利用Thorpe尺度估算南极点大气湍流廓线

分析了南极点(South Pole)2012年常规气象参数探空数据,统计了南极点全年的边界层高度分布,利用Thorpe尺度估算了南极点夏季及冬季的折射率结构常数Cn^2、大气相干长度、视宁度、等晕角等参数和边界层高度以上及边界层内的视宁度及其对整层(0—25 km)视宁度的贡献,将之与文献结果比对。结果表明:估算的Cn^2在近地面随高度迅速递减,300 m后随高度缓慢减小,5 km以后出现一个鼓包,10 km后随高度稳定递减,都呈现湍流主要集中于300 m以下这一特点。用Thorpe尺度估算的南极点冬季整层视宁度为1.87",270 m以上高度视宁度为0.39",与文献报道较为吻合。Thorpe尺度相较于其他外尺度模式估算过程更为简便。     

北极大气波导时空分布研究

在北极地区,有接通北美洲、欧洲北部和亚洲北部国家之间距离最短的直线路线,所以北极地区的战略位置日益重要。大气波导是重要的电波环境,利用大气波导可实现超短波、微波频段的超视距探测和通信应用。因此,研究北极大气波导有重要的意义。本文利用2007年1月—2016年12月十年的气象探空数据,统计分析了北极16个站点大气波导的时空分布,给出了大气波导出现概率与其波导层厚度、强度特征量的统计特征,并从天气和气候学角度初步探讨了其成因。统计结果显示:1.北极地区大气波导平均出现概率低于50%,且表面波导出现概率高于悬空波导; 2.表面波导层厚度、强度分别在30 m以下和10 M以下,悬空波导层厚度在40—80 m,强度小于10 M; 3.北欧海区和格陵兰岛为北极波导高发区,欧亚大陆的北部边缘为无波导区; 4.表面波导高发区在北欧海区和格陵兰岛,北大西洋暖流、格陵兰冷高压及极夜期的辐射逆温是表面波导形成的可能原因; 5.悬空波导高发区在北欧海区和白令海峡东北部区域,且在7—8月份的暖季极昼期间为其高发季,北欧海区暖季海雾、白令海峡东北部区域暖季受北极锋影响是悬空波导形成的可能原因。     

磁暴期间南极South Pole站和McMurdo站电离层闪烁与GPS TEC时空变化相关性研究

目前,对电离层闪烁特性的研究大多集中在低纬度地区,而在极区,特别是在南极地区,由于测量数据稀少,所以研究十分有限。借助安装在南极South Pole站和Mc Murdo站的GPS闪烁监测仪,获取到实测的电离层闪烁数据,同时结合IGS网站提供的同址GPS观测数据,分析了2011年9月24—25日磁暴发生前,9月26日磁暴发生时以及9月27日磁暴发生后GPS L波段信号电离层相位闪烁和GPS TEC时空变化特征。分析显示,这次磁暴对电离层的一个重要的影响是在电离层扰动剧烈期间,相位闪烁活动及其强度在时间和空间分布上都显著增强。研究结果发现,在强电离层闪烁期间,实测的相位闪烁指数σ_Φ与由GPS观测数据推算的TEC变化率指数(ROTI)的变化非常相似,两者之间呈现出良好的相关性。从而证明,在如南极等缺乏独立电离层闪烁观测值的地区,GPS ROTI可以作为表征电离层闪烁的重要可选参数,进而可以借助全球分布的GPS观测数据来分析和研究电离层闪烁特性。     

Comparative assessment of three approaches for deriving stream power plots along long profiles in the upper Hunter River catchment, New South Wales, Australia

The downstream distribution of stream power is derived and analysed for 11 different streams in the upper Hunter River catchment, Australia. Stream long profiles were produced in a GIS environment using DEM data and catchment area–discharge analysis. These profiles were analysed using three approaches, namely long profile smoothing, curve fitting and a theoretical model. The methodology for deriving stream power profiles using these three approaches is discussed. The long profile smoothing method provides a good approximation of the subcatchment variability in stream power trends. The curve fitting method shows that higher-order exponential curves provide a better fit for long profile data. For the streams of the upper Hunter River catchment, second-order exponential curves fit well with significantly less error. The curve fitting method predicts a bimodal (upstream and midstream) distribution of stream power, which is a deviation from our earlier understanding of a single midstream peak. The theoretical approach provides a mathematical expression of the observed bimodal stream power distribution. The bimodal distribution emphasises the erosion potential of headwater reaches. The resultant stream power distribution provides a catchment-scale characterisation of the distribution of available energy in any given system. Using these approaches, the variability of stream power in headwater reaches is explained by discharge variability, while variability in midstream and downstream reaches is related to high variability in channel gradient.     

