UV-B辐射增强对不同品种花生结荚期生理特性日变化的影响

以3个花生品种（开农49号、64号和69号）为材料,通过大田模拟试验,研究UV-B辐射增强对花生结荚期叶片的净光合速率（P_n）、气孔导度（G_s）、胞间CO₂浓度（C_i）、蒸腾速率（T_r）和水分利用效率（E_wu）日变化的影响,为筛选高产、抗旱、抗UV-B辐射花生品种提供依据.UV-B辐射设2个水平即自然光（CK,1.5 kJ·m^-2）和UV-B增强20%（T,1.8 kJ·m^-2）.结果表明,UV-B辐射增强明显抑制花生的光合作用和蒸腾作用,与对照相比,UV-B增强条件下,开农49号、64号和69号P_n日均值分别降低19.4%、27.8%、24.7%;G_s日均值降低26.7%、42.9%、28.6%;C_i日均值降低27.2%、20.4%、23.1%;T_r日均值降低17.8%、23.3%、25.1%;E_wu日均值降低16.6%、23.2%、23.9%.UV-B辐射增强对3个品种生长都具有抑制效应,但品种间存在一定的敏感性差异,其中开农49号最不敏感,因此,开农49号在抗UV-B辐射方面比其他2个品种具有更大的优势.     

塔克拉玛干沙漠腹地区域性与局地性沙尘暴特征分析——以塔中为例

塔克拉玛干沙漠近几年来沙尘暴发生频率增加,强度增大,为了研究不同尺度沙尘暴的规律,利用2005-2014年塔克拉玛干沙漠腹地塔中及周边14个气象台站沙尘暴资料,给出塔克拉玛干沙漠腹地塔中区域性与局地性沙尘暴天气过程的定义,从区域性与局地性沙尘暴持续时间,能见度,类型,时间变化等特征进行分析。研究结果表明：(1)10塔中发生沙尘暴170d比沙漠南缘和北缘高,比肖塘少,其中区域性沙尘暴80d,局地性沙尘暴90d,天气过程区域性64次,局地性80次;(2)塔中区域性沙尘暴不论是持续时间还是能见度总体上比局地性沙尘暴持续时间长,能见度低;(3)区域与局地沙尘暴可以按主导风向分为5类,但各类沙尘暴在区域性与局地性沙尘暴中表现出季节分布;(4)区域性与局地性沙尘暴10a波动增长,区域性沙尘暴多发生在春季,局地性沙尘暴多发生在夏季,区域性沙尘暴年际和年内变差系数都小于局地沙尘暴,一日中区域性与沙尘暴白天多于夜晚。     

Chemical characterization of water-soluble aerosols in different residential environments of semi aridregion of India

This paper deals with the atmospheric concentrations of PM₅ and PM_2.5 particulate matter and its water soluble constituents along with the size distribution of ions and spatial variation at three different residential environments in a semiarid region in India. Samples were collected from the indoors and outdoors of urban, rural and roadside sites of Agra during October 2007–March 2008. The mean concentrations of PM_2.5 indoors and outdoors were 178 μgm⁻³ and 195 μgm⁻³ while the mean concentrations of PM₅ indoors and outdoors were 231.8 μgm⁻³ and 265.2 μgm⁻³ respectively. Out of the total aerosol mass, water soluble constituents contributed an average of 80% (33% anions, 50% cations) in PM₅ and 70% (29% anions, 43% cations) in PM_2.5. The indoor–outdoor ratio of water soluble components suggested additional aerosol indoor sources at rural and roadside sites. Indoor–outdoor correlations were also determined which show poor relationships among concentrations of aerosol ions at all three sites. Univariate Pearson correlation coefficients among water soluble aerosols were determined to evaluate the relationship between aerosol ions in indoor and outdoor air.     

