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Links between seasonal suprapermafrost groundwater, the hydrothermal change of the active layer, and river runoff in alpine permafrost watersheds
Jia Qin
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Yongjian Ding
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Faxiang Shi
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Junhao Cui
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Yaping Chang
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
Tianding Han
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Qiudong Zhao
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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Guangxi Ding, Jia Qin, Shiqiang Zhang, Bingfeng Yang, Junhao Cui, Feiteng Wang, and Jianfeng Yang
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-5989, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-5989, 2025
This preprint is open for discussion and under review for Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS).
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As climate warming accelerates permafrost thaw, significant yet poorly understood shifts are occurring in water cycles across cold regions. This study synthesizes current knowledge through a comprehensive review, establishing an integrated framework that connects surface water, the active layer, and permafrost. We summarize how thawing affects runoff, groundwater, and ecosystems, and highlight key uncertainties. Our findings could enhance understanding of the permafrost hydrology.
Guangxi Ding, Jia Qin, Shiqiang Zhang, Bingfeng Yang, Junhao Cui, Feiteng Wang, and Jianfeng Yang
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-5989, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-5989, 2025
This preprint is open for discussion and under review for Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS).
Short summary
Short summary
As climate warming accelerates permafrost thaw, significant yet poorly understood shifts are occurring in water cycles across cold regions. This study synthesizes current knowledge through a comprehensive review, establishing an integrated framework that connects surface water, the active layer, and permafrost. We summarize how thawing affects runoff, groundwater, and ecosystems, and highlight key uncertainties. Our findings could enhance understanding of the permafrost hydrology.
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Short summary
The linkage between the seasonal hydrothermal change of active layer, suprapermafrost groundwater, and surface runoff, which has been regarded as a “black box” in hydrological analyses and simulations, is a bottleneck problem in permafrost hydrological studies. Based on field observations, this study identifies seasonal variations and causes of suprapermafrost groundwater. The linkages and framework of watershed hydrology responding to the freeze–thaw of the active layer also are explored.
The linkage between the seasonal hydrothermal change of active layer, suprapermafrost...
