Red Sea heat flow

Since 1970, the number of heat flow observations in the Red Sea has increased fivefold. A new heat flow map is presented together with a table of observations. The new data confirm that the whole of the Red Sea is associated with high heat flow. The observations within 5 km distance of the deepest water of the axial trough have a mean of 467 mWm^-2 (i.e. about eight times the world mean) and the observations from 50 to 170 km from the axial deep water have a mean of 111 mWm^-2 (i.e. about twice the world mean). The heat flow distribution is thus typical of that associated with an active spreading centre. The observations are difficult to assess and interpret in detail because of the complex sedimentary and tectonic environment. The high heat flow extends at least as far as the Red Sea coasts.     

A reinterpretation of the linear heat flow and heat production relationship for the exponential model of the heat production in the crust

Summary. The conventional assumption of the equality of the slope of the empirical linear heat flow/heat generation relation and the logarithmic decrement in the exponential model of the heat production is not valid. The rigorous analysis of the heat flow equation shows that, with the increase of the magnitude of the slope, the invalidity becomes significant. In the Indian shield region, the available estimate of the slope is 14.8 km, while the corresponding logarithmic decrement value is 17.2 km, However, it may be emphasized that in the step model the slope is rightly interpreted as the thickness of the radioactive layer.     

上海城市热岛与热浪协同作用及其影响因子

在全球变暖的背景下,热浪变得更加频繁。城市地区由于城市热岛效应在热浪事件中承受更大的风险。然而城市热岛与热浪之间的相互作用还少有研究。利用2016-2017年两个夏季（6-8月）上海城、郊气象站逐时气温、风速、相对湿度资料、城区徐家汇和郊区奉贤涡动相关通量观测资料对比分析了热浪和非热浪期间城市热岛强度的差异,并利用一个平流扩散解析模型揭示了城市热岛与热浪相互作用的物理机制。结果表明,热浪期间的城市热岛强度相比非热浪期间明显增强,且白天增强大于夜间,显示出城市热岛与热浪之间的协同效应。热浪期间城、郊相对湿度比值相对非热浪期间明显减小,表明热浪期间城区地表相对郊区变得更干,从而抑制了蒸发作用,加剧了城市热岛强度;平均风速也明显减小,平流降温效应减弱,对城市热岛强度起正反馈效应。热浪期间城区净辐射通量的增加大于郊区,使城区获得更大地表辐射输入;由于城区更少的植被覆盖和更多的不透水下垫面,热浪期间城区潜热通量略有降低,而郊区明显增加;城区感热通量增幅则大于郊区,这种感热和潜热通量分配的改变也加剧了城市热岛强度。本研究对城市如何应对加剧的热风险具有重要的科学指示意义。     

额济纳绿洲地表辐射和热量特征研究

通过利用2003年9月5日～9月29日黑河下游额济纳地区的微气象观测资料,分析了额济纳绿洲在晴天、阴天和降水天气条件下的地表辐射、热量平衡和土壤温度等微气象特征。结果表明：在不同天气条件下近地层微气象特征变化有很大差别,晴天时地表微气象特征日变化规律明显,阴天和降水天时变化规律不明显。观测期间平均气象特征与晴天较接近,平均总辐射、净辐射和感热通量与晴天比值基本大于0．8。晴天的日变化特征基本上代表了绿洲区的气候特征,阴天和降水天时的变化表示了在晴天基础上的扰动大小。晴天时地面热量交换以感热通量为主,日间绿洲内平均Bowen比为1．5左右；阴天地面热量交换以潜热通量为主,平均Bowen比在0．5左右。     

Convective and conductive heat transfer in sedimentary basins

In the Earth's crust the temperature is largely controlled by heat conduction. However, under some circumstances, the thermal state is disturbed by advection of heat associated with groundwater flow. The corresponding thermal disturbance depends on the water flow velocity (modulus and direction) and therefore thermal data may be used to constrain the pattern of natural fluid flow. In this paper, some models of thermal disturbance induced by convective heat transfer are presented. They are based on the assumption that the water flow is concentrated in thin permeable structures such as aquifer or fault zones. The steady-state and transient thermal effects associated with such scenarios are computed using a somewhat idealized model which depends on a small number of parameters: flow rate, time, aquifer geometry and thermal parameters of surrounding rocks. In order to extract the conductive and convective components of heat transfer from temperature data and to estimate the corresponding fluid flow rate, it is first necessary to estimate the thermal conductivity field. The problem of the estimation of thermal conductivity in clay-rich rocks, based on laboratory and in-situ measurements, is emphasized. Then a method is proposed for the inversion of temperature data in terms of fluid flow. Vertical and lateral variations of thermal conductivity are taken into account and the fluid flow is assumed to be concentrated on a specified surface (2-D quasi-horizontal pattern). Thermal effects of the flow are simulated by a distribution of surface heat production which can be calculated and then inverted in terms of horizontal fluid flow pattern.     

