基于AMSR-E土壤湿度产品的LIS同化试验

由陆面信息系统 (Land Information System, 简称LIS) 通过NOAH陆面过程模型使用集合卡尔曼滤波开展AMSR-E (Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-Earth Observing System) 土壤湿度同化试验,得到2003年中国区域垂直深度为4层、水平空间分辨率为0.25°×0.25°的土壤湿度试验数据。使用农业气象观测站土壤相对湿度和国家生态系统野外科学观测研究站土壤体积含水量对试验结果进行检验,结果表明:同化过程整体上提高了陆面模型的模拟精度,草地生态系统模拟精度高于作物和森林生态系统;有效的同化过程依赖于AMSR-E土壤湿度的准确性;模拟出的土壤湿度空间分布特征与实际相符。同化试验得到的时空相对连续且精度相对准确的土壤湿度数据是气候变化和干旱监测的重要数据基础。     

一种改进的土壤水分平衡模式

将美国学者,Ｊ．Ｔ．Ｒｉｔｃｈｉｅ等研制的作物生长模拟模式（ＣＥＲＥＳ－小麦模式）中的土壤水分平衡子模式应用于我国半干旱地区甘肃省西峰市农业气象试验站固定地块麦地土壤水分的模拟,对原有模式中潜在蒸散、地表蒸发和作物蒸腾加以修正,同时,为增强模式的应用性能,引入一种由作物生育期来估算作物根系最大深度和土壤各层相对根密度的方法。改进后的土壤水分平衡模式取得较好的应用效果,为旱地农田土壤水分管理提供了一     

Soil moisture prediction over the Australian continent

Summary This paper describes an attempt to model soil moisture over the Australian continent with an integrated system of dynamic models and a Geographic Information System (GIS) data base. A land surface scheme with improved treatment of soil hydrological processes is described. The non-linear relationships between soil hydraulic conductivity, matric potential and soil moisture are derived from the Broadbridge and White soil model. For a single location, the prediction of the scheme is in good agreement with the measurements of the Hydrological and Atmospheric Pilot Experiment (HAPEX). High resolution atmospheric and geographic data are used in soil moisture prediction over the Australian continent. The importance of reliable land surface parameters is emphasized and details are given for deriving the parameters from a GIS. Predicted soil moisture patterns over the Australian continent in summer, with a 50 km spatial resolution, are found to be closely related to the distribution of soil types, apart from isolated areas and times under the influence of precipitation. This is consistent with the notion that the Australian continent in summer is generally under water stress. In contrast, predicted soil temperatures are more closely related to radiation patterns and changes in atmospheric circulation. The simulation can provide details of soil moisture evolution both in space and time, that are very useful for studies of land use sustainability, such as plant growth modelling and soil erosion prediction.With 12 Figures     

陆面过程模式对土壤含水量初值的敏感性研究

利用IAP94陆面过程模式,采用淮河流域能量与水份循环试验(HUBEX)期间两种下垫面(森林和旱田)、不同季节(5月、8月和11月)的观测资料,研究了模式对土壤含水量初值的敏感性.结果表明:对于森林和旱田下垫面,当土壤含水量减少时,地表净辐射均略有减少,同时潜热通量减少而感热通量增加.另外,模式对土壤含水量初值的敏感性有较明显的季节差异,相对而言在晚春和夏季较强,而在秋季明显减弱.这说明春夏季节的土壤含水量初值在淮河流域区域气候的模拟和预测中尤其值得关注.     

初值对中国东部初夏土壤湿度可预报性影响

土壤湿度是影响天气和气候非常重要的因子之一,但目前针对土壤湿度可预报性的研究报道相对较少。该文在对BCC_CSM模式进行了适合的陆面初始化的条件下,设计了两组在中国东部地区采用不同土壤湿度初值的回报试验研究该地区土壤湿度的可预报性及初值对其可预报性影响问题。试验结果表明:BCC_CSM模式在真实的外场强迫下可以模拟出相对合理的土壤湿度;土壤湿度的可预报性在表层约为3候,随着深度的增加,土壤湿度的可预报性持续时间增加,在中层预报性甚至能达到月尺度以上;初值对于土壤湿度的预报存在影响,在表层影响时间约为2~3候,影响时间随着深度增加;浅层土壤湿度受降水的影响较大,浅层土壤湿度变化滞后降水变化约1~2 d,中层土壤湿度变化与降水变化存在5 d左右的滞后关系。     

CLM3.0模式中冻土过程参数化的改进及模拟试验

对NCAR CLM3.0(Community Land Model)的冻土过程参数化进行了改进.根据平衡态的热力学关系和考虑含冰量的土壤基质势的经验公式定义了冰点下的最大液态水含量,超过最大液态水含量的部分冻结为冰,并在水导率的计算中加入了冰的阻挡作用.利用青藏高原改则站2003年4月1日至2004年12月31日的观测...     

