Streamflow trends and hydrological response to climatic change in Tarim headwater basin

This paper has studied the change of streamflow and the impact of climatic vari-ability conditions on regional hydrological cycle in the headwater of the Tarim River Basin. This study investigates possible causes of observed trends in streamflow in an environment which is highly variable in terms of atmospheric conditions, and where snow and ice melt play an important role in the natural hydrological regime. The discharge trends of three head streams have a significant increase trend from 1957 to 2002 with the Mann–Kendall test. Complex time-frequency distributions in the streamflow regime are demonstrated especially by Morlet wavelet analysis over 40 years. The purpose is to ascertain the nature of climatic factors spatial and temporal distribution, involved the use of EOF (Empirical Orthogonal Function) to compare the dominant temperature, precipitation and evaporation patterns from normally climatic records over the Tarim’s headwater basin. It shows that the first principal component was dominated since the 1990s for temperature and precipitation, which identifies the significant ascending trend of spatial and temporal pattern characteristics under the con-dition of the global warming. An exponential correlation is highlighted between surface air temperature and mean river discharge monthly, so the regional runoff increases by 10%–16% when surface air temperature rises by 1℃. Results suggest that headwater basins are the most vulnerable environments from the point of view of climate change, because their wa-tershed properties promote runoff feeding by glacier and snow melt water and their funda-mental vulnerability to temperature changes affects rainfall, snowfall, and glacier and ice melt.     

近50年青藏高原东部降雪的时空演变

选用1967-2012年青藏高原东部60个站点的观测资料,分析了该地区降雪的时空演变特征,并结合降水和气温的变化,探讨了降雪与积雪的关系,结果表明：青藏高原东部年降雪量在1.3~152.5 mm范围内变化,空间分布差异显著;秋季降雪表现出中间多、周边少的特征,冬季降雪表现出由东南向西北递减的特征,春季降雪最多且空间分布与年降雪基本一致;降雪可划分为青南高原区、藏北高原区、柴达木盆地区、青藏高原东南缘区、川西高原西北部区、青藏高原南缘区、青海东北部区及藏南谷地区;就青藏高原整体而言,除秋季外,整年、冬季和春季降雪均表现出“少—多—少”的年代际变化特征,其中冬季降雪在1986年发生了由少到多的突变,整年、冬季和春季降雪均在1997年发生了由多到少的突变;不同区域降雪的时间变化规律各具特点;降雪与积雪的关系十分密切,春季降雪受气温的影响最为显著,秋季次之,冬季最弱;20世纪末,春季降雪受气温升高的影响表现出与降水变化相反的由多到少的气候突变特征。     

塔里木河流域径流变化趋势及其对气候变化的响应

This paper has studied the change of streamflow and the impact of climatic variability conditions on regional hydrological cycle in the headwater of the Tarim River Basin. This study investigates possible causes of observed trends in streamflow in an environment which is highly variable in terms of atmospheric conditions, and where snow and ice melt play an important role in the natural hydrological regime. The discharge trends of three head streams have a significant increase trend from 1957 to 2002 with the Mann-Kendall test. Complex time-frequency distributions in the streamflow regime are demonstrated especially by Morlet wavelet analysis over 40 years. The purpose is to ascertain the nature of climatic factors spatial and temporal distribution, involved the use of EOF （Empirical Orthogonal Function） to compare the dominant temperature, precipitation and evaporation patterns from normally climatic records over the Tarim＇s headwater basin. It shows that the first principal component was dominated since the 1990s for temperature and precipitation, which identifies the significant ascending trend of spatial and temporal pattern characteristics under the condition of the global warming. An exponential correlation is highlighted between surface air temperature and mean river discharge monthly, so the regional runoff increases by 10%-16% when surface air temperature rises by 1 ℃. Results suggest that headwater basins are the most vulnerable environments from the point of view of climate change, because their watershed properties promote runoff feeding by glacier and snow melt water and their fundamental vulnerability to temperature changes affects rainfall, snowfall, and glacier and ice melt.     

