Soil sodium and potassium adsorption ratio along a Mediterranean–arid transect

Changes in the relationship between soil soluble ions and rainfall were studied on hillslopes at seven research sites that represent four climatic regions: Mediterranean, semi-arid, mildly arid and arid. At each site, soil samples were taken in several seasons and the ratio between the Na⁺ plus K⁺ content and the Ca²⁺ plus Mg²⁺ content (sodium and potassium adsorption RATIO=SPAR) was determined. In general, SPAR increased with increasing aridity except for the most arid site in which the soil contains a gypsic layer. The relationship between SPAR and rainfall was non-linear. An abiotic threshold, characterized by a sharp change in the SPAR, was found around the 200 mm isohyet: sites that receive less than 200 mm annual rainfall showed significantly higher SPAR than those that receive more than 200 mm, where SPAR was very low.     

Empirical models of rain-spells characteristics – A case study of a Mediterranean-arid climatic transect

Environmental (geomorphological, hydrological and ecological) processes are controlled by rainfall, particularly in the Mediterranean, semi-arid and arid regions. Rainfall was analyzed using the concept of rain-spells, i.e., a period of successive rain days preceded and followed by at least one day without rainfall. Daily data from 13 stations along a climatic transect extending from the Judean Mountains with a Mediterranean climate to the Dead Sea arid region in Israel were studied. Rain-spell characteristics (number, yield and duration), based on these data, are presented for different rainfall thresholds, which might be used for different environmental processes such as rock weathering, soil organic matter dynamics, landslides, overland flow and floods and soil erosion. Three estimation models have been developed in order to predict the mean annual Number of Rain-Spells (NRS), mean Rain-Spell Yield (RSY), and mean Rain-Spell Duration (RSD) for the mean annual rainfall and for any given rainfall threshold. These models can be used for current climatic conditions and for scenarios in which the rainfall total changes.     

模拟增温和改变降雨频率对干旱半干旱区土壤呼吸的影响

温度和降水是干旱半干旱区土壤呼吸的重要扰动因子,全球气候变化导致的未来干旱半干旱区增温和降水变率增大对土壤呼吸有着重要影响.研究通过人工设置P16×2.5mm、P8×5mm、P4×10mm、P2×20mm、P1×40mm的降雨频率梯度和增温2℃左右的控制试验,探讨不同降雨频率和增温处理对干旱半干旱区土壤呼吸的影响,以及...     

Comparative study of surface energy and land-surface parameters in different climate zones in Northwest China

Based on observational data of arid, semi-arid and semi-humid areas in Northwest China, the characteristics of surface-water heat transfer and land-surface parameters were compared and analyzed. The results show that the annual mean net radiation was largest in the semi-humid area, followed by the semi-arid area, and then the arid area: 77.72 W/m~2, 67.73 W/m~2,and 55.47 W/m~2, respectively. The annual mean sensible heat flux was largest in the arid area, followed by the semi-arid and semi-humid areas, while latent heat flux showed the reverse. The annual mean sensible heat flux in arid, semi-arid,and semi-humid areas was 85.7 W/m~2, 37.59 W/m~2, and 27.55 W/m~2, respectively. The annual mean latent heat flux was 0 W/m~2, 26.08 W/m~2, and 51.19 W/m~2, respectively. The annual mean soil-heat flux at the 5-cm soil layer in arid, semi-arid,and semi-humid areas was 1.00 W/m~2, 0.82 W/m~2, and-1.25 W/m~2, respectively. The annual mean surface albedo was largest in the arid area, followed by the semi-humid area; and the smallest was in the semi-arid area: 0.24, 0.21, and 0.18, respectively. The annual mean Bowen ratio in the semi-arid area was about 2.06, and that in semi-humid area was about -0.03.The annual mean soil thermal conductivity in the arid, semi-arid, and semi-humid areas was 0.26 W/(m?k), 1.15 W/(m?k),and 1.20 W/(m?k), respectively.     

黄土高原典型半干旱区水热变化及其土壤水分响应

利用黄土高原典型半干旱代表区68 a(1937-2004年)降水、气温资料和34 a(1971-2004年)土壤湿度资料,研究黄土高原半干旱区水热变化及土壤水分响应。结果表明:黄土高原半干旱区在近70 a中气温以下降为主,3-6月降水存在显著增多趋势,气温、降水倾向具有明显时段差异。干旱年份或少雨时段长周期振荡加强、短周期衰减;相对冷的时期气温振荡周期明显,反之不明显。干旱是该地区土壤的基本气候特征,生长期土壤水分波动式下降,蓄水期土壤水分波动式上升,总体上以下降为主,20世纪70年代中后期土壤水分较好,80年代土壤水分较差,90年代末到21世纪初转好。土壤水分对短期降水变化、降水气温气候变化及短周期振荡都存在明显响应。     

