Shengtao Lan, Bin Cao, Yan Hu, Ziyong Sun, Rui Ma, Xin Li
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Abstract
Talus, as the product of movement and accumulation along the slope after the cracking of cliffs or steep rock walls, is a common landform in the mountain periglacial environment. Significant thermal anomalies within talus have been widely reported to be a result of cooling effects. During the cold season, the increased temperature difference between talus and the ambient environment strengthens the intensity of convection (vertical flows) and transforms into upward advection (lateral flows) and exhausts the internal warm current. During the warm season, heat is concentrated on the surface of the talus, and the internal dominant cold current moves downward along the slope by advection. The principle of the proactive cooling effects of talus has been widely utilized in railway construction within permafrost regions as embankments to alleviate degradation of the underlying permafrost. However, limited model studies have examined the cooling effects of blocky debris in nature, and in situ observations are rare. Therefore, it will be important to increase observations and develop process‐based models that couple heat conduction, convection/advection, water transfer processes, and even the latent heat of phase change. This will help to better understand the extent of the cooling effects and its impact on the thermal regime of permafrost.
期刊介绍:
Permafrost and Periglacial Processes is an international journal dedicated to the rapid publication of scientific and technical papers concerned with earth surface cryogenic processes, landforms and sediments present in a variety of (Sub) Arctic, Antarctic and High Mountain environments. It provides an efficient vehicle of communication amongst those with an interest in the cold, non-glacial geosciences. The focus is on (1) original research based on geomorphological, hydrological, sedimentological, geotechnical and engineering aspects of these areas and (2) original research carried out upon relict features where the objective has been to reconstruct the nature of the processes and/or palaeoenvironments which gave rise to these features, as opposed to purely stratigraphical considerations. The journal also publishes short communications, reviews, discussions and book reviews. The high scientific standard, interdisciplinary character and worldwide representation of PPP are maintained by regional editorial support and a rigorous refereeing system.