微降水雷达测量精度分析

利用数值模拟的方法,讨论了利用微降水雷达MRR(Micro Rain Radar)雷达功率谱密度反演降水参数时,MIE散射(米散射)效应、垂直气流(包括上升气流、下沉气流)对数浓度N、雷达反射率Z、雨强I、液态含水量LWC等参数的影响。MIE散射主要影响直径为1.20~4.00 mm的粒子,MIE散射效应影响的N、Z、I、LWC偏差的平均值分别为2.74 m-3 mm-1、1.47 d BZ、0.0061 mm h~(-1)、0.0004 g m-3。下沉气流使反演液滴直径偏大,上升气流使得反演的液滴直径偏小,下沉气流的影响更大,尤其是对低层影响大于高层。例如,在300 m高度上,当液滴直径为2.67 mm时,下沉气流为2.00 m s-1时,理论上反演的直径为8.07 mm,超出了MRR探测的阈值,其相对误差值能接近200%。下沉气流使得反射率谱向大粒子方向平移,且谱型展宽;上升气流则相反。将MRR资料与同步观测的THIES雨滴谱仪数据进行比对,分析MRR资料的可靠性。选取2015年4月1日01~12时(协调世界时)山东济南的一次降水过程,将MRR在300 m高度上反演的雷达反射率因子、雨强、数浓度、中值体积直径与雨滴谱仪资料进行对比。结果表明:两种仪器探测的Z、I、N、中值体积直径D0在时间序列上都有较好的吻合度,变化趋势和幅度相近,Z、I、D0的平均偏差分别为1.19 d BZ、0.34 mm h~(-1)、0.36 mm。MRR反演的I值偏大,而粒子直径偏小,分析了产生偏差的主要原因,除了探测系统偏差、分析方法本身存在的偏差外,上升气流导致的偏差不容忽视。这些结果初步验证了微降水雷达观测的功率谱密度及其反演方法的可靠性。     

The philosophy of the Chicago School of meteorology

Summary The effect of philosophical thought on scientific achievement is briefly discussed. Through a study of the types of problems investigated and the methods employed by the Chicago School of meteorology an attempt is made to isolate its philosophy. In the light of these results certain concepts favoured by the Chicago School such as energy transmission, horizontal mixing, and indirect circulations, are discussed.

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Zusammenfassung Die Auswirkung einer auf die Grundvorstellungen zurückgehenden Denkweise auf den wissenschaftlichen Fortschritt wird kurz diskutiert. Durch eine Untersuchung über die von der Chicagoer Meteorologenschule in Angriff genommenen Problemstellungen und über die von ihr angewandten Methoden wird der Versuch gemacht, ihre Grundanschauungen herauszuschälen. Im Lichte dieser Ergebnisse werden bestimmte, von der Chicago-Schule bevorzugt behandelte Begriffe wie Energieübertragung, horizontaler Austausch und indirekte Zirkulation diskutiert.

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Résumé Brève discussion d'une philosophie des notions fondamentales et de son influence sur le progrès scientifique. Par une étude de la problématique à laquelle s'applique l'école météorologique de Chicago et de ses méthodes, on tente de dégager ses fondements. A la lumière de ces résultats, certaines notions adoptées par l'école de Chicago telles que la transmission de l'énergie, l'échange turbulent horizontal et la circulation indirecte sont soumises à une discussion.

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Determination of kolmogorov entropy of chaotic attractor included in one—dimensional time series of meteorological data

The 1970-1985 day to day averaged pressure dataset of Shanghai and the extension method in phase space are used to calculate the correlation dimension D and the second-order Renyi entropy K2 of the approximation of Kolmogorov’s entropy, the fractional dimension D = 7.7~7.9 and the positive value K2 ≈ 0.1 are obtained. This shows that the attractor for the short-term weather evolution in the monsoon region of China exhibits a chaotic mo-tion. The estimate of K2 yields a predictable time scale of about ten days. This result is in agreement with that ob-tained earlier by the dynamic-statistical approach.The effects of the lag time τ on the estimate of D and K2 are investigated. The results show that D and K2 are convergent with respect to τ. The day to day averaged pressure series used in this paper are treated for the extensive phase space with τ = 5, the coordinate components are independent of each other; therefore, the dynamical character quantities of the system are stable and reliable.     

北京城市下垫面动力学参数的计算与分析

采用北京325 m铁塔2008—2012年的单层超声观测资料,基于莫宁-奥布霍夫相似理论(Monin-Obukhov similarity theory)和前人提出的最小误差分析方法,计算了铁塔周边下垫面的零平面位移高度和动力粗糙度长度。结果表明,由于铁塔位于北京市区,其周边下垫面呈现极其复杂的非均匀性,所以对应铁塔周边不同的扇区,零平面位移高度和动力粗糙度长度各有不同。平均而言,在2008—2012年间,铁塔周边下垫面的零平面位移高度为34.4 m,动力粗糙度长度为1.16 m。此外,综合前人的计算结果发现,铁塔周边的零平面位移高度和动力粗糙度长度在2001年之前呈显著增加的趋势,而在2001年以后并未增长,这一现象与铁塔周边的城市化进程相对应。     

An investigation of the vergence field of the wind and ocean currents of the Indian ocean

Summary In order to study the effect of the differential heating on the large scale sea surface flow pattern of the atmosphere vergence charts of the horizontal wind were constructed (January and July) and compared with the isotherm charts of the surface temperatures. For January a significant relation between the temperature field and the vergence field was found and this relation was as anticipated: convergence over the relatively warmer areas and divergence over the relatively colder areas. This effect is more pronounced at lower latitudes.The vergence chart of the ocean currents (January) shows in the region of the equatorial counter current a distribution of the vergence that is in good agreement with the scheme of the vertical circulation within the equatorial region of the Atlantic as proposed byA. Defant.

