云降水物理与人工影响天气研究进展(2008～2012年)

本文回顾和总结了近5年(2008～2012年)云降水物理与人工影响天气主要研究进展,并讨论了目前存在的主要问题和亟待解决的关键科学问题.内容涉及可分辨云数值模式及模拟研究、云降水的观测与遥感反演研究、气溶胶对云降水的影响及人工影响天气相关的数值模式、观测试验研究等.提高对云降水形成过程、时空结构与演变机理的深入认识,对揭示大气水循环、气候变化过程,提高天气精细化预报、大气云水资源开发利用及气象防灾减灾的能力,具有十分重要的作用.     

Application of the UKCIP02 climate change scenarios: Reflections and lessons learnt

The UKCIP02 climate change scenarios have become the standard reference for climate change in the UK since their release in 2002. This paper describes and reflects on the ways in which they have been applied. It then identifies some strengths, weaknesses and barriers to their application, and extracts key lessons that may inform the development and provision of future climate change scenarios.Analysis of the application of UKCIP02 shows that the scenarios have been used primarily as a communication device, as well as for scientific research and to inform policy and decision-making on climate change. They have played a critical role in raising awareness on climate change and in engaging organisations in the need to adapt. Their presentation in an accessible style, and their availability in a variety of formats, greatly facilitated their uptake. However, analysis has also revealed weaknesses which served as barriers to their uptake. Some of these, such as file format and accessibility issues, were readily overcome through technical solutions. Others, such as the issue of how to use uncertain information in decision-making, have only been partially addressed and remain an outstanding challenge for future scenario packages. Two key lessons have emerged which may benefit the provision of future climate scenarios in the UK and elsewhere. First, it is not enough to simply make climate change scenarios available. Their provision must be accompanied by ongoing guidance and support to ensure widespread and appropriate uptake. Second, on-going dialogue between those providing scenarios and the communities using them is fundamental to constructively meet the challenges associated with delivering credible scenarios that balance user requirements and expectations with what the science can deliver.     

Interactions Between the Atmospheric Sciences and Insurers in the United States

Insurance and insurers are directly affected and concerned about climate fluctuations in the United States. Growing losses in the 1990s awakened many in the insurance business to the enormity of weather-related problems they faced and a need for better information about climate and its fluctuations including a new potential problem, climate change. This paper presents the views of experts from the crop insurance sector, the property-casualty insurance sector, and from the atmospheric sciences sector based on atmospheric research accomplished for the insurance industry for decades. The paper addresses how climatologists and insurers can and need to work together to effectively bring understanding and wise consideration of climate conditions and their future fluctuations and extremes to insurers. Considerable climatological analyses have been employed in the past by the crop insurance industry, but less by property insurers. Insurers can adjust to a change in climate but to do so will require clear evidence, which does not exist now for the United States, and an understanding as well as wide acceptance of the on-going change by regulators and the buying public. Atmospheric scientists can help insurers to mitigate weather losses, to assess risks, to measure critical perils, to educate about risks, and to learn about critical issues like climate change and long-range forecasts.     

联合国气候变化谈判磋商与决策规则研究

由于俄罗斯等国家的坚持,《联合国气候变化框架公约》（简称公约）史上出现了最严重的议程之争,暴露出近年来公约进程较为突出的决策程序与规则问题,这对联合国气候变化进程的未来有着较直接的影响。研究试图深入系统分析俄罗斯等国提出的三类主张的实质,即磋商基本规则、谈判授权,特别是作为决策手段的协商一致与投票问题,对不同类型的问题提出了不同的评价以及未来前景分析。研究指出,对待程序与法律问题应从联合国气候变化进程的最终目标,特别是其追求建立并履行公正、合理的国际制度之宗旨出发,从争端的真实背景与价值观入手,并指出民主、公开透明、缔约方驱动的磋商基本规则,以及协商一致这一基本决策手段,以此继续长期作为公约进程的主导方向。     

波兹南会议之后的气候变化政治格局

2008年12月的波兹南会议作为巴厘岛和哥本哈根一次中间会议,既要全面回顾巴厘路线图的执行情况又要为即将到来的哥本哈根谈判作好准备,因此极为重要。发达国家、发展中国家两大谈判阵营,欧盟、美国和"77国集团+中国"三股主要力量围绕长期愿景、减排目标、适应、资金和技术转让等问题谈判激烈。2009年奥巴马执政以来美国与欧盟气候立场逐渐靠拢,新兴发展中大国地位愈发凸显,其他谈判力量也根据自身情况不断作出立场调整。中国在国际气候机制形成和发展中已处于关键位置,如何根据政治格局变化维护发展中国家利益和立场,实现负责任大国形象和国内低碳发展将伴随着整个后京都过程。     

