CMIP5模式集合对中国区域性低温事件的模拟与预估

基于CMIP5逐日最低气温的模拟和预估数据,对中国区域性低温事件进行了研究。通过对中国区域性低温事件的历史模拟显示,模式集合的结果低估了中国区域性低温事件的变化趋势,但能够反映出与观测结果相同的减弱趋势,且比单个模式的结果更稳定,其空间分布与观测结果相似度也较高。在此基础上,采用模式集合方案对不同排放情景下（RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP8.5）的中国区域性低温事件进行了预估。结果显示,在RCP2.6排放情景下,中国区域性低温事件的减弱趋势较为缓和;在RCP4.5排放情景下,中国区域性低温事件呈现出显著的减弱趋势;在RCP8.5排放情景下,中国区域性低温事件的减弱趋势更明显。温室气体的排放可能主要影响中国区域性低温事件的强度和发生频次,对其空间分布影响较小。     

未来气候变化情景下长江上游年径流量变化趋势研究

依据政府间气候变化委员会(IPCC)第五次评估报告(AR5)未来不同排放情景(RCPs)下的多模式(CMIP5)气温和降水预估结果,构建基于气温和降水的未来径流量预估模型,并以宜昌站为例分析了不同模式不同排放情景下未来80年(2020～2099年)长江上游年径流量的变化趋势。多模式集合平均预估结果表明:在99%的置信水平下,未来80年长江上游年径流量在RCP2.6排放情景下呈不显著增加趋势,在RCP4.5排放情景下呈不显著减小趋势,而在RCP8.5排放情景下则呈显著减小趋势;在RCP2.6、RCP4.5和RCP8.5排放情景下未来80年长江上游年径流量预估均值相对于1961～2000年分别减少6.42%、10.99%和13.25%;同时,未来80年长江上游年径流量变化具有一定的年代际特征,在RCP2.6和RCP4.5排放情景下21世纪初期偏多、中期偏少而后期变化并不明显,在RCP8.5排放情景下则是21世纪中期以前偏多而中期以后明显偏少。本研究方法可为未来气候变化情景预估分析提供技术参考,本研究成果可供气候变化背景下长江上游乃至长江流域水资源开发利用及对策分析提供决策依据。      

CMIP5 analysis of the interannual variability of the Pacific SST and its association with the Asian-Pacific oscillation

基于27个CMIP5模式的模拟数据,评估了模式对太平洋海表温度年际变率及其与亚洲-太平洋涛动关系的模拟能力,并预估了其在RCP4.5和RCP8.5情景下的未来变化。评估结果表明,大多数模式和多模式集合能很好的再现观测中北太平洋和热带东太平洋海表温度的强年际变率,其与亚洲-太平洋涛动的同位相和反位相变化关系也能成功模拟出。多模式集合预估显示,与1950-99年相比,2050-99年期间北太平洋和热带东太平洋海表温度的年际变率在RCP4.5和RCP8.5情景下将减弱。大多数模式的预估结果与此相一致。此外,多模式集合预估还表明,当今亚洲-太平洋涛动与北太平洋和热带东太平洋海表温度的年际关系在RCP4.5和RCP8.5情景下仍存在,不过单模式的预估结果具有明显差异。     

CMIP5耦合模式对北半球3—4月积雪面积的历史模拟和未来预估

基于卫星观测数据,评估了23个CMIP5耦合模式对北半球3—4月积雪面积的模拟能力,在此基础上应用多模式集合平均结果,预估了未来不同温室气体排放情景下北半球3—4月积雪面积的变化情况。结果表明:整体上看,CMIP5耦合模式对北半球3—4月积雪面积具有一定的模拟能力,模式基本能再现北半球3—4月积雪面积的分布特征,但对高原等复杂地形地区积雪的模拟偏差较大并且低估了北半球积雪的减少趋势,这些可能是由卫星资料本身的缺陷以及模式参数化方案的不同造成的。多模式集合预估结果表明,未来几十年北半球3—4月积雪将继续减少并且集中发生在欧亚大陆中西部地区。温室气体排放将会对未来北半球积雪的变化产生显著影响。在RCP8.5情景下,未来北半球积雪减少最显著;在RCP4.5和RCP6.0情景下,在21世纪前半叶北半球积雪减少趋势与RCP8.5情景相当,但是在21世纪后半叶积雪的减少趋势明显小于RCP8.5情景;在RCP2.6情景下,北半球积雪减少趋势最小。所以,控制温室气体排放对于未来北半球积雪的生存至关重要。     