柴达木盆地近50年来年气温、降水的小波分析

采用墨西哥帽小波函数,对柴达木盆地1954-2003年近50年年气温和年降水变化时间序列进行了小波分析,揭示了柴达木盆地气温、降水变化的多时间尺度的复杂结构,分析了不同时间尺度下气温、降水序列变化的周期和突变点,并根据主周期对未来温度、降水变化进行了预测。研究表明盆地年气温变化以12年周期振荡最强,年降水变化以9年周期振荡最强。在不同时间尺度上,年气温、年降水变化具有不同的对应关系,时间尺度越小,位相差异越小。     

MAJOR SNOWFALL EVENTS IN THE GREAT PLAINS: TEMPORAL ASPECTS AND RELATIVE IMPORTANCE

The purpose of this research is to develop a better understanding of the spatial and temporal aspects of central Great Plains snowstorms by: (1) identifying trends in the frequency of snow events, (2) determining the relative importance of significant snowfalls (those producing snowfall amounts of 10 cm or more), and (3) identifying temporal and/or latitudinal variations in the frequency of significant snowstorms. Using NCDC data from cooperative program weather stations along a north-south transect, summary statistics, correlation coefficients, and frequency histograms were generated. The results provided evidence of a highly variable spatial and temporal record. Significant snowstorms are more critical to total snowfall amounts in Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas. Although strong, regionally coherent temporal trends were not detected, a predominance of January through March snow events was observed. The greater frequency of January snowstorms coincides with the mean position of the polar front, while February and March snowfall frequency reflects the increased incidence of Colorado cyclones. Decadally, snowfall variability corresponds with a change in mean temperatures and predominant upper atmospheric flow that occurred around 1950. This change brought less snow to the Southern and Central Plains states, but more snow to the north. [Key words: snowfall, Great Plains, temporal/spatial variability.]     

祁连山区季节性积雪资源的气候分析*

本文采用1986年10月至1988年9月NOAA—9、10两颗卫星的AVHRR资料标准化后反演的积雪参量,对照祈连山区26个气象站1951—1988年逐日雪深、雪密度和积雪日数的资科,修正卫星反演的平均值。得到高分辨率多年平均雪深和雪盖频率的空间分布。从而估算出各流域平均雪储量,并与降雪量和春季融雪径流作对此分析。     

Acidity and organic carbon in lake water: variability and estimation of means

The demand for a single value to characterize the pH (and other chemical variables) of a lake, in order to calibrate palaeolimnological reconstructions, requires an answer to the question of whether means should be of untransformed or log data. The temporal frequency distributions of acidity and organic carbon in seven rivers and lakes (surface samples) in Norway are approximately lognormal. Thus log means describe the distributions better than untransformed means. Estimated standard deviations, which are similar for the rivers and lakes, are independent of the mean values. Restricting observations to the autumn does not result in better estimation of mean annual values.     

阿姆山自然保护区气候资源研究

依据红河县气象站及保护区附近4个气象哨的气象观测资料,结合野外实地考察和访谈所得非常规资料,采用理论推算方法对保护区气候资源的时空变化特征进行系统分析.结果表明：保护区光、热、水资源的时空分布变化显著.随着海拔升高年均温、年日照时数、年积温逐渐下降,年降水量和年太阳总辐射量逐渐增多.一年中,光、热、水资源夏季最多,冬季最少,山地南坡较北坡多.针对热量和水分资源垂直分异特征将保护区划分为4个垂直气候带,可为保护区及附近社区自然资源的合理开发利用、保护和管理气候资源提供理论依据.     

