Interdune lakes affects the water content of shallow sand layer： a situ observation from the Badain Jaran Sand Sea， China

doi:10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2021.00099

Journal of Desert Research ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (2): 142-152.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2021.00099

Interdune lakes affects the water content of shallow sand layer： a situ observation from the Badain Jaran Sand Sea， China

Zhenmin Niu(), Naiang Wang(), Penghui Wen, Xianbao Su, Xinran Yu, Wenjia Zhang

Center for Glacier and Desert Research，College of Earth and Environmental Sciences，Lanzhou University，Lanzhou 730000，China

Received:2021-04-02 Revised:2021-08-12 Online:2022-03-20 Published:2022-03-30
Contact: Naiang Wang

Abstract

Abstract:

The coexistence of lakes and mega-dunes is a unique landscape of the Badain Jaran Sand Sea in China， and its formation mechanism has not been widely recognized. Some studies have found that the high content pore water may be important in the formation of mega-dunes， but more efforts are needed to research its recharge source. Based on the comparison of meteorological elements and the temporal and spatial distribution of shallow layer sand water content in three lake basins in the hinterland of the sand sea， combined with previous studies on water isotope and water movement， we found that the existence of lakes greatly increased the variation range of air relative humidity and shallow sand water content in the lake basin， and affected the distribution of water content with height. The correlation analysis shows that the main process controlling the change of water content of shallow sand layer is the water loss and replenishment caused by temperature fluctuation， while the water replenishment of shallow sand layer in the dry lake basin is mainly from advection water transport of wind. Although long-term quantitative observation of the water content of sand layers in different depth is still to be carried out， the existing evidence shows that the high soil water content of mega-dunes in the Badain Jaran Sand Sea is the result of local water vapor balance accompanied by the coexistence of lakes and mega-dunes. Water vapor from the lakes probably migrates into the sand layer gradually in the form of soil adsorption water or condensed water. This provides a new perspective for the research on the source of water in the sand layers， and also has a certain reference significance for the development and utilization of water resources in the hinterland of Badain Jaran Sand Sea.

Key words: Badain Jaran Sand Sea, lake, mega-dune, relative humidity, soil water content

CLC Number:

P344

Zhenmin Niu, Naiang Wang, Penghui Wen, Xianbao Su, Xinran Yu, Wenjia Zhang. Interdune lakes affects the water content of shallow sand layer： a situ observation from the Badain Jaran Sand Sea， China[J]. Journal of Desert Research, 2022, 42(2): 142-152.

Figures/Tables 8

Fig.1 The sketch map of study area

Fig.2 Comparison of wind speed， temperature and relative air humidity in Sumubarunjilin， Bagajilin and Wulanaogeqin， and the daily average relative humidity from the automatic weather station

Fig.3 The variation of relative humidity of the air wind speed and temperature in Sumubarunjilin， Bagajilin and Wulanaogeqin

Table 1 Fitting parameters and statistics of test for relative humidity and air temperature

项目	苏木巴润吉林	巴嘎吉林	乌兰敖格钦
参数a	3 073.39	160.19	49.77
参数b	-0.26	-0.12	-0.05
R²	0.50	0.52	0.50
P	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Fig.4 Variation of water content with height in shallow sand layer. A， B， and C are the soil water content at each depth in Sumubarunjilin， Bagajilin， and Wulanaogeqin， respectively； D Variation of the average water content of 0-30 cm depths in Sumubarunjilin， Bagajilin， and Wulanaogeqin； E， F， and G are the variation of anomaly value of the average water content in 0-30 cm depths with height in Sumubarunjilin， Bagajilin and Wulanaogeqin， respectively

Fig.5 Variation of soil water content over time and depth. A， B and C are the soil water content at different depths within 30 cm in Sumubarunjilin， Bagajilin and Wulanaogeqin， respectively， where "-2.5" represents 0-5 cm depths， "-7.5" represents 5-10 cm depths， and so on； D is variation of the average soil water content within 30 cm over time in Sumubarunjilin， Bagajilin and Wulanaogeqin； E is variation of the average soil water content with depth of each layer within 30 cm in Sumubarunjilin， Bagajilin and Wulanaogeqin； in D and E， “a” represents Sumubarunjilin， “b” represents Bagajilin and “c” represents Wulanaogeqin； F is the variation of soil water content with depth and the average value of 6 profiles within the leeward slope of mega-dunes from 0 to 4 m （revised from literature ［35］）

Fig.6 The relationship between water content of shallow sand at different depths and wind speed， air temperature and relative humidity， where， "-2.5" represents 0-5 cm depths， "-7.5" represents 5-10 cm depths， and so on

Fig.7 Isotope δD-δ18O composition of the Global Meteoric Water Line （GMWL）， local meteoric water line （rainfall and snow water）， evaporation line， rainfall， snow water， atmospheric water vapor， condensate water， groundwater， soil water， and lake water in the lake group area of Badain Jaran Sand Sea （Modified from literature ［33］）

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