亚洲东部和南部土壤干湿状态对陆气耦合的影响分析

基于1979—2020年5—8月欧洲中期天气预报中心(European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts,ECMWF)第五代全球大气再分析产品——ERA5逐日数据计算了3个度量陆气耦合强度的指数,分析了亚洲东部和南部区域陆气耦合的气候态特征及其在不同土壤干湿条件下的差异。结果表明,从气候态看,华北-东北、青藏高原、印度、中国云南-东南亚和中纬度干旱带为较强陆气耦合区。在华北-东北、青藏高原、印度、中国云南-东南亚地区,土壤越干,陆气耦合强度越大,这种因土壤湿度不同而导致的耦合强度的显著差异,存在于从土壤湿度到蒸散发,再从蒸散发到边界层水汽和不稳定度的各耦合过程中,产生这种差异的主要原因是上述区域土壤湿度变率较大。而在中纬度干旱带,由于土壤湿度值及其变率均很小,耦合强度随土壤干湿条件变化无明显差异。华南为弱陆气耦合区,只有土壤偏干时,土壤湿度和蒸散发之间才能发生显著耦合,而蒸散发和边界层在所有土壤干湿条件下均不发生显著耦合。     

中国区域陆气耦合强度的时空分布特征

使用陆气耦合强度来表征陆面状态对降水、气温或大气其他物理过程的影响程度,可以辨识陆气相互作用的热点地区,加深对陆气相互作用和气候系统的认识。利用ERA5再分析资料,结合Pearson相关系数、Kendall’s Tau相关系数及土壤湿度-潜热通量、潜热通量-抬升凝结高度的陆气耦合指数对中国区域陆气耦合强度进行定量分析。结果表明:(1)我国北方干旱半干旱区土壤湿度增大导致潜热通量增加,为降水提供了所需的水汽条件;潜热通量增大导致感热通量减小,温度降低,对边界层的驱动减弱,不利于气团的抬升凝结,该区域是我国陆气相互作用的热点地区。(2)我国陆气耦合强度存在显著的季节性差异。干旱半干旱区陆气耦合强度在春夏季较强,秋冬季较弱。西南地区春季土壤湿度较低,有显著的陆气相互作用。     

基于SWAT模型模拟的未来气候变化对洪湖流域水资源影响研究

利用SWAT模型和IPCC第五次评估报告中全球气候模式BCC-CSM 1.1数据,对未来气候变化RCP 2.6、RCP 4.5、RCP 8.5共3种典型排放情景对洪湖流域水资源的影响进行了模拟研究。结果表明:SWAT模型对洪湖流域供水资源模拟的适用性较好,洪湖流域在未来RCP 2.6、RCP 4.5、RCP 8.5排放情景下的温度增幅分别为1.4℃、1.9℃和2.4℃,降水变率分别为-3.20%、7.60%和7.90%。SWAT模型模拟结果表明,未来3种情景下随着温度上升洪湖流域实际蒸散发量均略增加,径流受降水影响显著且变化不同,RCP 4.5和RCP 8.5情景下地表径流及地下径流均增加,RCP 8.5情景比RCP4.5情景下地表径流增加多;且各种重现期的洪峰流量和洪水发生频次均增加,RCP 2.6情景下地表径流和地下径流减少。3种情景下径流变异系数较基准期均略增大,说明洪湖流域发生干旱和洪涝的可能性增大,水资源可控性和利用率降低。     