云南纵向岭谷地区气候变化对河流径流量的影响

以云南纵向岭谷地区历年逐月径流量观测数据和云南的逐月雨量和气温场观测数据为基础,应用统计分析和小波变换的分析方法,研究了云南纵向岭谷作用下的年际气候变化及其对国际河流年径流量变化的影响。结论为：由于云南纵向岭谷区的特殊下垫面作用,云南月降水量场变化与云南国际河流月径流量变化的高相关区中心的纬度差异不显著,但经度差异却十分显著;澜沧江气候区的年降水量明显大于其东部的李仙江和元江气候区的年降水量,其年降水量的偏差则明显小于它们;元江气候区的年平均气温明显低于其西部的李仙江和澜沧江气候区的年平均气温,其年平均气温的偏差也明显小于它们;与云南纵向岭谷作用下的年降水量变化特征相对应,元江的年径流量偏差也明显大于其西部的李仙江和澜沧江的年径流量偏差;云南纵向岭谷对西南季风的阻隔作用较大,而对东北季风的阻隔作用相对较小;云南纵向岭谷作用下的年降水量变化主要表现在较小的时间尺度上,随着时间尺度的增大其作用变小;云南纵向岭谷对于年气温变化的作用比年降水量变化的作用要小;近几年来,各气候区的年降水量变化的主要特征是偏多趋势,受其影响,云南国际河流的年径流量变化也主要表现为偏大趋势;近十几年来,各气候区的年气温变化的主要特征是显著偏高。     

2007—2020年西藏草面温度时空分布特征

利用2007—2020年西藏38个气象站点平均草面温度（简称草温）、平均气温、平均地表温度、云量、降水量等观测资料,采用气候统计诊断方法分析了西藏草面温度的时空分异特征及其影响因素,以期科学研究当地草地生态系统和开展专业气象服务。结果表明：西藏年平均草温呈自东南向西北递减的分布。草温与海拔高度存在显著的负相关,海拔高度每升高100 m,季平均草温降低0.44~0.70 ℃,年平均草温降低0.58 ℃;与纬度有着显著的曲线关系,29.3°N以南（北）地区,随着纬度增加,草温随之升高（降低）。各站草温呈一峰一谷的日变化特征,日最低值出现在07:00—08:00（北京时间）,日最高值均出现在14:00;草温月平均最低值都出现在1月,月平均最高值出现在6月或7月;76%的站点草温的变化为夏季>春季>秋季>冬季的气候特征。西藏草温年较差为21.4 ℃,较气温年较差偏大3.1 ℃;草温日较差达35.7 ℃,远高于气温日较差,偏大21.6 ℃。草温与气温之差以夏季最大,其次是春季、冬季两者比较接近;草温与地表温度之差以春季最大,夏季次之,冬季最小。在空间分布上,月平均草温与气温、地表温度均呈显著的正相关,与平均风速、积雪日呈显著的负相关;积雪深度对草温的影响,除冬季外二者存在显著的负相关;大部分月份平均草温与总云量、低云量、降水量的关系不显著。86.8%的站点5—9月平均逐小时草温与降水量存在显著的负相关关系。     

Synoptic Classification of Snowfall Events in the Great Smoky Mountains,USA

Mean annual snowfall in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) exhibits considerable spatial variability, ranging from 30 cm in the valleys to 254 cm at higher elevations. Snowfall can be tied to a variety of synoptic classes (e.g., Miller A or B cyclones, 500 hPa cutoff lows), but the frequency and significance of different synoptic classes have not been fully assessed, particularly at higher elevations. In this paper, we manually classify all snowfall events during the period 1991 to 2004 according to a synoptic classification scheme, calculate mean annual snowfall by 850 hPa wind direction and synoptic class, and develop composite plots of various synoptic fields. Hourly observations from nearby first-order stations and 24 hr snowfall totals from five sites within the GSMNP are used to define snowfall events. NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data are used to develop composite plots of various synoptic fields for cyclones passing south and then east of the area (e.g., Miller A cyclones). Results indicate that over 50% of the mean annual snowfall at higher elevations occurs in association with low-level northwest flow, and that Miller A cyclones contribute the greatest amount to mean annual snowfall at all elevations.     

