Weather and Climate Anomalies in Russian Regions Related to Global Climate Change

Possible mechanisms for the formation of significant weather and climate anomalies in Russia in recent years and their relation to global climate change and natural quasicyclic processes are discussed. Extreme Russian heat wave in 2010, the Amur River flood in 2013, and extreme cold winters are analyzed. All these events were associated with the formation of long-lived blocking anticyclones whose frequency increase can be expected under conditions of global warming. To link such events with the global warming, the effects related to regional and global climatically significant natuial quasicyclic processes should be taken into account. They include the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, and El Niño—Southern Oscillation.     

The Impacts of Socioeconomic Development and Climate Change on Severe Weather Catastrophe Losses: Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) and the U.S.

One strand of research relates the magnitude of severe weather disasters to climatic and human development factors; another highlights dramatic growth in catastrophe losses. However, there have been few attempts to put the two strands together. Here we use an explicit modeling framework to determine the contribution of climate variability relative to human factors in reported catastrophe losses. We then examine how future climate change can be expected to affect losses from natural disasters. Simultaneous regression models are constructed from three equations in which the dependent variables are U.S. flood loss, U.S. hurricane loss and U.S. catastrophe loss. Then two kinds of simulation under two climate change scenarios explore how climate change would affect losses. The climate change scenarios respectively project 13.5% and 21.5% increases in annual precipitation. The first simulation increases only the mean value of annual precipitation; the second simulation assumes that the mean and standard deviation of annual precipitation change in the same proportion. Results show that the growth in reported losses from weather-related natural disasters is due mainly to three socioeconomic factors: inflation, population growth and growth in per capita real wealth. However, weather variables such as precipitation and the number of hurricanes per period also clearly affect losses. The three stage least squares (3SLS) simultaneous equation model shows that a 1% increase in annual precipitation would enlarge catastrophe loss by as much as 2.8%. These findings are suggestive as planning signals to decision makers.     

伊犁河谷春夏季极端天气气候的变化分析

利用1961-2005年降水、气温、冰雹、大风资料,分析了伊犁河谷春夏季极端天气气候事件的长期变化趋势.结果发现暴雨(日降水>24mm)频次20世纪90年代以后明显增加,分析最大日降水量发现,降水强度也明显增大,这和伊犁河谷降水变化趋势是一致的;春夏季极端温度的变化不显著,夏季极端高温频次和强度有微弱的减小,春季极端低温频次和强度也有微弱的减小;春夏季伊犁河谷冰雹和大风极端天气显著减少.     

潮州市夏季高温气候变化趋势及影响系统

统计分析1957~2007年共51年潮州高温天气的气候变化趋势,探讨影响高温天气的天气形势及主要影响系统,并分析了不同天气系统影响下高温的地面风场特征、空间分布特征。结果表明:①高温天气既与全球气候变暖的大背景有关,又与区域大气环流系统密切相关,同时城市热岛效应、太阳活动、厄尔尼诺等因素也是导致高温天气不可忽视的因素;②西太平洋副热带高压是造成潮州高温天气的主要天气系统;③受热带气旋外围下沉气流控制是潮州出现高温的重要原因,也是出现历史极端最高气温的主要原因;④潮州夏季高温日数总体呈增多趋势;⑤高温的空间分布具有地域性;⑥不同天气系统影响下高温的地面风场不同。     

黑龙江省气候变暖对极端天气气候事件的影响

黑龙江省1980年以来气候变暖已成为事实，气候变暖导致天气气候极端事件的发生，主要表现在：①大雨暴雨次数增加；②30℃以上极端最高气温平均日数下降；③-30℃以下极端最低气温平均日数明显减少；④初霜日平均后延2～5天；⑤终霜日，北部中部提前3～5天而南部延长；⑥夏季低温次数明显减少，北部减少多于南部；⑦大旱年次数增多，大涝次数北少南多，西南部地区为旱涝敏感区。     

Weather Forecasts are for Wimps: Why Water Resource Managers Do Not Use Climate Forecasts