两种土壤温度算法的对比分析

为了定量理解黄土高原土壤的物理特性和过程, 为进一步提高陆面模式对该地区地表能量平衡模拟能力奠定基础, 本文利用2005年黄土高原陆面过程试验中7月22～26日期间裸土地表观测站土壤温度观测资料, 采用热传导（结合数学拟合法)、热传导－对流两种方法分别计算了该地区土壤热扩散率。本文还利用热传导－对流方法计算0.05～0.1 m浅薄土壤层的热扩散率垂直梯度与水通量密度之和, 其值介于0.80×10-6～2.43×10-6m/s之间。在此基础之上, 以0.05 m深度的土壤层为上边界, 分别利用上述两种方法模拟0.10 m深度的土壤层温度, 结果表明: 由于忽略土壤的垂直不均匀性和水分的垂直运动而只考虑热传导过程, 热传导方法不仅高估了土壤温度振幅, 而且高估了位相的延迟。而热传导－对流方法对温度振幅和位相的模拟值与实际观测值吻合较好, 白天 (北京时间08:00～20:00) 的温度模拟值相对测量值的平均误差、 标准差和归一化标准差分别为0.19 K、0.18 K和0.08%。     

欧亚大陆土壤焓异常持续性的时空变化特征

土壤焓作为一种综合考虑地表状况(如土壤湿度、土壤温度等)的特殊陆面因子,可以直接从能量角度反映陆地下垫面的热力状况,故探讨土壤焓异常持续性的相关特征,有助于加深理解地表热力异常对气候的影响。本研究基于陆面过程模式CLM4.0模拟的土壤温度、土壤液态水和土壤固态水及土壤物质类型(IGBP地表属性),分别计算了欧亚大陆冬季和夏季土壤干物质焓、土壤液态水焓和土壤固态水焓及土壤焓(前三者之和);由于土壤温度和土壤固、液态水含量的差异,浅层土壤焓及其三个组元表现出明显的区域性和季节性特征;欧亚大陆冬季土壤焓异常持续性总体较夏季强,尤其是中高纬地区;另外,土壤干物质焓、液态水焓的纬度和季节性差异也体现在对近地面大气的热力强迫上,具体表现为土壤干物质焓、液态水焓分别与感热、潜热密切相关。本研究通过较为细致地分析土壤焓异常持续性的时空变化特征,为进一步开展下垫面热力异常(以土壤焓表征)的气候效应提供了重要的信息参考。     

Flux agreement above a Scots pine plantation

Summary The surface energy exchange of 12m high Scots pine plantation at Hartheim, Germany, was measured with a variety of methods during a 11-day period of fine weather in mid-May 1992. Net radiation and rate of thermal storage were measured with conventional net radiometers, soil heat flux discs and temperature-based storage models. The turbulent fluxes discussed in this report were obtained with an interchanging Bowen ratio energy budget system (BREB, at 14 m), two one-propeller eddy correlation systems (OPEC systems 1 and 2 at 17m), a 1-dimensional sonic eddy correlation system (SEC system 3) at 15 m, all on one low tower, and a 3-dimensional sonic eddy correlation system (SEC system 22) at 22 m on the high tower that was about 46 m distant. All systems measured sensible and latent heat (H and LE) directly, except for OPEC systems 1 and 2 which estimated LE as a residual term in the surface energy balance. Closure of turbulent fluxes from the two SEC systems was around 80% for daytime and 30% for night, with closure of 1-dimensional SEC system 3 exceeding that of 3-dimensional SEC system 22. The night measurements of turbulent fluxes contained considerable uncertainty, especially with the BREB system where measured gradients often yielded erroneous fluxes due to problems inherent in the method (i.e., computational instability as Bowen's ratio approaches –1). Also, both eddy correlation system designs (OPEC and SEC) appeared to underestimate |H| during stable conditions at night. In addition, both sonic systems (1- and 3-dimensional) underestimated |LE| during stable conditions. The underestimate of |H| at night generated residual estimates of OPEC LE containing a phantom dew error that erroneously decreased daily LE totals by about 10 percent. These special night problems are circumvented here by comparing results for daytime periods only, rather than for full days. To summarize, turbulent fluxes on the low tower from OPEC system 2 and the adjacent SEC system 3 were in reasonable agreement, while the BREB system appeared to overestimate H and underestimate LE; H and LE measured by SEC system 22 on the high tower were lower than from OPEC and SEC3 on the low tower. The turbulent flux measurements tended to converge, but the data exhibit unexplained differences between days, between systems, and between locations.With 7 Figures     