欧洲业务集合预报系统进展

由于大气初值与数值模式中物理过程存在不确定性等客观事实,集合预报无疑代表着数值天气预报未来前进与发展的方向,它标志着天气预报的预报范式转变,即用户不仅可以得到未来大气状态的单一现实,还可得到未来大气可能出现的一系列场景。文中扼要地梳理了欧洲全球业务集合预报与有限区域模式高分辨业务集合预报的研究动态与技术发展、基本问题及其未来最新发展方向,包括:1)欧洲中期天气预报中心的业务集合预报系统发展沿革及概况;2)欧洲国家主要业务高分辨率集合预报系统概况;3)当前业务集合预报存在的问题、挑战及未来前进的方向。文中除了关注欧洲中期天气预报中心的集合预报应用,还梳理了目前欧洲高分辨业务集合预报取得的成就,以引起有关研究人员的注意。总之,借鉴欧洲业务集合预报的发展思路,不仅有助于集合预报理论创新,还对发展集合预报业务有重要指导意义。     

碳循环及对气候变化和人类生存环境的影响

碳循环及全球变暖已成为影响气候变化、人类生存环境和经济共同发展和安全的重大问题,引起了全球科学、政治、外交政策等部门的重视。本文着重探讨碳循环的由来、生态系统与碳循环的科学相关、在碳循环方面,中国需要解决的问题和科学技术方法以及碳循环系统的科学研究方法和改进等问题。     

近20 a驱动北极夏季迅速增暖和融冰的自然因素及过程

北极是全球气候系统平衡的重要一环,近20 a全球变暖现象中,北极迅速增温及融冰是最为引人关注的问题之一。人类影响无疑是过去几十年北极变暖背后的最主要的原因及驱动力,但气候系统的内在自然变率对北极的影响也不容忽视。本文指出,北极变暖的自然影响因子有一部分来源于热带太平洋东部海温的变化,热带太平洋通过由东部海温异常所驱动的大尺度遥相关环流型来影响北极的气候系统,该影响过程在过去20 a的演化是由热带海温的冷异常趋势所触发的。海温的冷异常通过遥相关波列在北极建立起一个异常的高压系统,并通过对大气温度的绝热加热来增加大气向下的长波辐射以加速海冰的融化,该作用在北半球夏天尤为明显,且于2007—2012年达到最大强度。此热带海温异常可能与IPO(the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation,太平洋年代际振荡)有关,且其对高纬气候的影响可能不同于典型ENSO对高纬气候的作用。通过对CMIP5气候模式的检验可发现,大部分模式对这个热带与北极联系的模拟都存在着显著的偏差和缺陷,具体原因仍需更多研究。本文给出了有关模式局限性的一些猜想,讨论了2020年夏季海冰快速融化的原因,并通过比较2020年夏季的环流异常与之前41 a(1979—2019年)与海冰融化紧密联系的大尺度环流型,进一步探究了2020年夏季热带东太平洋海温的冷异常对北极当季增温及融冰是否具有显著作用。     

Advances in weather modification from 1997 to 2007 in China

Rapid and significant advances in issues relevant to weather modification have been made in the last decade in China due to high water resource stresses and severe weather hazards induced by climate change. This paper reported some progress in aspects of theoretical modeling, field experiment and cloud-seeding tools, as well as research projects regarding weather modification during the ten years from 1997 to 2007. More advanced theoretical models such as cloud models with bin-microphysics and glaciogenic and hygroscopic seeding processes, and mesoscale cloud-resolving models with AgI-seeding processes have been developed to study seeding-induced changes of cloud structure and precipitation as well as to understand critical issues in association with weather modification. More advanced cloud-seeding tools such as mobile ground-based launching system of AgI-rockets and aircraft-based AgI-flares have been developed and used in operation. Several important projects aimed at exploring weather modification techniques and their applications have been conducted during this period.     