基于CMIP5耦合气候模式的1.5℃和2℃升温阈值出现时间研究

利用CMIP5耦合气候模式的模拟结果,分析了不同排放情景下1.5℃和2℃升温阈值出现的时间。多模式集合平均结果表明：RCP2.6、RCP4.5和RCP8.5排放情景下,全球地表温度将分别在2029年、2028年和2025年达到1.5℃升温阈值;RCP2.6情景下直至21世纪末期都未达到2℃升温阈值,RCP4.5和RCP8.5排放情景下达到2℃升温阈值的时间分别为2048年和2040年。伴随着排放情景的升高,完成从1.5℃升温阈值到2℃升温阈值所需要的时间缩短。区域尺度上,达到同一升温阈值的时间主要表现为陆地比海洋早,且陆地对排放情景差异的敏感性相对较差,而海洋达到升温阈值的时间则随着排放情景的升高而明显提前。中国达到相应升温阈值的时间要早于全球,且以东北和西北地区出现的时间最早。     

“一带一路”区域未来气候变化预估

利用耦合模式比较计划第5阶段(CMIP5)提供的18个全球气候模式的模拟结果,预估了3种典型浓度路径(RCP2.6、RCP4.5、RCP8.5)下“一带一路”地区平均气候和极端气候的未来变化趋势。结果表明:在温室气体持续排放情景下,“一带一路”地区年平均气温在未来将会持续上升,升温幅度随温室气体浓度的增加而加大。在高温室气体排放情景(RCP8.5)下,到21世纪末期,平均气温将普遍升高5℃以上,其中北亚地区升幅最大,南亚和东南亚地区升幅最小。对于降水的变化,预估该区域大部分地区的年降水量将增加,其中西亚和北亚增加最为明显,而且在21世纪中期,RCP2.6情景下的增幅要比RCP4.5和RCP8.5情景下的偏大,而在21世纪后期,RCP8.5情景下降水的增幅比RCP2.6和RCP4.5情景下的偏大。未来极端温度也将呈升高的趋势,增温幅度高纬度地区大于低纬度地区、高排放情景大于低排放情景。而且在高纬度区域,极端低温的增暖幅度要大于极端高温的增幅。连续干旱日数在北亚和东亚总体呈现减少趋势,而在其他地区则呈增加趋势。极端强降水在“一带一路”区域总体上将增强,增强最明显的地区位于南亚、东南亚和东亚。     

不同代表性浓度路径(RCPs)下21世纪长江中下游强降水预估

利用政府间气候变化专门委员会第5次评估报告(IPCC AR5)耦合模式相互比较计划第5阶段(CMIP5)中所包含的8个模式资料,对长江中下游强降水的气候特征在21世纪的变化进行预估,并与此前基于第3阶段(CMIP3)的7个模式的预估结果进行了对比。所用资料既包括模式对20世纪的历史模拟,也包括它们在未来高、中、低三种排放情景(即RCP8.5、RCP4.5、RCP2.6三种代表性浓度路径)下的预估试验资料。结果表明:1)不同模式的预估结果有较好的一致性。相对于20世纪最后20 a(1980—1999年),21世纪不仅强降水事件频次、强降水事件的平均强度增加,且年际变率也有所增强。就增加幅度而言,西部强度较小,东部强度较大。2)就不同排放情景相互比较而言,在低排放情景和高排放情景(RCP2.6和RCP8.5)下,降水强度和频次的增长均比在中等排放情景(RCP4.5)下大。3)与之前CMIP3的结果相比,尽管二者均预估未来降水强度和频次增长,但二者增加幅度的空间分布并不一致。在CMIP5中,表现为自西向东幅度递增的特点,而在CMIP3中则中部地区增幅最大。     