珠三角土壤镉含量时空分布及风险管理

基于珠三角地区98 个同点位土样,探讨了土壤Cd含量的时空分布特征及风险管理策略。研究表明,两批次土壤Cd含量富集程度均很高,土壤Cd平均含量C₂₀₀₁ 和C₂₀₀₇ 均为0.28 mg/kg,是广东省土壤背景值的5 倍;两者均值多重比较表明,Cd的均值变化达到显著水平。土壤Cd的变异系数分别为0.83 和0.72,暗示了Cd主要来源于人为成因。经估算,土壤Cd 区域性年均累积速率K_C2007-C2001、K_C2012-C2007分别为0.016 和0.014 mg/kg。采用"时空模式"和"空时模式"模型预测土壤Cd含量的时空分布态势,在时间序列资料较少的情形下,"时空模式"预测结果较稳健。2020 年研究区大部分区域土壤Cd有污染,未来的风险管理应对无污染区域采取预防策略;对有污染区域采取控制策略;对重污染区域采取修复策略。     

Climate change on the southern slope of Mt. Qomolangma （Everest） Region in Nepal since 1971

Based on monthly mean, maximum, and minimum air temperature and monthly mean precipitation data from 10 meteorological stations on the southern slope of the Mt. Qomolangma region in Nepal between 1971 and 2009, the spatial and temporal characteristics of climatic change in this region were analyzed using climatic linear trend, Sen＇s Slope Estimates and Mann-Kendall Test analysis methods. This paper focuses only on the southern slope and attempts to compare the results with those from the northern slope to clarify the characteristics and trends of climatic change in the Mt. Qomolangma region. The results showed that： （1） between 1971 and 2009, the annual mean temperature in the study area was 20.0℃, the rising rate of annual mean temperature was 0.25℃/10a, and the temperature increases were highly influenced by the maximum temperature in this region. On the other hand, the temperature increases on the northern slope of Mt. Qomolangma region were highly influenced by the minimum temperature. In 1974 and 1992, the temperature rose noticeably in February and September in the southern region when the increment passed 0.9℃. （2） Precipitation had an asymmetric distribution; between 1971 and 2009, the annual precipitation was 1729.01 mm. In this region, precipitation showed an increasing trend of 4.27 mm/a, but this was not statistically significant. In addition, the increase in rainfall was mainly concentrated in the period from April to October, including the entire monsoon period （from June to September） when precipitation accounts for about 78.9% of the annual total. （3） The influence of altitude on climate warming was not clear in the southern region, whereas the trend of climate warming was obvious on the northern slope of Mt. Qomolangma. The annual mean precipitation in the southern region was much higher than that of the northern slope of the Mt. Qomolangma region. This shows the barrier effect of the Himalayas as a whole and Mt. Qomolangma in particular.     

内蒙古典型草原地上生物量的空间格局及其气候成因分析

内蒙古典型草原区的格点地上生物量与格点的纬度和经度均存在显著正相关关系,呈现北高南低、东高西低的空间分布格局;各气象站点所在地的草地地上生物量与多年平均年降水量之间存在显著正相关关系,与多年平均年均温之间存在显著负相关关系,而与多年平均年干燥度之间亦存在显著负相关关系,且在干燥度介于1~1.5的地区,地上生物量对干燥度变化的响应非常敏感;草地地上生物量的空间分布格局主要是在水热条件共同作用下形成的,年降水量的近东西向分布决定地上生物量分布的近东西向分异特点,而气温和降水的共同作用决定地上生物量分布的近南北向分异特点。     

IS THE EXTREME SNOW DEPTH RECORD FOR NORDLAND,NORWAY RELIABLE?

A snow depth of 370 cm at Dunderlandsdalen in winter 1919–20 is the largest recorded at stations in Nordland, Norway. During the period 1895–1924, the average maximum annual value there was 150.4 cm; at other stations it ranged from 38.5 to 190.1 cm. The ratio of maxima at other stations to that at Dunderlandsdalen was particularly low in 1919–20. In Nordland generally, that winter's recorded precipitation was slightly above the 30‐year average, but at Dunderlandsdalen it exceeded the average by 34%. At all stations except Dunderlandsdalen, 26 Jan.–1 Feb. was a dry period; at Dunderlandsdalen, 51.7 mm was recorded. Only one day without snowfall was recorded at Dunderlandsdalen between early January and early February, but elsewhere there were few days with snowfall. The difference in snowfall frequency and snow depth at Dunderlandsdalen in 1919–20 from values recorded elsewhere in Nordland contrasts with the relationships in other winters between 1895 and 1924. No observations were made at Dunderlandsdalen in winter 1917–18. Two of the householders there died in 1916. A change of personnel making the observations may have been responsible for the data gap and for the anomalous 1919 data. Changes made to buildings or the recording site in 1917 or 1918 may have resulted in increased snow depths as a result of drifting. Maintaining a record of climatic extremes and their environmental consequences is important. Data must be accurate. In view of this, it would be sensible to regard the validity of the 370 cm Dunderlandsdalen maximum as doubtful.     