气候变化背景下人为热估算和效应研究

人为热是指由人类活动产生而释放到大气中的热量,这部分热量以感热和潜热的形式释放到城市冠层和城市边界层中,是城市生态系统的重要能量来源之一。在城市系统中,建筑物、交通运输和人类新陈代谢所释放的热量构成了总的人为热,具有明显的日变化和季节变化特征:清晨和傍晚出现一天中的两大峰值,而冬季和夏季分别是全年中最显著的两个季节。人为热的计算方法通常分为仪器观测法和能源消费清单法,其中能源消费清单法是目前普遍使用的方法。人为热主要通过改变大气的热力学能量方程和水汽方程中的热量和水汽量来影响区域和全球气候。在城市中,人为热是冬季和夜间城市热岛形成的主要原因,会影响大气边界层的稳定度和增加边界层高度。在全球范围内,人为热会对大气环流产生扰动,但对全球增温效应不显著。随着全球能源消费和人口的增加,人为热将成为气候变化的重要人为因子之一,因此如何观测和估算出一套高精度的人为热数据集极为重要。     

基于遥感监测的城市热岛研究进展

全球正经历快速、高强度的城市化,导致城市热岛加剧,并对城市、区域乃至全球许多的生态环境要素直接或间接地产生多方面的影响,与人类福祉密切相关。遥感具有宽覆盖、信息量大、重复观测周期短等优点,已成为地表城市热岛(Surface Urban Heat Island, SUHI)监测广泛采用的一种方法。针对前人相关研究对热红外数据源、监测指标及SUHI时空变化规律尚缺乏系统总结且内容需要更新等问题,本文首先分类评述了SUHI遥感监测所采用的热红外遥感数据源。其次将现有的SUHI监测指标分为土地覆盖类型驱动型、地表温度格局驱动型及两者复合驱动型3类来述评,详细介绍了它们的计算方法、应用案例及优缺点;并从日间变化、夜间变化及昼夜对比的变化3个方面述评了SUHI的年内时空变化规律;归纳了其年际变化规律。最后,依据现有研究结论中相互冲突或尚需深化的地方,指出几个潜在的关键问题或研究方向。     

Global heat budget, plate tectonics and climatic change

For the past 2000 Ma, the temperature of the Earth's surface has fluctuated around a mean similar to that of today, although individual locations have undergone long-term changes of ∼30°C at different times in different places. Water bodies absorb at least five times as much solar radiation as land surfaces, and ocean currents transport the excess heat absorbed in the tropics towards the poles. Changes in the distribution of land and sea due to plate tectonics explain the major temperature fluctuations (>25°C) around the globe in the last 350 Ma, and are first-order controls. Large-scale changes in ocean currents and thermohaline circulations are probably second-order controls (15–25°C). The Milankovitch orbital cycles are third-order controls producing variations in air temperature of the order of 10°C, while massive volcanic eruptions and changes in carbon dioxide are amongst the fourth-order controls producing minor perturbations (<5°C). The major climatic fluctuations are continuous but regional in effect and not global. Extraterrestrial factors may not cause major changes in climate when viewed from a geological perspective.     

Characteristics of urban heat island effect in Lhasa City

This paper analyzes the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect in Lhasa City of Tibet using meteorological observations, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Land Surface Temperature (LST) data obtained from Earth Observing System/Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (EOS/MODIS) information, and correlation and composite analyses. The results show: (1) Areas with high temperature are primarily located in the center of the city or nearby counties, while low temperature areas are in the suburbs of counties. The area with high temperature has expanded in recent years and some high-temperature centers have even migrated to certain other regions. (2) The UHI intensity tends to be stronger both in annual and seasonal variations, especially in winter. Also, LST is somewhat positively related to mean air temperature. (3) A negative correlation exists between the changes of LST and NDVI with the increase of vegetation from urban to rural areas in different seasons. (4) The UHI intensity is negatively correlated with precipitation while positively correlated with wind speed, and the relation between the UHI intensity and evaporation varies with the seasons, namely, the intensity is positively correlated with summer evaporation but negatively correlated with winter evaporation. (5) UHI intensity might be enhanced by intensified urbanization, wherein built-up areas expand, there is increased heat from human activity, and there is more artificial heat input to the atmosphere.     

广佛同城化发展的热岛效应研究

在新常态区域协同发展的机制下,同城化发展的进程不断加快,由此导致的热岛效应影响不断凸显。城市热岛效应的时空变化,是土地利用类型的改变和人们活动等相互作用的结果。本文以广佛同城区域为例,采用2000年和2010年珠三角的土地利用类型数据,利用WRF(Weather & Research Forecasting Model)气象数值模式,分析广佛同城化加速发展带来的热岛效应强度变化。同时,应用连续变化的灯光数据提取2000-2010年间广佛的建成区变化,从个人口密度、户籍数及工业生产总值等角度出发,对广佛同城化区域热岛强度的湿度变化进行相关性和二元回归分析,研究同城化过程中对热岛效应产生的决定性影响。研究表明,广佛交界处的荔湾、南海、白云、三水、番禺、顺德等地区的气温明显高于其他地区,而月平均相对湿度明显低于其他地区,形成大范围的城市热岛和城市干岛。研究还发现,随着建成区面积的增加,热岛强度增强;人口增长及地区生产总值的变化,与广佛同城化区域热岛强度的相关系数超过0.68。总体而言,广佛同城化发展带来人类活动的加强与土地利用类型的改变,对热岛效应具有重要的影响。