中国干湿区变化与预估

本文采用干湿指数对1962~2011年中国干湿区范围变化进行了集中分析,并利用CMIP5（Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5）模式对其变化趋势开展了预估研究。结果表明,1962~2011年平均极端干旱区、干旱区、半干旱区、半湿润区和湿润区分别占中国陆地总面积的2.8%、11.7%、22.4%、32.6%和30.5%。期间,中国区域年干湿指数总体上呈现下降趋势,空间上表现为西部湿润化和东部干旱化的特征。显著缩小的是湿润区和极端干旱区,半湿润区、半干旱区和干旱区则显著扩大,这表明中国气候敏感区域在扩张。春季和秋季干湿指数变化趋势的空间分布与年平均的较为一致,冬季西北呈干旱化,夏季东南部地区为湿润化。相对于参考时段1986~2005年,在RCP4.5（Representative Concentration Pathway 4.5）情景下18个气候模式中位数的预估结果中,降水仅在东南南部减少,而潜在蒸散发在全区域增加,由于潜在蒸散发的增量超过了降水的增幅,中国区域将整体趋于干旱化,仅在西北地区呈湿润化特征;未来湿润区、干旱区和极端干旱区缩小,气候敏感性高的半湿润区和半干旱区仍将扩大。     

Assessment of CMIP5 global model simulations and climate change projections for the 21 st century using a modified Thornthwaite climate classification

A modified Thornthwaite Climate Classification is applied to a 32-member ensemble of CMIP5 GCMs in order to 1) evaluate model performance in the historical climate and 2) assess projected climate change at the end of the 21 ^{s t} century following two greenhouse gas representative concentration pathways (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5). This classification scheme differs from the well-known Köppen approach as it uses potential evapotranspiration for thermal conditions, a moisture index for moisture conditions, and has even intervals between climate classes. The multi-model ensemble (MME) reproduces the main spatial features of the global climate reasonably well, however, in many regions the climate types are too moist. Extreme climate types, such as those found in polar and desert regions, as well as the cool- and cold-wet types of eastern North America and the warm and cool-moist types found in the southern U.S., eastern South America, central Africa and Europe are reproduced best by the MME. In contrast, the cold-dry and cold-semiarid climate types characterizing much of the high northern latitudes and the warm-wet type found in parts of Indonesia and southeast Asia are poorly represented by the MME. Regionally, most models exhibit the same sign in moisture and thermal biases, varying only in magnitude. Substantial changes in climate types are projected in both the RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios. Area coverage of torrid climate types expands by 11 % and 19 % in the RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 projections, respectively. Furthermore, a large portion of these areas in the tropics will experience thermal conditions which exceed the range of historical values and fall into a novel super torrid climate class. The greatest growth in moisture types in climate zones is among those with dry climates (moisture index values < 0) with increased areas of more than 8 % projected by the RCP8.5 MME.     

RCP4.5情景下中国未来干湿变化预估

本文采用国际耦合模式比较计划第五阶段(CMIP5)中21个气候模式的试验数据, 利用土壤湿度以及由其他8个地表气象要素计算所得的干旱指数, 预估了RCP4.5(Representative Concentration Pathway 4.5)情景下21世纪中国干湿变化。结果表明:全球气候模式对1986～2005年中国现代干湿分布具备模拟能力, 尽管在西部地区模式与观测间存在一定的差异。在RCP4.5情景下, 21世纪中国区域平均的标准化降水蒸散发指数和土壤湿度均有减小趋势, 与之对应的是短期和长期干旱发生次数增加以及湿润区面积减小。从2016到2100年, 约1.5%～3.5%的陆地面积将从湿润区变成半干旱或半湿润区。空间分布上, 干旱化趋势明显的区域主要位于西北和东南地区, 同时短期和长期干旱发生次数在这两个地区的增加幅度也最大, 未来干旱化的发生时间也较其他地区要早;只在东北和西南地区未来或有变湿倾向, 但幅度较小。在季节尺度上, 北方地区变干主要发生在暖季, 南方则主要以冷季变干为主。造成中国干旱化的原因主要是由降水与蒸散发所表征的地表可用水量减少。     