本科信息安全教学研究最新进展综述

随着云计算、移动应用、物联网等技术的不断发展,信息技术已经成为日常生活的一部分.不断浮现的各种安全问题导致整个社会对信息安全专业人才的需求不断增长,而信息安全教育是解决问题的关键.本文从面临的困难、要解决的问题、课程体系建设、教学方法研究、课程实验构建等几个方面系统地介绍了本科信息安全教学的最新研究成果,并指出了信息安全教学研究的未来发展方向.     

季风亚洲区域集成研究国际计划(MAIRS)10年回顾

季风亚洲区域集成研究（Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study,简称MAIRS）是国际全球变化研究计划（GEC）和地球系统科学联盟（ESSP）的一个子计划,是全球变化邻域第一个由中国科学家提出,并组织实施的国际计划,历时10余年。MAIRS明确提出:不同于过去和正在进行的任何一个关于季风的研究计划,MAIRS研究的主题是人类与季风系统的相互作用。本文从四个方面回顾了这个计划的历程:（1）2003~2006年的可行性研究。包括区域集成研究概念的提出、亚洲区域全球变化研究的快速评估、以及在此基础上确定MAIRS的总体科学目标和起草MAIRS的科学计划。（2）2006年正式发布的MAIRS科学计划的主要内容。包括季风亚洲区域面临的环境变化和研究挑战、集成研究的科学问题、四个最脆弱区域的确定以及计划执行的方法和手段等。（3）2006~2016年MAIRS计划的执行情况。包括组织结构、科学活动、研究项目和成果、以及国际合作网络的建立。（4）MAIRS的国际影响和未来发展。MAIRS与未来地球国际计划（Future Earth）。     

Preface

Climate change is one of the most challenging issues faced by human beings. Although many remarkable achievements have been made in climate change research,there is still a tremendous amount of uncertainty in     

全球气候变化对中国森林生态系统的影响

人类活动所引起的温室效应及由此造成的全球气候变化和对全球生态环境的影响正引起人们越来越多的重视.作为全球陆地生态系统一个重要组分,中国的森林生态系统对未来全球气候变化的响应更是人们关注的重点.作者系统地总结了全球气候变化对中国森林生态系统分布、生态系统生产力、森林树种以及森林土壤的影响,指出了现阶段该领域研究中存在的一些问题,并对今后需要加强的一些核心问题与研究重点作了展望.     

水资源脆弱性的研究进展

水资源是影响可持续发展最主要的环境因素,研究水资源的脆弱性以及气候变化对水资源脆弱性的影响关系到我国国民经济可持续发展的重大问题。文章系统地阐述了水资源脆弱性的概念、评价指标体系、研究方法、研究进展以及降低水资源脆弱性应采取的适应对策措施等。并提出今后应进一步明确水资源脆弱性的概念和研究范围,完善现有的指标体系,提高脆弱性图表的统一性和可比性以及应用高新技术开展水资源脆弱性的研究等。     

夏季风过渡区的陆-气相互作用：述评与展望

夏季风过渡区是受夏季风影响最敏感的区域之一,其陆-气相互作用对夏季风气候动力学过程响应明显,该区域的陆-气相互作用及其对夏季风活动的响应是一个值得关注的重要科学问题。分析了中国夏季风过渡区的形成及其基本特征,讨论了夏季风过渡区陆-气相互作用过程研究的主要关注点,初步推测了该地区陆-气相互作用对夏季风变化的响应机制。指出该地区陆-气相互作用研究包含了多重互馈机制、陆面水-热-生过程耦合、近地层到自由大气的多界面交换、季风多尺度作用和特殊的陆面水分循环等一系列重要科学问题。同时,总结归纳了该领域的主要研究进展和关键科学问题,提出了未来应该重点研究的7个方面,并初步给出了研究试验的基本思路。为未来系统深入研究夏季风过渡区陆-气相互作用及其对夏季风活动响应问题提供了科学指导。      

Improving impact assessment methods: climate change and the health of indigenous Australians

Climate impact assessment has evolved as a range of tools, critical in evaluating potential impacts of climate change. This field has been driven by global concerns and is dominated by western scientific philosophies. Amid claims that it is failing in its role of informing policy, key issues implicated in application of assessment techniques are considered for the case of indigenous health in northern Australia. An argument is made for local scale studies which foster stakeholder involvement and focus on social, cultural and political landscapes; studies which produce outcomes of relevance to stakeholders and planners, as well as scientists and researchers.     