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Zusammenfassung Zur Untersuchung der Auswirkung einer unterschiedlichen Erwärmung auf die großräumigen Strömungsformen der Atmosphäre über der Meeresoberfläche wurden Vergenzkarten der horizontalen Winde für Januar und Juli konstruiert und mit den Isothermenkarten der Oberflächentemperaturen verglichen. Für Januar wurde eine signifikante Beziehung zwischen dem Temperaturfeld und dem Vergenzfeld gefunden. Es zeigte sich Konvergenz über relativ wärmeren Gebieten und Divergenz über relativ kälteren Gebieten. Dieser Zusammenhang tritt in niedrigeren Breiten deutlicher in Erscheinung. Die Vergenzkarte der Meeresströmungen (Januar) zeigt im Gebiete des äquatorialen Gegenstromes eine Vergenzverteilung, die mit dem vonA. Defant angegebenen Schema der Vertikalzirkulation im äquatorialen Gebiet des Atlantiks in guter Übereinstimmung steht.

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Résumé Dans le but d'étudier l'effet d'un réchauffement inégal sur les systèmes de circulation atmosphérique à grande échelle au-dessus des océans, l'auteur a dressé des cartes de divergence des vents horizontaux en janvier et en juillet, et les a comparées aux cartes d'isothermes de surface. En janvier il existe une relation significative entre les champs de température et de divergence; il y a convergence sur les régions relativement chaudes, et divergence sur les régions relativement froides. Cette relation est particulièrement nette aux basses latitudes. La carte de divergence des courants marins (janvier) montre dans la région du contre-courant équatorial une distribution de la divergence qui s'accorde avec le schéma de la circulation verticale donné parA. Defant pour la zone équatoriale de l'Atlantique.

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Utilization of PSO algorithm in estimation of water level change of Lake Beysehir

In this study, unlike backpropagation algorithm which gets local best solutions, the usefulness of particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm, a population-based optimization technique with a global search feature, inspired by the behavior of bird flocks, in determination of parameters of support vector machines (SVM) and adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) methods was investigated. For this purpose, the performances of hybrid PSO-ε support vector regression (PSO-εSVR) and PSO-ANFIS models were studied to estimate water level change of Lake Beysehir in Turkey. The change in water level was also estimated using generalized regression neural network (GRNN) method, an iterative training procedure. Root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), and coefficient of determination (R ²) were used to compare the obtained results. Efforts were made to estimate water level change (L) using different input combinations of monthly inflow-lost flow (I), precipitation (P), evaporation (E), and outflow (O). According to the obtained results, the other methods except PSO-ANN generally showed significantly similar performances to each other. PSO-εSVR method with the values of minMAE = 0.0052 m, maxMAE = 0.04 m, and medianMAE = 0.0198 m; minRMSE = 0.0070 m, maxRMSE = 0.0518 m, and medianRMSE = 0.0241 m; minR ² = 0.9169, maxR ² = 0.9995, medianR ² = 0.9909 for the I-P-E-O combination in testing period became superior in forecasting water level change of Lake Beysehir than the other methods. PSO-ANN models were the least successful models in all combinations.     

Statistical analysis of microphysical properties and the parameterization of effective radius of warm clouds in Beijing area