基于CMIP5模式的中国气候变化敏感性预估与分析

以CMIP5提供的26个全球气候系统模式的温度和降水数据为基础,采用区域气候变化指数(Regional Climate Change Index,RCCI)分析中国的不同区域对21世纪气候变化响应的敏感性。结果表明,三种排放情景(RCP 2.6、RCP 4.5、RCP 8.5)下,21世纪全期,气候变化最敏感的区域分布在西藏地区,其次为我国西北地区以及东北地区,气候变化敏感性最低的区域分布在我国内蒙古中东部、华北地区以及长江中下游一带,且高排放情景对应更高的气候变化敏感性。对RCCI指数贡献因子分析结果表明,对中国气候变化敏感性贡献的大小依次为Δσ_TΔσ_pΔRRWAF。冬夏两季温度变化的大值区与RCCI指数的大致区分布一致,RCCI大小的分布很大程度上由温度变化的敏感性决定。而夏季降水变化的大值区主要出现在西藏地区、华南地区和东北地区,冬季降水变化的大值区则主要出现在黄河以南长江以北的中原地区以及东北地区。     

Can reanalysis datasets describe the persistent temperature and precipitation extremes over China?

This study analyzes the impact of anthropogenic climate change in the hydroclimatology of Senegal with a focus over the lake of Guiers basin for the middle (2041–2060) and late twenty-first century (2080–2099). To this end, high-resolution multimodel ensemble based on regional climate model experiments considering two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5) is used. The results indicate that an elevated warming, leading to substantial increase of atmospheric water demand, is projected over the whole of Senegal. In the Lake basin, these increases in potential evapotranspiration (PE) range between 10 and 25 % in the near future and for RCP4.5 while for the far future and RCP8.5, they exceed 50 %. In addition, mean precipitation unveils contrasting changes with wetter (10 to 25 % more) conditions by the middle of the century and drier conditions (more than 50 %) during the late twenty-first century. Such changes cause more/less evapotranspiration and soil moisture respectively during the two future periods. Furthermore, surface runoff shows a tendency to increase in most areas amid few locations including the Lake basin with substantial reduction. Finally, it is found that while semi-arid climates develop in the RCP4.5 scenario, generalized arid conditions prevail over the whole Senegal for RCP8.5. It is thus evident that these future climate conditions substantially threaten freshwater availability for the country and irrigated cropping over the Lake basin. Therefore, strong governmental politics are needed to help design response options to cope with the challenges posed by the projected climate change for the country.

     

An Analysis of Historical and Future Temperature Fluctuations over China Based on CMIP5 Simulations简

The trends and fluctuations of observed and CMIP5-simulated yearly mean surface air temperature over China were analyzed.In general,the historical simulations replicate the observed increase of temperature,but the multi-model ensemble （MME） mean does not accurately reproduce the drastic interannual fluctuations.The correlation coefficient of the MME mean with the observations over all runs and all models was 0.77,which was larger than the largest value （0.65） from any single model ensemble.The results showed that winter temperatures are increasing at a higher rate than summer temperatures,and that winter temperatures exhibit stronger interannual variations.It was also found that the models underestimate the differences between winter and summer rates.The ensemble empirical mode decomposition technique was used to obtain six intrinsic mode functions （IMFs） for the modeled temperature and observations.The periods of the first two IMFs of the MME mean were 3.2 and 7.2,which represented the cycle of 2-7-yr oscillations.The periods of the third and fourth IMFs were 14.7 and 35.2,which reflected a multi-decadal oscillation of climate change.The corresponding periods of the first four IMFs were 2.69,7.24,16.15 and 52.5 in the observed data.The models overestimate the period of low frequency oscillation of temperature,but underestimate the period of high frequency variation.The warming rates from different representative concentration pathways （RCPs） were calculated,and the results showed that the temperature will increase by approximately 0.9℃,2.4℃,3.2℃ and 6.1℃ in the next century under the RCP2.6,RCP4.5,RCP6.0 and RCP8.5 scenarios,respectively.     