全球干旱/半干旱区年代尺度干湿变化研究的进展及思考

干旱/半干旱区气候变化研究一直是广泛关注的前沿科学问题,尤其是气候干湿变化规律及未来的发展趋势。过去大量的研究揭示了全球不同干旱/半干旱区的干湿变化事实和机理,取得了一系列重要进展,IPCC第6次评估报告明确指出未来全球干旱化将加剧,但也存在诸多问题没有得到一致的认识。本文将对全球变暖背景下有关干旱/半干旱区年代尺度干湿变化,特别是年代尺度干旱研究进行梳理,系统评述当前相关研究的现状并提出干旱/半干旱区研究所面临的关键科学问题。     

中国干旱事件成因和变化规律的研究进展与展望

干旱是世界上危害最广泛、最严重的自然灾害之一。中国地处典型季风气候区,干旱灾害的影响尤为突出。国际上对干旱问题已经进行了大量研究,逐渐由对干旱的定性和表象的认识发展到对干旱客观特征的定量认识和形成机理的深入揭示。自新中国成立以来,中国从以往仅对一些重大干旱事件的零散认识逐步发展到与国际干旱研究的完全接轨,干旱研究取得了长足进展。但是,目前对干旱研究取得的科学进展缺乏客观全面的整体认识,对干旱研究的发展方向尚未能充分洞察。为此,基于国际干旱研究现状,系统回顾了新中国成立以来中国干旱研究的历程,总结了中国干旱研究的重要进展,划分出了干旱事件的现象特征和时空分布、干旱形成机理及变化规律、干旱灾害风险和骤发性干旱研究兴起等中国干旱研究的4个主要发展过程。并从干旱事件特征、干旱时空分布、干旱变化规律、干旱成因、干旱影响机制、干旱风险形成过程以及干旱对气候变暖的响应、骤发性干旱的特殊性等方面归纳凝练了中国干旱研究的主要成果。同时,结合干旱研究的国际前沿、热点问题和发展趋势,科学分析了中国干旱研究的不足和问题,提出了中国未来干旱研究需要在加强典型干旱频发区综合性干旱科学试验研究的基础上,对干旱形成的多因子协同影响、陆-气作用对干旱形成发展的作用、骤发性干旱的判别及监测预测、各类干旱之间转换规律及其非一致性特征、关键影响期对农业干旱发展的作用、干旱对气候变暖响应的复杂性、干旱灾害风险的科学评估等重点科学问题上取得突破。      

Benchmarking sustainability in cities: The role of indicators and future scenarios

Scenarios are a useful tool to help think about and visualise the future and, as such, are utilised by many policymakers and practitioners. Future scenarios have not been used to explore the urban context in much depth, yet have the potential to provide valuable insights into the robustness of decisions being made today in the name of sustainability. As part of a major research project entitled Urban Futures, a toolkit has been developed in the UK to facilitate the use of scenarios in any urban context and at any scale relevant to that context. The toolkit comprises two key components, namely, (i) a series of indicators comprising both generic and topic area-specific indicators (e.g., air quality, biodiversity, density, water) that measure sustainability performance and (ii) a list of characteristics (i.e., 1–2-sentence statements about a feature, issue or small set of issues) that describe four future scenarios. In combination, these two components enable us to measure the performance of any given sustainability indicator, and establish the relative sensitivity or vulnerability of that indicator to the different future scenarios. An important aspect of the methodology underpinning the toolkit is that it is flexible enough to incorporate new scenarios, characteristics and indicators, thereby allowing the long-term performance of our urban environments to be considered in the broadest possible sense.     

适应性观测研究现状和展望

适应性观测是指为了有针对性地提高高影响天气数值预报的质量,在已有观测系统基础上对特定敏感区域/特定时段进行补充性加强观测。十多年来,这种旨在提高数值预报质量的新策略在国际上引起高度重视,成功开展了多个系列外场观测试验,并在适应性观测敏感区识别方法的发展和适应性观测资料同化后对数值预报质量影响的定量评估等方面均取得了重要的研究成果。文中简述了适应性观测问题及其目的,着重分析和总结了目标敏感区识别方法及其特点和适应性观测对数值预报质量的影响等方面的研究进展,并讨论了适应性观测资料改进未来数值预报质量需要解决的关键科学问题。