In this paper warm cloud microphysical parameters including cloud droplet number concentration (N_c), liquid water content (q_l) and effective radius (r_e) from 75 flights around the Beijing area during 2005 and 2006 are summarized. Average N_c (cm^− 3) for Cu, Sc, Ac, As and Ns are 376 ± 290, 257 ± 226, 147 ± 112, 60 ± 35 and 60 ± 84, respectively. Many records of high N_c above 1000 cm^− 3 are observed. The large standard deviations indicate a large variation of N_c and q_l in this region. The maxima of q_l reach 1.4 g m^− 3 in Cu and 1.0 g m^− 3 in Sc, respectively. Different parameterizations of effective radius are examined with the in-situ data in this area. There are different ways to obtain the prefactor representing the relationship between effective radius and mean volume radius. Significant systematic errors are found to be at the large sizes when the prefactor is expressed with relative dispersion under the Gamma Distribution. Fixed prefactor of 1, which was widely used, even produces much larger error. A prefactor of 1.22 is found to be better than the former two methods by fitting with the observed data. The effective radius is further parameterized as functions of mean volume radius, liquid water content and cloud droplet number concentration. We suggest that the effective radius can be parameterized as r_e,p ≈ 1.20r_v + 0.22–1.28/r_v², which is a practical and more accurate scheme without too much computation complexity.     

Aspects of the cycle of inorganic nitrogen compounds in the tropical rain forest of the Ivory Coast

A partial balance of mineral N is given for the basins of two coastal rivers in a forest zone in the Ivory Coast. The dry and wet depositions on the basin surfaces is given for particulate matter (NO₃ ^–, NH₄ ⁺). The quantity of mineral N washed away in the rivers is evaluated. The losses from leaching of the soils by rainwater are about 0.33 to 1.0% of the atmospheric depositions for NH₄ ⁺–N and 2.2 to 5.8% for NO₃ ^––N. The yearly atmospheric input of N compounds to the ecosystem, about 1.4 g N m^–2 y^–1, is at least 14% of mineral N formed in the soils and is therefore quite significant.     

Temperature-dependence of ultraviolet absorption cross-sections of alternative chlorofluoroethanes

The absorption cross-sections of HCFC-123 (CF₃–CHCl₂), HCFC-141b (CH₃–CFCl₂) and HCFC-142b (CH₃–CF₂Cl) are measured between 170 and 250 nm for temperatures ranging from 295 to 210 K with uncertainties between 2 and 4%. They are compared with other available determinations. Temperature effects are discussed and parametrical formulae are proposed to compute the absorption cross-section for wavelengths and temperatures useful in atmospheric modelling calculations. Photodissociation coefficients are presented and their temperature-dependence is discussed.     

浙江省沿海陆域与舟山海域地闪回击特征分析

采用2016-2020年浙江省闪电定位资料,利用Access和MATLAB对浙江省陆域、舟山海域地闪回击特征进行分析.结果显示:浙江省陆域年平均地闪回击密度为1.97次·km-2·a-1,正地闪回击密度为0.10次·km-2·a-1,正地闪回击占总地闪回击的5.1％,正地闪回击平均电流强度为42.49 kA,负地闪为3...     

Kinetics of ammonia and ammonium ion inhibition of the atmospheric oxidation of aqueous sulfur dioxide by oxygen

This is the first study, which shows both NH₃ and NH₄⁺ to inhibit the autoxidation of aqueous SO₂ in the pH range 7.0–8.5. The rate of the autoxidation, R _aut , in both buffered and unbuffered media at a fixed pH is in conformity with the rate law:

Deposition of atmospheric particulate PCBs in suburban site of Turkey

Dry deposition and air concentration samples were collected from July 2004 to May 2005 at a suburban site in Turkey. A water surface sampler (WSS) was used to measure directly the dry deposition flux of particulate polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) while a high volume air sampler (HVAS) was employed to collect air samples. Particulate PCB concentrations accounted for 15% of total PCBs (gas + particle phase) at the site. The overall particulate phase PCB flux ranged from 2 to 160 ng m^− 2 d^− 1 with an average of 46.3 ± 40.6 ng m^− 2 d^− 1. Forty one PCB congeners were targeted in the samples while twenty one congeners were found to be higher than detection limits in deposition samples. Fluxes for homolog groups ranged between 0.9 (7-CBs) and 21.0 (3-CBs) ng m^− 2 d^− 1. Measured dry deposition fluxes were lower than the ones usually reported for urban sites. Average PCB dry deposition velocity, calculated using flux values and concurrently measured atmospheric concentrations, was 1.26 ± 1.86 cm s^− 1 depended on size distribution of particles, atmospheric PCB concentrations and meteorological conditions.     

