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Factors contributing to the oxygen concentration over the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its contribution rate calculation

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A decline in atmospheric oxygen concentration is projected in the 21st century given the background of global warming.The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is located at a high altitude,and thus,it faces a hypoxia challenge;however,knowledge of the factors contributing to its atmospheric oxygen concentration is still lacking.Here,we conducted joint observations of ecosystem oxygen production and carbon sinks and near-surface atmospheric oxygen concentrations on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and meteorological elements at Beijing Fangshan Station.Using seasonal differences and statistical methods,we calculated the relative contribution rates of vegetation to changes in atmospheric oxygen concentration.Our results indicate that solar radiation,atmospheric humidity,and ecosystem oxygen consumption and production have a significant impact on the atmospheric oxygen concentration,and the impact shows temporal and spatial differences.Vegetation significantly impacts the oxygen concentration,with a contribution rate of 16.7%-24.5%,which is underestimated in existing research.Our findings provide important insights into the factors that influence atmospheric oxygen concentration and highlight the contribution of vegetation.To better understand the oxygen dynamics of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau,we recommend further field observations of soil respiration and vegetation photosynthesis to clarify the contributions of carbon storage,carbon sinks and other factors to the near-surface atmospheric oxygen concentration.

Qinghai-Tibetan PlateauOxygen concentrationRelative contribution rateAir temperatureVegetation

Peijun SHI、Ying ZHANG、Yanqiang CHEN、Wenquan ZHU、Xiaokang HU、Heyi YANG、Lu JIANG、Yonggui MA、Haiping TANG

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State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology,Beijing Normal University,Beijing 100875,China

Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Natural Disaster Ministry of Education,Beijing Normal University,Beijing 100875,China

The Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction,Sichuan University Chengdu 610065,China

Academy of Plateau Science and Sustainability,Peoples Government of Qinghai Province & Beijing Normal University,Xining 810016,China

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Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program

2019QZKK0606 & 2019QZKK0906

2024

中国科学:地球科学(英文版)
中国科学院

中国科学:地球科学(英文版)

影响因子:1.002
ISSN:1674-7313
年,卷(期):2024.67(2)
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