Anabranching in mixed bedrock-alluvial rivers: the example of the Orange River above Augrabies Falls, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Anabranching is characteristic of a number of rivers in diverse environmental settings worldwide, but has only infrequently been described from bedrock-influenced rivers. A prime example of a mixed bedrock-alluvial anabranching river is provided by a 150-km long reach of the Orange River above Augrabies Falls, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Here, the perennial Orange flows through arid terrain consisting mainly of Precambrian granites and gneisses, and the river has preferentially eroded bedrock joints, fractures and foliations to form multiple channels which divide around numerous, large (up to 15 km long and 2 km wide), stable islands formed of alluvium and/or bedrock. Significant local variations in channel-bed gradient occur along the river, which strongly control anabranching style through an influence on local sediment budgets. In relatively long (>10 km), lower gradient reaches (<0.0013) within the anabranching reach, sediment supply exceeds local transport capacity, bedrock usually only crops out in channel beds, and channels divide around alluvial islands which are formed by accretion in the lee of bedrock outcrop or at the junction with ephemeral tributaries. Riparian vegetation probably plays a key role in the survival and growth of these islands by increasing flow roughness, inducing deposition, and stabilising the sediments. Less commonly, channels may form by eroding into once-continuous island or floodplain surfaces. In shorter (<10 km), higher gradient reaches (>0.0013) within the anabranching reach, local transport capacity exceeds sediment supply, bedrock crops out extensively, and channels flow over an irregular bedrock pavement or divide around rocky islands. Channel incision into bedrock probably occurs mainly by abrasion, with the general absence of boulder bedforms suggesting that hydraulic plucking is relatively unimportant in this setting. Mixed bedrock-alluvial anabranching also occurs in a number of other rivers worldwide, and appears to be a stable and often long-lived river pattern adjusted to a number of factors commonly acting in combination: (1) jointed/fractured granitoid rock outcrop; (2) erosion-resistant banks and islands; (3) locally variable channel-bed gradients; (4) variable flow regimes.     

Clustering stream profiles to understand the geomorphological features and evolution of the Yangtze River by using DEMs

Stream morphology is an important indicator for revealing the geomorphological features and evolution of the Yangtze River.Existing studies on the morphology of the Yang-tze River focus on planar features.However,the vertical features are also important.Vertical features mainly control the flow ability and erosion intensity.Furthermore,traditional studies often focus on a few stream profiles in the Yangtze River.However,stream profiles are linked together by runoff nodes,thus affecting the geomorphological evolution of the Yangtze River naturally.In this study,a clustering method of stream profiles in the Yangtze River is proposed by plotting all profiles together.Then,a stream evolution index is used to investigate the geomorphological features of the stream profile clusters to reveal the evolution of the Yangtze River.Based on the stream profile clusters,the erosion base of the Yangtze River generally changes from steep to gentle from the upper reaches to the lower reaches,and the evolution degree of the stream changes from low to high.The asymmetric distribution of knickpoints in the Hanshui River Basin supports the view that the boundary of the eastward growth of the Tibetan Plateau has reached the vicinity of the Daba Mountains.     

区域规划环境评价的空间尺度效应——对上海高桥镇和浦东新区的案例研究

区域规划环境评价的空间特性决定其对空间尺度的敏感性。本文从理论层面对区域规划环评中空间尺度与基础数据的关系、空间尺度与显著环境因子识别以及评价指标体系的关系、空间尺度与大气环境影响预测的关系进行了初步探讨。并以"上海高桥镇区域规划环境影响评价"(2005年)和"上海浦东新区国民经济与社会发展规划战略环境评价"(2010年)为例,通过对比方法,进一步说明空间尺度与显著环境因子识别和评价指标体系以及与环境影响预测的关系。结果表明:基础数据收集、汇总是区域规划环评中极为重要的环节,由于不同类型的基础数据表现出不同的空间特征,需要根据评价区域的实际和评价要求,合理选择数据所涵盖的空间范围和空间分辨率。区域规划环境评价应根据本身的层次、涉及范围,筛选出合理的显著环境因子,并建立相应的评价指标体系。大尺度上环境空气质量预测评价的结果侧重于总体描述、解释污染物散布的宏观空间格局和趋势,而在小尺度上则更有利于揭示局地精细化的污染扩散规律。