Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-825-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-825-2022
Research article
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11 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 11 Mar 2022

Convective heat transfer of spring meltwater accelerates active layer phase change in Tibet permafrost areas

Yi Zhao, Zhuotong Nan, Hailong Ji, and Lin Zhao

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on tc-2021-191', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Sep 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Zhao Yi, 03 Dec 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on tc-2021-191', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Oct 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Zhao Yi, 03 Dec 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (03 Dec 2021) by Ylva Sjöberg
AR by Zhao Yi on behalf of the Authors (04 Dec 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 Dec 2021) by Ylva Sjöberg
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (04 Jan 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (17 Jan 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Jan 2022) by Ylva Sjöberg
AR by Zhao Yi on behalf of the Authors (26 Jan 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (06 Feb 2022) by Ylva Sjöberg
AR by Zhao Yi on behalf of the Authors (16 Feb 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (16 Feb 2022) by Ylva Sjöberg
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Short summary
Convective heat transfer (CHT) is important in affecting thermal regimes in permafrost regions. We quantified its thermal impacts by contrasting the simulation results from three scenarios in which the Simultaneous Heat and Water model includes full, partial, and no consideration of CHT. The results show the CHT commonly happens in shallow and middle soil depths during thawing periods and has greater impacts in spring than summer. The CHT has both heating and cooling effects on the active layer.