How Frequently Will the Persistent Heavy Rainfall over the Middle and Lower Yangtze River Basin in Summer 2020 Happen under Global Warming?

The middle and lower Yangtze River basin (MLYRB) suffered persistent heavy rainfall in summer 2020, with nearly continuous rainfall for about six consecutive weeks. How the likelihood of persistent heavy rainfall resembling that which occurred over the MLYRB in summer 2020 (hereafter 2020PHR-like event) would change under global warming is investigated. An index that reflects maximum accumulated precipitation during a consecutive five-week period in summer (Rx35day) is introduced. This accumulated precipitation index in summer 2020 is 60% stronger than the climatology, and a statistical analysis further shows that the 2020 event is a 1-in-70-year event. The model projection results derived from the 50-member ensemble of CanESM2 and the multimodel ensemble (MME) of the CMIP5 and CMIP6 models show that the occurrence probability of the 2020PHR-like event will dramatically increase under global warming. Based on the Kolmogorov–Smirnoff test, one-third of the CMIP5 and CMIP6 models that have reasonable performance in reproducing the 2020PHR-like event in their historical simulations are selected for the future projection study. The CMIP5 and CMIP6 MME results show that the occurrence probability of the 2020PHR-like event under the present-day climate will be double under lower-emission scenarios (CMIP5 RCP4.5, CMIP6 SSP1-2.6, and SSP2-4.5) and 3–5 times greater under higher-emission scenarios (3.0 times for CMIP5 RCP8.5, 2.9 times for CMIP6 SSP3-7.0, and 4.8 times for CMIP6 SSP5-8.5). The inter-model spread of the probability change is small, lending confidence to the projection results. The results provide a scientific reference for mitigation of and adaptation to future climate change.     

PREDICTION AND UNCERTAINTY OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN CHINA DURING 21ST CENTURY UNDER RCPS

Based on integrated simulations of 26 global climate models provided by the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project(CMIP), this study predicts changes in temperature and precipitation across China in the 21 st century under different representative concentration pathways(RCPs), and analyzes uncertainties of the predictions using Taylor diagrams. Results show that increases of average annual temperature in China using three RCPs(RCP2.6, RCP4.5,RCP8.5) are 1.87 ℃, 2.88 ℃ and 5.51 ℃, respectively. Increases in average annual precipitation are 0.124, 0.214, and 0.323 mm/day, respectively. The increased temperature and precipitation in the 21 st century are mainly contributed by the Tibetan Plateau and Northeast China. Uncertainty analysis shows that most CMIP5 models could predict temperature well, but had a relatively large deviation in predicting precipitation in China in the 21 st century. Deviation analysis shows that more than 80% of the area of China had stronger signals than noise for temperature prediction;however, the area proportion that had meaningful signals for precipitation prediction was less than 20%. Thus, the multi-model ensemble was more reliable in predicting temperature than precipitation because of large uncertainties of precipitation.     

CMIP5多模式对阿留申低压气候特征的模拟检验与预估

利用观测的海温资料和海平面气压资料,检验了CMIP5(Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 5,CMIP5)多模式对阿留申低压(Aleutian Low,AL)特征指数的时空分布和变化的模拟能力;从AL周期及变化趋势等方面,分析了CMIP5模式预估的未来AL的变化特征。结果表明,CMIP5模式及其集合平均能够很好地模拟AL的环流结构,对AL的气候态有着较强的模拟能力,尤其是模式对于东太平洋海表温度的模拟能力直接影响其对于AL的模拟效果。模式的集合平均对变率强度的模拟偏强,且对于变率的模拟效果逊于对气候态的模拟。22个模式中的16个模式能模拟出AL强度指数的年代际变化周期,对年代际周期有着较好的刻画能力。Historical试验下对于AL的变化趋势存在着较大的不确定性,而相对于两种不同排放情景,随着排放的增加,AL更加偏北,强度增强,年际、年代际周期变得更加显著。在两种排放情景下模式的集合平均以及多数模式模拟出AL有着向北和增强的趋势。