Articles | Volume 12, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3067-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3067-2018
Research article
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27 Sep 2018
Research article |  | 27 Sep 2018

The physical properties of coarse-fragment soils and their effects on permafrost dynamics: a case study on the central Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

Shuhua Yi, Yujie He, Xinlei Guo, Jianjun Chen, Qingbai Wu, Yu Qin, and Yongjian Ding

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (02 Jun 2018) by Peter Morse
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Jul 2018) by Peter Morse
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Short summary
Coarse-fragment soil on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau has different thermal and hydrological properties to soils commonly used in modeling studies. We took soil samples and measured their physical properties in a laboratory, which were used in a model to simulate their effects on permafrost dynamics. Model errors were reduced using the measured properties, in which porosity played an dominant role.