Brief communication: Evaluation and inter-comparisons of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau permafrost maps based on a new inventory of field evidence

被引:26
作者
Cao, Bin [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, Tingjun [1 ]
Wu, Qingbai [3 ]
Sheng, Yu [3 ,4 ]
Zhao, Lin [4 ]
Zou, Defu [5 ]
机构
[1] Lanzhou Univ, Coll Earth & Environm Sci, Key Lab Western Chinas Environm Syst, Minist Educ, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, Peoples R China
[2] Carleton Univ, Dept Geog & Environm Studies, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Cold & Arid Reg Environm & Engn Res Inst, State Key Lab Frozen Soil Engn, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, Peoples R China
[4] Nanjing Univ Informat Sci & Technol, Sch Geog Sci, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[5] Chinese Acad Sci, Cold & Arid Reg Environm & Engn Res Inst, State Key Lab Cryospher Sci, Cryosphere Res Stn Qinghai Tibet Plateau, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
AIR-TEMPERATURE; SNOW COVER; MOUNTAINS; SURFACE; LAYER;
D O I
10.5194/tc-13-511-2019
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
Many maps have been produced to estimate permafrost distribution over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), but the errors and biases among them are poorly understood due to limited field evidence. Here we evaluate and intercompare the results of six different QTP permafrost maps with a new inventory of permafrost presence or absence comprising 1475 field sites compiled from various sources. Based on the in situ measurements, our evaluation results showed a wide range of map performance, with Cohen's kappa coefficient from 0.21 to 0.58 and an overall accuracy between about 55% and 83 %. The low agreement in areas near the boundary between permafrost and non-permafrost and in spatially highly variable landscapes highlights the need for improved mapping methods that consider more controlling factors at both medium-large and local scales.
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页码:511 / 519
页数:9
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