The impact of the PBL scheme and the vertical distribution of model layers on simulations of Alpine foehn

Summary This paper investigates the influence of the planetary boundary-layer (PBL) parameterization and the vertical distribution of model layers on simulations of an Alpine foehn case that was observed during the Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP) in autumn 1999. The study is based on the PSU/NCAR MM5 modelling system and combines five different PBL schemes with three model layer settings, which mainly differ in the height above ground of the lowest model level (z ₁). Specifically, z ₁ takes values of about 7 m, 22 m and 36 m, and the experiments with z ₁ = 7 m are set up such that the second model level is located at z = 36 m. To assess if the different model setups have a systematic impact on the model performance, the simulation results are compared against wind lidar, radiosonde and surface measurements gathered along the Austrian Wipp Valley. Moreover, the dependence of the simulated wind and temperature fields at a given height (36 m above ground) on z ₁ is examined for several different regions. Our validation results show that at least over the Wipp Valley, the dependence of the model skill on z ₁ tends to be larger and more systematic than the impact of the PBL scheme. The agreement of the simulated wind field with observations tends to benefit from moving the lowest model layer closer to the ground, which appears to be related to the dependence of lee-side flow separation on z ₁. However, the simulated 2 m-temperatures are closest to observations for the intermediate z ₁ of 22 m. This is mainly related to the fact that the simulated low-level temperatures decrease systematically with decreasing z ₁ for all PBL schemes, turning a positive bias at z ₁ = 36 m into a negative bias at z ₁ = 7 m. The systematic z ₁-dependence is also observed for the temperatures at a fixed height of 36 m, indicating a deficiency in the self-consistency of the model results that is not related to a specific PBL formulation. Possible reasons for this deficiency are discussed in the paper. On the other hand, a systematic z ₁-dependence of the 36-m wind speed is encountered only for one out of the five PBL schemes. This turns out to be related to an unrealistic profile of the vertical mixing coefficient. Correspondence: Günther Z?ngl, Meteorologisches Institut der Universitat München, 80333 München, Germany     

Some observations of thep H of precipitation elements

Summary A year of observations ofp _H values of individual rain drops and snowflakes near Boston, Mass., showed acidic values ranging from 3 to 5.5 with a mean value of 4. There was no systematic relation betweenp _H and the duration of rainfall. Drizzle and light rain had the lowest values, heavy rain and solid precipitation had the highest. There is a tendency for smaller drops to have lower values ofp _H than the larger ones. Measurements of dew and frost showed also a range from 3 to 5.5 with a mean value of 4.3.

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Zusammenfassung Beobachtungen desp _H-Wertes von einzelnen Regentropfen und Schneeflocken während eines Jahres in der Nähe von Boston zeigten eine Schwankung zwischen 3 und 5,5 mit einem Mittelwert von 4. Eine systematische Beziehung zwischenp _H und Regendauer wurde nicht gefunden. Tropfen von Sprühregen und leichtem Regen hatten die niedrigsten Werte, während die höchsten Werte bei heftigen Schauern und gefrorenen Niederschlagsarten beobachtet wurden. Es besteht eine Neigung zu niedrigeremp _H bei kleinen Tröpfchen als bei großen Tropfen. Messungen an Tau und Reif ergaben ebenfalls Werte zwischen 3 und 5,5 mit einem Mittelwert von 4,3.

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Résumé Des observations des valeurs dup _H de différentes gouttes de pluie ou de flocons de neige, faites près de Boston pendant une année, indiquent une variation comprise entre 3 et 5.5 avec une moyenne de 4. L'auteur n'a pas trouvé de relation systématique entre lep _H et la durée des précipitations. Des gouttes de bruine et celles de légères chutes de pluie indiquaient les valeurs les plus basses, tandis que pendant de fortes averses et des précipitations sous forme solide on obtenait les valeurs les plus élevées. Il y a davantage une tendance à un petitp _H lorsque les gouttes sont petites que lorsqu'elles sont grandes. Les mesures faites sur des gouttes de rosée et sur du givre donnèrent également des valeurs comprises entre 3 et 5.5 avec une moyenne de 4.3.

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大别山区茶叶气候生产潜力评估

基于大别山区35个气象观测站1971—2020年逐日气象资料、DEM数据,采用气候统计分析、逐步订正法和趋势面插值等方法,对茶叶光合生产潜力（YQ）、光温生产潜力（YT）和气候生产潜力（YW）时空变化特征、气候资源贡献率及其对气候变化的响应进行了分析。结果表明：大别山区茶叶YQ和YW呈下降趋势,降幅分别为0.58和0.05 t〖DK〗·hm-2〖DK〗·(10a)-1,YT呈增加趋势,增幅为0.36 t〖DK〗·hm-2〖DK〗·(10a)-1;空间分布上,YQ随纬度的增加而增加,YT随纬度和海拔的增加而减少,YW随纬度的增加而减少、随海拔的增加而增加;太阳辐射、温度和降水对YW的贡献率分别为26%、48%、26%,温度的促进作用与太阳辐射和降水的抑制作用相互抵消,致使YW总体呈动态平衡趋势;气候变化背景下,大别山区北部地区较南部地区YQ下降趋势更加明显,南部地区较北部地区YT增加趋势更加明显,YW在低海拔地区呈增加趋势而在高海拔地区呈下降趋势。研究结果可为大别山区茶叶产业充分利用气候资源、高效趋利避害、合理优化产业布局提供科学依据。     