气候变化情景下油茶生长的适宜性特征

基于气候情景数据与油茶标本，运用MaxEnt模型分析全新世中期、当代与未来阶段油茶生长的气候适宜性特征，将概率分布结果由不适宜到最适宜分为4个等级，分析了各时段空间分布变化与最适宜区北界变化、几何中心变化及位移情况。结果如下：1）MaxEnt模型的AUC值为0.848，评估结果达到“好”的标准，说明该模型可用；年降水量、最湿季降水量、最暖季平均温、温度季节性变化的标准差、最干月降水量、最湿季平均温和最冷季平均温等是7个主要环境因子。2）中国油茶主要适宜生长于长江以南、云贵高原以东，经纬度范围为30°N以南、107°E以东地区；适宜及以上等级占研究区面积的34.9%~61%；适宜性变化，空间上西南地区波动明显，面积上稳定和降低类占比较高。3）油茶最适宜区北界位于亚热带中部，不同年代、不同地区北界各异，长江中下游地区变化较小，而秦岭、渝、贵和桂等地变动较大，整体趋势为全新世中期至1980s向南推移，未来情景下2050s和2070s缓慢向北推移；几何中心在全新世中期时位于湖南郴州，至1980s时向东南方位移至广东韶关，至2050s时向东北位移至江西吉安，并相对稳定。4）基于气候情景数据和MaxEnt物种分布模型分析中国南方地区油茶气候适宜性时空分布与变化特征结果可靠。     

SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CLIMATOLOGY OF SNOWSTORMS IN THE DEEP SOUTH

Significant snowstorm events occurring during the winters from 1948/49 through 1989/90 are studied using a network of 100 weather stations across the southern states of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. To qualify for entry into the snowstorm inventory, at least 10 out of the 100 sites need a minimum of 25 mm (1 inch) of snowfall. A total of 69 events are identified and further categorized into four magnitudes based upon areal coverage or total snowfall amount. The storms are also classified into regional categories based upon the dominant part of the study area affected. The spatial characteristics of the snowstorms are discussed and illustrated with maps showing snowfall distributions for representative storms. Most events impact the northern portions of the study area although some very major storms fit into a Miscellaneous category with unique snowfall distributions in the southern or central parts of the Deep South. The temporal character of snowstorm frequency reveals that a very low number of events occurred during the 1950s with peak occurrence during the 1960s. Snowstorms generally remained more frequent during the 1970s and 1980s compared to the 1950s.     

Soil as a capacitor: Considering soil water content improves temporal models of productivity

Above-ground net primary production (ANPP) in arid and semiarid ecosystems is mainly explained by precipitation (ppt). However, when this relationship is evaluated taking into consideration data from different years in the same site (i.e. temporal models of productivity) the relation is weak, and sometimes it does not exist. In spite of this, the inclusion of previous year's ppt and/or ANPP frequently improves temporal models. In this study we analyze if considering NDVI and mean annual soil water content or transpiration (instead of different combinations of current-year ppt and previous year's ppt or ANPP) improves temporal models of productivity in the Southern Monte (Argentina). Current-year ppt only explained 39.7% of variation in ANPP, while mean soil water content explained 85.3%. The remaining models, which include current-year ppt together with previous-year's ppt or previous-year's ANPP, improve the first model; but the explanatory power of the model based only on mean soil water content is never reached. Our results also show that water losses exceed annual ppt in dry years, whereas the opposite occurs during years with above-average ppt. This carryover effect of soil water indicates that soil acts as a capacitor, accumulating water during wettest years and releasing it during following years.