Heat transport in the Red Lake Bog, Glacial Lake Agassiz Peatlands
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Abstract
We report the results of an investigation on the processes controlling heat transport in peat under a large bog in the Glacial Lake Agassiz Peatlands. For 2 years, starting in July 1998, we recorded temperature at 12 depth intervals from 0 to 400 cm within a vertical peat profile at the crest of the bog at sub‐daily intervals. We also recorded air temperature 1 m above the peat surface. We calculate a peat thermal conductivity of 0·5 W m−1 °C−1 and model vertical heat transport through the peat using the SUTRA model. The model was calibrated to the first year of data, and then evaluated against the second year of collected heat data. The model results suggest that advective pore‐water flow is not necessary to transport heat within the peat profile and most of the heat is transferred by thermal conduction alone in these waterlogged soils. In the spring season, a zero‐curtain effect controls the transport of heat through shallow depths of the peat. Changes in local climate and the resulting changes in thermal transport still may cause non‐linear feedbacks in methane emissions related to the generation of methane deeper within the peat profile as regional temperatures increase.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Heat transport in the Red Lake Bog, Glacial Lake Agassiz Peatlands |
| Series title | Hydrological Processes |
| DOI | 10.1002/hyp.6239 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 10 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Hydrological Processes |
| First page | 369 |
| Last page | 378 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Other Geospatial | Glacial Lake Agassiz Peatlands |
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