Short-term climate forecasting offers the promise of improved hydrologic management strategies. However, water resource managers in the United States have proven reluctant to incorporate them in decision making. While managers usually cite poor reliability of the forecasts as the reason for this, they are seldom able to demonstrate knowledge of the actual performance of forecasts or to consistently articulate the level of reliability that they would require. Analysis of three case studies in California, the Pacific Northwest, and metro Washington DC identifies institutional reasons that appear to lie behind managers reluctance to use the forecasts. These include traditional reliance on large built infrastructure, organizational conservatism and complexity, mismatch of temporal and spatial scales of forecasts to management needs, political disincentives to innovation, and regulatory constraints. The paper concludes that wider acceptance of the forecasts will depend on their being incorporated in existing organizational routines and industrial codes and practices, as well as changes in management incentives to innovation. Finer spatial resolution of forecasts and the regional integration of multi-agency functions would also enhance their usability.The title of this article is taken from an advertising slogan for the Oldsmobile Bravura SUV.     

土地利用变化对我国区域气候影响的数值试验

使用RegCM2区域气候模式单向嵌套澳大利亚CSIRO R21L9全球海-气耦合模式,通过将中国区域植被覆盖由理想状况改变为实际状况的数值试验对比分析,探讨了当代中国土地利用变化对中国区域气候的影响,并对结果进行了统计显著性检验。研究表明,土地利用的变化,会导致我国西北等地区年平均降水减少,导致年平均气温在内陆部分地区升高和在沿海个别地区降低,引起许多地方夏季日平均最高气温升高,而冬季日平均最低气温则在我国东部部分地区降低的同时在西北地区升高,土壤湿度的变化表现为大范围的降低。研究同时表明,相同的土地变化在不同的地理环境下引起的气候要素变化有一定的不一致性。     

土地利用变化对气候影响的研究进展

为满足人类对食物、纤维、水和居住地的需求,全球土地利用格局发生了巨大的变化,IPCC 第四次评估报告（IPCC,2007）指出土地利用变化是人类影响气候的重要强迫之一。土地利用变化对气候的影响分为生物地球物理作用和生物地球化学作用。分别对有关生物地球物理作用和生物地球化学作用的研究进展以及研究热点进行了综述;并从定量评估两者对气候影响的相对贡献以及两者共同效应的角度,回顾了辐射强迫计算和耦合模式数值模拟两种方法的研究进展,及其在森林恢复、人工造林以及碳封存等气候变化应对措施可行性评估中的应用。最后分析和展望了当前土地利用变化对气候影响相关研究中的不确定性以及未来发展方向。     

极端天气和气候事件的变化

自1950年以来的观测证据表明,有些极端天气和气候事件已经发生了变化。全球尺度上,人为影响可能已经导致极端日最低和最高温度升高;由于平均海平面上升,人类活动可能已对沿海极端高水位事件的增加产生了影响;具有中等信度的是,人为影响已导致全球强降水增加;由于热带气旋历史记录的不确定性、缺乏对热带气旋与气候变化之间关联的物理机制的完整认识及热带气旋自然变率的程度,将可检测到的热带气旋活动变化归因于人为影响仅具有低信度。将单一的极端事件变化归因于人为气候变化具有挑战性。对极端事件变化预估的信度取决于事件的类型、区域和季节、观测资料的数量和质量、基本物理过程的认知水平及模式对其模拟的可靠性。     

雨滴谱数据在S波段双偏振天气雷达数据质量评估中的应用

结合T-Matrix方法和雨滴谱仪数据反演双偏振参量,设计了一种雨滴谱反演评估方法(雨滴谱法),利用其反演结果可对双偏振天气雷达数据进行评估。将此方法应用于不同类型降水过程的雷达偏振参量数据质量评估,结果表明:满足微雨条件时,雨滴谱法与传统的微雨滴法均能有效监测由雷达系统误差导致的观测偏差,且评估结果十分接近;不满足微雨条件时,雨滴谱法评估的不同类型降水过程的雷达数据质量与满足微雨条件下的评估结果十分接近,客观证明了系统调整后雷达运行良好、数据质量稳定;不同雨强(R)情况下,雨滴谱法的评估结果具有一致性。10 mm·h^-1≤R<20 mm·h^-1时,雷达观测的数据质量最为稳定。该雨滴谱法适用范围广,可动态评估双偏振雷达偏振参量质量,有助于雷达调整和数据校正。     

