast, we found that the daily mean atmospheric H2O content in 2003 was much lower than that in 2002 and there exists a striking negative correlation between CO2 and H2O con-centrations. We therefore suggest that the near-surface atmospheric CO2 concentration is affected not only by photosynthesis and respiration, but also by the air H2O content in the glaciated region around Muztagata.

关 键 词：atmospheric CO2 and H2O concentration  continuous monitoring  GLACIATION region  Muztagata. 

分 类 号：P402[天文地球—大气物理学与大气环境]