珠江流域河流碳输出通量及变化特征

研究河流碳运移对于研究全球碳循环以及探讨河流对全球气候变化的响应机制具有重要意义.2012年4月和7月选取珠江主流及支流11个代表性断面,分析悬浮颗粒物和碳组分的空间分布和季节变化,同时选取博罗、石角和高要这3个主控断面,对珠江流域的碳通量和侵蚀模数进行了估算.结果表明,珠江流域悬浮颗粒物(TSS)、颗粒有机碳(POC)以及溶解有机碳(DOC)随雨季的到来而质量浓度升高,西江上游TSS和POC的质量浓度增加显著;珠江流域河流碳的4种组分中,溶解无机碳(DIC)的所占质量分数最高,且西江、北江的DIC质量浓度明显高于东江;西江、北江和东江河流中外源POC分别占78%、72%和26%,三大支流的POC均受上游C3植物的影响;珠江流域的TSS、总碳(TC)、POC、颗粒无机碳(PIC)、DOC、DIC、以及颗粒碳(TPC)、总有机碳(TOC)的入海通量分别为134×1012、12.69×1012、2.50×1012、1.01×1012、1.13×1012、8.05×1012、3.51×1012和3.65×1012g·a-1,对应的侵蚀模数分别为:309×106、28.98×106、5.75×106、2.27×106、2.56×106、18.4×106、8.02×106和8.31×106g·(km2.a)-1.与全球主要河流碳侵蚀模数相比,珠江流域河流DOC、POC和TOC的侵蚀模数均高于全球平均值.

Transported Fluxes of the Riverine Carbon and Seasonal Variation in Pearl River Basin

The riverine carbon flux is a critical component of global carbon cycle. Riverine water samples were collected from eleven hydrometric stations in the main stream of Pearl River and its tributaries during April and July, 2012. The samples were analyzed for the space and seasonal distribution characteristics of the riverine suspended substance and carbon compositions. Carbon fluxes and erosion modulus of Pearl River basin were also estimated in Boluo, Shijiao, Gaoyao, namely Dongjiang, Beijiang, Xijiang, in these two hydrological seasons. The results showed that the total suspended substance (TSS) and organic carbon, including total particulate organic carbon (POC) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) have higher concentration in the high-water season than that in the normal-water season. Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) has an overwhelming concentration compared to other carbon compositions in Pearl River basin. The DIC concentration shows an order of Xijiang, Beijiang and Dongjiang from high to low. The percentage of allogenic POC in Xijiang, Beijiang and Dongjiang are 78%, 72%, 26%, respectively, and C₃ plants are the main sources of allogenic POC in those three tributaries. The transported fluxes of TSS, total carbon (TC), POC, particulate inorganic carbon(PIC), DOC, DIC, total particulate carbon (TPC) and total organic carbon (TOC) are 134×10¹²,12.69×10¹²,2.50×10¹²,1.01×10¹²,1.13×10¹²,8.05×10¹²,3.51×10¹² and 3.65×10¹² g·a^-1, respectively, and the erosion modulus of those compositions are 309×10⁶,28.98×10⁶,5.75×10⁶,2.27×10⁶,2.56×10⁶,18.4×10⁶,8.02×10⁶ and 8.31×10⁶ g·(km²·a)^-1, respectively. Compared with average values of global large rivers, the erosion modulus of DOC, POC, and TOC in Pearl River basin are higher than the corresponding values.