长三角地区11月大雾频次变化的天气气候背景

采用1977—2006年长三角地区5个国家气候一级站的1日4次地面气象观测资料以及NCEP/NCAR相关资料,初步分析了该地区11月区域雾频次变化的天气气候背景。结果表明,长三角11月区域雾少发（多发）时,500hPa高空为较强的西北风（平直的西风）,850hPa上为强西北风（弱西北、东北风）,低层925hPa上偏北风分量较大且相对湿度较小（偏北风减小并出现偏东风分量且相对湿度较大）,海平面气压场上长三角受强冷高压控制（位于弱高压底前部均压区内）。     

近139年中国东南部站点气温变化的多尺度特征

基于中国东南部5个百年站点年气温序列和3套全球表面温度资料(HadCRUT3、GISSTEMP、20CR再分析资料),采用处理非线性、非平稳时间序列的新方法—集合经验模态分解(Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition,EEMD),分析了以上海为代表的中国东南部5个站点1873-2011年气温演变的多时间尺度特征,并讨论了多时间尺度影响的全球一致性。结果表明,1873-2011年期间,中国东南部百年站点的年温度演变呈现年际、年代际、多年代际多个时间尺度的准周期变化和长期上升趋势。准64年周期的多年代际振荡和上升趋势分量对长期气温变化均有重要贡献。长期上升趋势分量在100年以上的观测温度变化趋势中占主要贡献,但准64年周期振荡对近50年观测温度变化趋势的贡献要大于上升趋势分量。百余年期间两个明显升温阶段(20世纪30-40年代和20世纪90年代至21世纪初)的形成与准64年周期的多年代际变化的相关关系最为显著,而长期趋势和6~16年的年际—年代际变化对高温期的形成也有一定贡献。准64年周期的多年代际振荡对百余年温度变化趋势的阶段性转变起重要作用。中国东南部百年站点温度演变的多时间尺度特征具有全球性。准64年周期振荡对北半球温度趋势演变也有重要贡献,且北半球温度准64年周期振荡与百年站点温度变化速率的关系也较其长期升温趋势更为密切。北大西洋多年代际振荡对百年站点温度准64年周期振荡及其全球一致性有调节作用。     

中国冰冻天气的气候特征

研究冰冻天气的空间分布和变化规律对于冰冻灾害的预测、预估以及防灾减灾具有重要意义。利用1961—2008年603个站点雾凇和雨凇天气现象资料,283个站点的电线覆冰资料,采用计算多年平均值、标准冰厚转换、EOF以及求趋势变化等方法,研究了我国冰冻天气的空间分布和气候变化特征。结果表明:全国大部分地区都有冰冻天气出现;雾凇主要出现在北方地区,雨凇主要出现在南方。年冰冻日数随海拔高度增加而增加,但海拔3100 m高度以上冰冻日数较少。冰冻厚度较大的地区位于东北东南部、华北东部、西北地区东南部、西南地区东部、江南东北部。在全球气候变暖背景下,我国大部分地区冰冻天气发生频次减少,但强度增强。     

天气与气候再分析的进展与前景

随着业务系统发展,用于数值预报的全球大气观测资料实时分析缺乏时间上的连续性,对观测资料的再分析——有更完整的资料,更高的质量控制,稳定、先进的同化模式和分析系统——极大地提高了记录的均一性,使其可用于监测气候变化。这一工作现在被称为“再分析（reanalysis）”。     

