Land Aridization in the Context of Global Warming - a Case Study of Transbaikalia |
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Authors: | Anatoly I KULIKOV Bair Z TSYDYPOV Bator V SODNOMOV Ayur B GYNINOVA WANG Juanle |
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Institution: | 1. Institute of General and Experimental Biology, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Ude 670047, Russia;2. Baikal Institute of Nature Management, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Ude 670047, Russia;3. State Key Lab of Resource and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China |
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Abstract: | An increase in the extremality of natural processes is a consequence of warming, aridization, and desertification. The authors consider the processes of warming, aridization, and desertification to be the parts of a single system and major destabilizing factors of ecological balance. Destabilization is expressed in the growth of natural processes extremality. Ecosystems of Transbaikalia were once characterized by a different natural contrast and amplitude. Warming, aridization and desertification have led to an increase of environmental regimes tensions. This is demonstrated quantitatively by the root-mean-square difference of atmospheric and soil parameters. Quantitative indicators of aridization are estimated using Walter-Gossen climate charts. Permafrost zone response information to the long-term warming is provided as well. |
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Keywords: | aridization climate change desertification drought extremality warming |
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