Impacts of Soil Moisture on the Numerical Simulation of a Post-Landfall Storm

Surface heat and moisture fluxes are important to the evolution of a tropical storm after its landfall. Soil moisture is one of the essential components that influence surface heating and moisture fluxes. In this study, the impact of soil moisture on a pre-landfall numerical simulation of Tropical Storm Bill(2015), which had a much longer lifespan over land, is investigated by using the research version of the NCEP Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting(HWRF) model. It is found that increased soil moisture with SLAB scheme before storm's landfall tends to produce a weaker storm after landfall and has negative impacts on storm track simulation. Further diagnoses with different land surface schemes and sensitivity experiments indicate that the increase in soil moisture inside the storm corresponds to a strengthened vertical mixing within the storm boundary layer, which is conducive to the decay of storm and has negative impacts on storm evolution. In addition, surface diabatic heating effects over the storm environment are also found to be an important positive contribution to the storm evolution over land, but their impacts are not so substantial as boundary layer vertical mixing inside the storm. The overall results highlight the importance and uncertainty of soil moisture in numerical model simulations of landfalling hurricanes and their further evolution over land.     

Evaluating Soil Moisture Predictions Based on Ensemble Kalman Filter and SiB2 Model

Soil moisture is an important variable in the fields of hydrology, meteorology, and agriculture, and has been used for numerous applications and forecasts. Accurate soil moisture predictions on both a large scale and local scale for different soil depths are needed. In this study, a soil moisture assimilation and prediction based on the Ensemble Kalman Filter(EnKF) and Simple Biosphere Model(SiB2) have been performed in Meilin watershed, eastern China, to evaluate the initial state values with different assimilation frequencies and precipitation influences on soil moisture predictions. The assimilated results at the end of the assimilation period with different assimilation frequencies were set to be the initial values for the prediction period. The measured precipitation, randomly generated precipitation,and zero precipitation were used to force the land surface model in the prediction period. Ten cases were considered based on the initial value and precipitation. The results indicate that, for the summer prediction period with the deeper water table depth, the assimilation results with different assimilation frequencies influence soil moisture predictions significantly. The higher assimilation frequency gives better soil moisture predictions for a long lead-time. The soil moisture predictions are affected by precipitation within the prediction period. For a short lead-time, the soil moisture predictions are better for the case with precipitation, but for a long lead-time, they are better without precipitation. For the winter prediction period with a lower water table depth, there are better soil moisture predictions for the whole prediction period. Unlike the summer prediction period, the soil moisture predictions of winter prediction period are not significantly influenced by precipitation. Overall, it is shown that soil moisture assimilations improve its predictions.     

Recent Advances in Dynamical Extra-Seasonal to Annual Climate Prediction at IAP／CAS

Recent advances in dynamical climate prediction at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IAP/CAS) during the last five years have been briefly described in this paper. Firstly,the second generation of the IAP dynamical climate prediction system (IAP DCP-II) has been described,and two sets of hindcast experiments of the summer rainfall anomalies over China for the periods of 1980-1994 with different versions of the IAP AGCM have been conducted. The comparison results show that the predictive skill of summer rainfall anomalies over China is improved with the improved IAP AGCM in which the surface albedo parameterization is modified. Furthermore, IAP DCP-II has been applied to the real-time prediction of summer rainfall anomalies over China since 1998, and the verification results show that IAP DCP-II can quite well capture the large scale patterns of the summer flood/drought situations over China during the last five years (1998-2002). Meanwhile, an investigation has demonstrated the importance of the atmospheric initial conditions on the seasonal climate prediction, along with studies on the influences from surface boundary conditions (e.g., land surface characteristics, sea surface temperature).Certain conclusions have been reached, such as, the initial atmospheric anomalies in spring may play an important role in the summer climate anomalies, and soil moisture anomalies in spring can also have a significant impact on the summer climate anomalies over East Asia. Finally, several practical techniques(e.g., ensemble technique, correction method, etc.), which lead to the increase of the prediction skill for summer rainfall anomalies over China, have also been illustrated. The paper concludes with a list of criticalre quirements needed for the further improvement of dynamical seasonal climate prediction.     