Ecosystem Evaluation, Climate Change and Water Resources Planning

This paper considers ecosystem evaluation under conditions of climate change in the context both of the U.S. Water Resources Council's Principles and Guidelines (P&G) and the more general Federal regulations governing environmental evaluation. Federal water agencies have responsibilities for protecting aquatic ecosystems through their regulatory programs and operations and planning missions. The primary concern of water resources and aquatic ecosystems planning in the United States is on the riparian or floodplain corridors of river systems. In the context of climate change, planning for these systems focusses on adaptation options both for current climate variability and for that engendered by potential climate change.Ecosystems appear to be highly vulnerable to climate change, as described in IPCC reports. Aquatic ecosystems are likely to be doubly affected, first by thermally induced changes of global warming and second by changes in the hydrologic regime. Perhaps as much as any of the issues dealt with in this issue, the evaluation of ecosystems is linked to fundamental questions of criteria as well as to the details of the Federal environmental planning system. That system is a densely woven, interlocking system of environmental protection legislation, criteria and regulations that includes a self-contained evaluation system driven by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedural guidelines (United States Council on Environmental Quality, 1978) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) requirements. The Corps of Engineers must use both the P&G and the NEPA/EIS system in discharging its responsibilities.If U.S. Federal agencies are to take the lead in formulating and evaluating adaptation options, there needs to be a reexamination of existing evaluation approaches. Among the elements of the P&G that may require rethinking in view of the prospects of global climate change are those relating to risk and uncertainty, nonstationarity, interest rates, and multiple objectives. Within the government planning process, efforts must be made to resolve inconsistencies and constraints in order to permit the optimal evaluation of water-based ecosystems under global climate change. The interrelationships of the two systems are described in this paper, and alternative ways of viewing the planning process are discussed. Strategic planning and management at the watershed level provides an effective approach to many of the issues. Current NEPA/EIS impact analysis does not provide a suitable framework for environmental impact analysis under climate uncertainty, and site-specific water resources evaluation relating to climate change appears difficult at current levels of knowledge about climate change. The IPCC Technical Guidelines, however, provide a useful beginning for assessing the impacts of future climate states.     

科学大数据在全球气候变化研究中的应用

本文从气候系统观测资料、数值模拟资料、经济社会资料和土地利用资料等方面论述了全球气候变化的科学大数据的构成。为推动气候变化大数据的应用,需要进一步发展集成融合、存储共享、数字模拟和数据挖掘等新的科学大数据处理技术方法。文章还分析了科学大数据在全球气候服务框架和未来地球计划中的应用价值,并对其未来发展进行了展望。     

中国气候变化研究中不同时间尺度资料的应用与研究

温度和降水是反映气候变化的两个主要变量。因此,针对这两个变量序列的时空分辨率和已揭示的气候变率,以及需要进一步研究的方向作了初步的归纳与讨论。用近一个世纪的温度、降水资料揭示,中国东部地区存在着准20 a和准70 a的振荡以及中国降水气候型的漂移;用近五百年和近千年的代用序列并结合器测资料,揭示了我国东部地区存在着70～80 a的振荡。文章最后指出,我国气候变化研究在资料开发、规律与机理研究、预测与服务等方面有待进一步提高。     

Applicability of a Weather Simulation Model Based on Observed Daily Meteorological Data in Humid Tropical Climate

Summary  Long time series of daily meteorological data that are needed in various applications are not always available or appropriate for use at many locations. The Weather Generation Model (WGEN) developed by Richardson and Wright (1984) was evaluated as a substitute for daily observed data at 17 sites located in the main climatic zones of Nigeria. The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney U-test has shown that the number of months per year, for which the differences between the long-term monthly mean observed meteorological and WGEN simulated data, were significant, was less than 4 at most of the study sites. Received July 10, 1996 Revised September 11, 1998     

2003年度我国天气气候特点

2003年度(2002年12月至2003年11月)，我国天气气候特点是：降水总体偏多，气温总体偏高。全国年度平均降水量较常年值偏多33．9mm，但降水分布不均，北方地区明显偏多，南方地区则异常偏少。淮河流域汛期、黄河中下游秋季发生严重洪涝；东北春季、南方夏秋均出现大范围干旱。全国年度平均气温比常年值偏高0．6℃，已连续7年高于常年，尤其南方地区气温偏高明显。2003年度我国气象灾害较频繁，其中干旱、暴雨洪涝、高温、低温连阴雨、冰雹等造成的损失相对较大。