Further studies of the temperature dependence of the rate coefficients for the reactions of OH with a series of ethers under simulated atmospheric conditions

The following temperature-dependent rate coefficients (k/cm³ molecule^–1 s^–1) of the reactions of hydroxyl radicals with aliphatic ethers have been determined over the temperature range 247–373 K by a competitive flow technique: diethyl ether,k _OH=5.2×10^–12 exp[(262±150)/T]; methyln-butyl ether,k _OH=5.4×10^–12 exp[(309±150)/T]; ethyln-butyl ether,k _OH=7.3×10^–12 exp[(335±150)/T]; di-n-butyl ether,k _OH=5.5×10^–12 exp[(502±150)/T] and di-n-pentyl ether,k _OH=8.5×10^–12 exp[(417±150)/T]. The data have been measured relative to the rate coefficientk(OH + 2,3-dimethylbutane)=6.2×10^–12 cm³ molecule^–1 s^–1 independent of temperature.Previous discrepancies in the room-temperature rate coefficients for the OH reactions with ethyln-butyl ether and di-n-butyl ether, obtained in the flow and static experiments of Bennett and Kerr (J. Atmos. Chem. 8, 87–94, 1989;10, 29–38, 1990) compared with those of Wallingtonet al. (Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 20, 541–547, 1988;21, 993–1001, 1989) and of Nelsonet al. (Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 22, 1111–1126, 1990) have been resolved. The results are considered in relation to the available literature data and evaluated rate expressions are deduced where possible. The data are also discussed in terms of structure-activity relationships.     

Enhancement of surface-atmosphere fluxes by desert-fringe vegetation through reduction of surface albedo and of soil heat flux

Summary The influence of desert-fringe vegetation on the daytime sensible heat flux is examined. The calculations are based on a previously developed surface albedo model for the plants/soil surface and the soil heat flux observational data for both bare and vegetated areas. It is found that the sensible heat flux from an ecosystem in a fenced-off area (exclosure) in the Sinai is larger than that from bare soil (overgrazed areas outside the exclosure) by a factor of 1.5 to 2.0, depending on the solar zenith angle. The contributions to this enhanced flux from the albedo reduction and the soil heat flux reduction are of the same magnitude.Various studies have established that a larger heat flux increases daytime convection and boundary layer growth, and thus an enhanced flux increases the probabilities for precipitation even in a parched region when moisture is advected from outside. The results of this investigation therefore suggest that removal of desert-fringe vegetation can reduce precipitation and promote drought.

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Zusammenfassung Es wird der Einfluß der Vegetation am Rande der Wüste auf den tagsüber fühlbaren Wärmefluß untersucht. Die Rechnungen basieren auf einem früher entwickelten Modell für die Oberflächenalbedo der Pflanzen-/Erdoberfläche und auf Meßwerten für den Wärmefluß von vegetationslosen und bewachsenen Flächen. Wir finden, daß der fühlbare Wärmefluß eines abgezäunten Ökosystems in der Sinai um einen Faktor 1,5 bis 2,0 größer ist (abhängig vom Sonnenstand) als der Wärmefluß von einer unbewachsenen, abgegrasten Fläche außerhalb der Einzäunung. Die Beiträge zu diesem verstärkten Fluß kommen zu gleichen Teilen von der Reduktion der Albedo und des Wärmeflusses in den Erdboden.Mehrere Studien haben gezeigt, daß ein größerer Wärmefluß die Konvektion am Tage verstärkt, zu einer höheren Grenzschicht führt und daß deshalb ein verstärkter Wärmefluß eine Zunahme der Niederschlagswahrscheinlichkeit sogar in ausgetrockneten Gebieten bewirkt, wenn die Feuchtigkeit von außen durch Advektion zugeführt wird. Das Ergebnis dieser Untersuchung zeigt, daß die Vernichtung von Vegetation am Rande der Wüste zu einer Verringerung der Niederschläge führen kann und die Austrocknung gefördert wird.

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