A Variational Method for Estimating Near-Surface Soil Moisture and Surface Heat Fluxes

A variational data assimilation method is proposed to estimate the near-surface soil moisture and surface sensible and latent heat fluxes.The method merges the five parts into a cost function,i.e.,the differences of wind,potential temperature,anti specific humidity gradient between observations and those computed by the profile method,the difference of latent heat fluxes calculated using the ECMWF land surface evaporation scheme and the profile method,and a weak constraint for surface energy balance.By using an optimal algorithm,the best solutions are found.The method is tested with the data collected at Feixi Station (31.41°N,117.08°E) supported by the China Heavy Rain Experiment and Study (HeRES) during 7-30 June 2001.The results show that estimated near-surface soil moistures can quickly respond to rainfall,and their temporal variation is consistent with that of measurements of average soil moisture over 15-cm top depth with a maximum error less than 0.03 m~3 m~(-3).The surface heat fluxes calculated by this method are consistent with those by the Bowen ratio method,but at the same time it can overcome the instability problem occurring in the Bowen ratio method when the latter is about-1.Meanwhile,the variational method is more accurate than the profile method in terms of satisfying the surface energy balance.The sensitivity tests also show that the variational method is the most stable one among the three methods.     

初冬青藏高原冻土过程的数值模拟

利用改进了的加进NCAR陆面过程(LSM)的NCAR MM5大气模式中的土壤冻融过程参数化方案和2001年10月2～30日的NCEP再分析资料,对青藏铁路沿线区域进行数值模拟试验。在新方案中改进了土壤径流和土壤渗透影响土壤层的水文过程,增加了对土壤含冰量的求解,较真实地反映了土壤的冻融过程。模拟结果表明,改进土壤冻融过程方案后,模式对地温、地面通量的模拟有一定的改进,能够反映土壤冻结初期陆面要素场的变化。     

陆面模式中土壤呼吸的研究概况

土壤呼吸是陆地植被吸收的CO2返回大气的基本途径,土壤呼吸速度轻微变化也会引起大气中CO2浓度的明显改变,进而影响气候变化。陆面过程模式中更好地描述土壤呼吸过程对于预测未来气候变化是至关重要的。对于土壤呼吸的模拟研究,介绍了经验模型和以过程为基础的机理模型,以及国内外陆面过程模式中土壤呼吸的研究情况,并讨论了土壤呼吸模式中需要改进的问题。       

Sensitivity of the Terrestrial Ecosystem to Precipitation and Temperature Variability over China

In this study, the sensitivities of net primary production （NPP）, soil carbon, and vegetation carbon to precipitation and temperature variability over China are discussed using the state-of-the-art Lund-Potsdam-Jena dynamic global vegetation model （LPJ DGVM）. The im- pacts of the sensitivities to precipitation variability and temperature variability on NPP, soil carbon, and vegeta- tion carbon are discussed. It is shown that increasing pre- cipitation variability, representing the frequency of ex- treme precipitation events, leads to losses in NPP, soil carbon, and vegetation carbon over most of China, espe- cially in North and Northeast China where the dominant plant functional types （i.e., those with the largest simu- lated areal cover） are grass and boreal needle-leaved for- est. The responses of NPP, soil carbon, and vegetation carbon to decreasing precipitation variability are opposite to the responses to increasing precipitation variability. The variations in NPP, soil carbon, and vegetation carbon in response to increasing and decreasing precipitation variability show a nonlinear asymmetry. Increasing pre- cipitation variability results in notable interannual variation of NPP. The sensitivities of NPP, soil carbon, and vegetation carbon to temperature variability, whether negative or positive, meaning frequent hot and cold days, are slight. The present study suggests, based on the LPJ model, that precipitation variability has a more severe impact than temperature variability on NPP, soil carbon, and vegetation carbon.     

