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Soil moisture influenced the variability of air temperature and oasis effect in a large inland basin of an arid region
Authors:Xingming Hao  Haichao Hao  Jingjing Zhang
Institution:1. State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China

Akesu National Station of Observation and Research for Oasis Agro-ecosystem, Akesu, China

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Abstract:Soil moisture plays a significant role in land-atmosphere interactions. Changing fractions of latent and sensible heat fluxes caused by soil moisture variations can affect near-surface air temperature, thus influencing the oasis's cooling effect in arid regions. In this study, the framework for the evaporative fraction (EF) dependence on soil moisture is used to analyse the impacts of soil moisture variation on near-surface air temperature and the oasis effect. The result showed that soil moisture's contribution rate to EF was significantly higher than that of EF to temperature. Under the interaction of temperature sensitivity to EF and EF to soil moisture, the ∂T/∂ϴ presented a similar tempo-spatial variation with both of the above. It was most significant in oasis areas during summer (−1.676), while it was weaker in plain desert areas during the autumn (−0.071). In the study region, the effect of soil moisture variation on air temperature can reach 0.018–0.242 K for different land-cover types in summer. The maximum variation of soil moisture in summer can alter air temperature by up to 0.386 K. The difference in temperature variability between the oasis and desert areas promoted the formation of the oasis effect. For different oasis, the multi-year average oasis cold effect index (OCI) ranged from −1.36 to −0.26 K. In comparison, the average summer OCI ranged from −1.38 to −0.29 K. The lower bound of the cooling effect of oasis ranged from −4.97 to −1.69 K. The analysis framework and results of this study will provide a new perspective for further research on the evolution process of the oasis effect and water–heat balance in arid areas.
Keywords:arid region  coupling relation  evaporative fraction  near-surface air temperature  oasis and desert
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