Yuan Xinhao, Wang Xinyao, Li Fan, et al. Soil Particle Settlement Sorting and Distribution Characteristics of Carbon, Nitrogen and Salt During Gradual Thawing[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2023, 43(5): 35-44.
DOI:
Yuan Xinhao, Wang Xinyao, Li Fan, et al. Soil Particle Settlement Sorting and Distribution Characteristics of Carbon, Nitrogen and Salt During Gradual Thawing[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2023, 43(5): 35-44. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2023.05.005.
Soil Particle Settlement Sorting and Distribution Characteristics of Carbon, Nitrogen and Salt During Gradual Thawing
[Objective] The classification of sediment particles and the accompanying distribution characteristics of carbon
nitrogen and salt in the process of soil thawing layer by layer under snowmelt runoff scenario were analyzed in order to identify the mechanism of soil freeze-thaw erosion and the induced micro-environmental effects on eroding slopes. [Methods] Soil samples were obtained from an eroding slope in the mollisol region of Northeastern China. Air-dried soil was used to fill columns that were subjected to three treatments: non-freeze-thaw
full freeze-full thaw
and gradual progressive thawing after freezing. The soil columns were completely immersed in a water bath so that thawing occurred from outside to inside. All soil samples were then fractionated by settling velocity
and the electrical conductivity (EC)
pH value
soil organic carbon (SOC)
and total nitrogen (TN) of each particle size were determined and analyzed. [Results] ① The freeze-thaw process reduced the proportion of the soil particles >500 μm and ≤125 μm
but increased the proportion of soil particles between 125 μm and 500 μm. Larger particles had higher EC
but lower SOC and TN. ② Across gradual progressively thawed layers
the outer layer (thawed earlier) had fewer particles ≤63 μm
and the inner layer (thawed later) had more particles between 125 μm and 500 μm. More specifically
EC
SOC
and TN were higher in the larger fractions from the outer layer. ③ Compared with the original soil
64.8% of the dissolved solids were lost from the soil that experienced gradual progressive thawing
but the loss rate of SOC and TN was only 4.08% and 2.72%
respectively. The loss of dissolved solids and organic matter was greater from the inner layer than from the outer layer. [Conclusion] After freezing and thawing
the degree of fragmentation of the outer layer of soil was large
and the soil particles on the slope tended to become homogenized. Organic matter content varied significantly between particle size classes
and its distribution was more stable in small-grained soils. Salts and organic matter migrated from the inner layer of the soil to the outer layer during the freeze-thaw process
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