Effects of subgrid heterogeneities in soil infiltration capacity and precipitation on regional climate: a sensitivity study

Summary ?One of the most pronounced features of the land surface is its heterogeneity. In order to further understand land-atmosphere interactions and improve climate modeling it is very important to investigate effects of subgrid scale heterogeneities, especially hydrological-process heterogeneities. In this paper, after the construction and sensitivity tests of a hydrological model (VXM), which accounts for precipitation heterogeneity (PH) and infiltration heterogeneity (IH), we incorporated VXM into the NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) regional climate model RegCM2 and thus obtained the augmented regional climate model (hereafter, ARCM). By using 3-month (May–July) observational data of 1991 Meiyu season, we conducted numerical experiments with ARCM, analyzed the sensitivities, and found that: (1) The regional climate and surface hydrology are very sensitive to IH as well as PH, i.e., the simulations for the surface fluxes, soil temperature, soil moisture, precipitation and surface runoff can be greatly affected by those heterogeneities. (2) ARCM can effectively improve the simulation of hydrological processes, i.e., it can greatly enhance the surface runoff ratio (i.e., the ratio of surface runoff to precipitation), which is consistent with observations over humid areas in China. (3) It seems that the IH influence on the surface climate is larger than the PH influence. (4) The modeled climate is sensitive to the VXM parameters. For example, it is significantly modified after the surface impermeable fraction has been accounted for, suggesting some features of aridification. Received June 18, 2001; revised February 14, 2002; accepted March 3, 2002     

三类陆面模式模拟土壤湿度廓线的对比研究

针对不同陆面模式对土壤湿度方程求解方法以及对土壤分层结构的差异, 本文选取了三类陆面模式（CLM, CABLE和ECMWF陆面模式）作比较研究。为了避免不同模式参数化方案引起的上边界误差, 上边界采用固定蒸发率、 入渗率和固定表层土壤湿度三类边界条件。土壤分层采用101层（细网格）和11层（粗网格）两种, 并考虑土壤性质沿深度变化。结果表明： 当土壤性质均匀时, 求解的差别主要在第三类边界条件下CLM 求出的水分入渗速度比其它两种快; 改用粗网格后由于土壤深层厚度加大无法与细网格得出的土壤湿度廓线相重合。当土壤性质非均匀时, 模拟结果间差别加大, 只有ECMWF模式模拟的土壤湿度廓线是严格连续的。对于模式和上边界的不同组合, 粗、 细网格模拟结果间均方根偏差不一致。一般而言, CABLE模拟的偏差除第一类条件较小外, 其它都是最大的。第二三类边界条件引起的偏差较大, 第一类最小。上述结果提示我们, 在比较不同陆面模式以及用观测资料来检验模拟结果时应充分考虑土壤分层及土壤性质非均匀性的可能影响。     

Formulation and verification of a land surface parameterization for atmospheric models

The need for a well-defined lower boundary condition for atmospheric numerical models is well documented. This paper describes the formulation of a land surface parameterization, which will be used in atmospheric boundary-layer and mesoscale numerical models. The land surface model has three soil layers for the prediction of soil moisture and soil temperature. Model soil properties depend on soil texture and moisture content. A homogeneous distribution of vegetation is also included, so that transpiration may be included, as well as the interception of precipitation by vegetation elements. The simulated vegetation also affects the mean surface albedo and roughness characteristics.First ISLSCP Field Experiment (FIFE) data are used to verify the model. Three cases during the growing season were chosen, each case having different amounts of vegetation cover. Stand alone simulations, where observations of atmospheric and radiation variables are input to the land surface model, were performed. These simulations show that the model is able to reproduce observed surface energy budgets and surface temperatures reasonably well. The RMS differences between modeled and obsered turbulent fluxes of heat and moisture are quite comparable to those reported by more detailed land surface models.     

中国土壤热通量的时空分布特征研究

利用中国生态系统研究网络(CERN)的17个野外台站2004～2007年的实测土壤表层热通量资料,分析了土壤表层热通量的季节和空间变化规律。土壤热通量从2月份开始由负值转变为正值,9月份左右开始由正值转变为负值,在3～8月份土壤热通量的值都为正值,12月至次年1月土壤热通量都为负值。空间分布上,东北地区和西北地区季节变化明显,年变幅比较大,长江流域地区夏季增加幅度小,年变化幅度也比较小,青藏高原地区四季都相对为低值地区,年变幅比较小,总的空间变化趋势是春夏季北高南低,秋冬季节南高北低。土壤热通量年合计值在东北黑土地地区、西北荒漠地区、黄土高原陕北地区和四川盆地地区是高值区,长江流域下游和黄河流域中下游冲积而成的区域为负值区。研究结果为进一步研究土壤的生态环境形成和变化提供了参考依据。