全球气候变化对黄河流域天然径流量影响的情景分析

本文从干旱指数蒸发率函数出发,以HadCM3 GCM对降水和温度的模拟结果为基础,在IPCC不同发展情景下,分析了未来近100年内黄河流域天然径流量的变化趋势。研究结果表明,在不同气候变化情景下,多年平均年径流量的变化随着区域的不同而有显著差异,其变化幅度在-48.0%²03.0%之间。全球气候变化引起的多年平均天然径流量的变化从东向西逐渐减小。就黄河流域而言,2006²035年、2036²065年、2066²095年A2情景下（人口快速增长、经济发展缓慢）多年平均天然径流量的变化量分别为5.0%、11.7%、8.1%,B2情景下（强调社会技术创新）相应的变化分别为7.2%、-3.1%、2.6%。     

挠力河流域河流径流量对气候变化的敏感性分析

流域径流量对气候变化的敏感性分析是理解气候变化对流域水资源影响的重要手段。本文利用非更新式人工神经网络(ANN)模型,以年平均降雨、年最低气温和最高气温为输入参数,年平均径流量为输出变量,构建了三江平原挠力河流域的径流量预测ANN模型;并根据IPCC第四次报告的气候变化模式,设定了9种不同的气候变化情景,利用构建的ANN模型分析了流域径流量对气候变化的敏感性。结果表明:构建的人工神经网络模型能够较好的模拟径流量,可用于气候变化的敏感性分析;挠力河流域上游径流量对气候变化的敏感性要大于中游区域的,降水变化对径流量的影响大于气温对其产生的影响。     

RUNOFF PRODUCTION AND EROSION PROCESSES ON A DEHESA IN WESTERN SPAIN*

ABSTRACT. Runoff generation and soil erosion were investigated at the Guadalperalón experimental watershed (western Spain), within the land‐use system known as dehesa, or open, managed evergreen forests. Season and type of surface were found to control runoff and soil‐loss rates. Five soil units were selected as representative of surface types found in the study area: hillslope grass, bottom grass, tree cover, sheep trails, and shrub cover. Measurements were made in various conditions with simulated rainfall to gain an idea of the annual variation in runoff and soil loss. Important seasonal differences were noted due to surface cover and moisture content of soil, but erosion rates were determined primarily by runoff. Surfaces covered with grass and shrubs always showed less erosion; surfaces covered with holm oaks showed higher runoff rates, due to the hydrophobic character of the soils. Concentrations of runoff sediment during the simulations confirmed that erosion rates at the study site depended directly on the sediment available on the soil surface.     

黄土坡面产流产沙过程及微地形变化特征

坡面土壤侵蚀过程不仅可以通过坡面的产流产沙过程反映,还可以通过降雨过程中坡面微地形变化特征来反映。对9°、12°、15°、20°、25°坡度下面积较小坡面模拟降雨,获取降雨过程中径流泥沙数据及降雨前后坡面微地形变化数据。结果显示：（1）初始产流时间随着坡度的增加先增加后减小,且初始产流时间较长;（2）15°、20°时的产流率不稳定,18 min后产沙率规则性波动起伏;（3）随着坡度的增大,降雨过程后坡面比表面积值随着坡度的增大而增大,坡面的高程变异系数都有所增大。     

Nonlinearity of ecogeomorphic processes along Mediterranean-arid transect

The study was conducted along a climatic transect extending from the Judaean mountains (mean annual rainfall, 700 mm; annual mean temperature, 17 °C) to the Dead Sea (mean annual rainfall, <100 mm; annual mean temperature, 23 °C).A high correlation was found between climatic conditions and factors and processes of the ecogeomorphological system. The values of certain factors and processes, such as soluble salt content and overland flow, increase with increasing aridity, whereas those of others, such as soil organic matter content, clay content, aggregate size and stability and infiltration rate, diminish with increasing aridity. These trends express the long-term effect of the prevailing mean climatic conditions in the research stations, conditions that led to the development of various types of soil and of plant communities.It was also found that for many of the factors and processes examined, such as organic matter content, salt concentration, aggregate stability, infiltration rate and overland flow yield, the rates of change with respect to position along the transect are not linear, and that a climatic threshold value exists in the zone with a mean annual rainfall of about 300 mm and in which the P/T ratio is about 17, which creates a sharp boundary between arid and Mediterranean ecogeomorphological systems. While in arid systems, erosion occurs mainly through physical–mechanical processes, under Mediterranean systems, it is governed mainly by chemical and biological processes.The significance of the existence of a sharp boundary between the arid and the Mediterranean zones is that even a relatively slight increase in the annual mean temperature and/or a slight decrease in the mean annual rainfall is liable to shift the boundary towards the Mediterranean zone and accelerate desertification processes.     

内蒙古半干旱草原下垫面地表辐射特征

中纬度半干旱草原是全球陆地生态系统的重要类型之一,也是我国北方主要的地表类型,为深入了解我国半干旱草原区陆面对大气的辐射强迫,选取锡林浩特国家气候观象台2010年的辐射观测资料,分析了内蒙古半干旱草原下垫面地表辐射平衡各分量、地表吸收辐射和有效辐射以及地表反照率的日变化和季节变化规律,并与西北典型干旱区作了对比分析。结果表明：半干旱草原区太阳总辐射季节变化特征非常明显,季节平均日积分值由大到小依次为夏季、春季、秋季、冬季,年总量为6 036.64 MJ/m²,与黑河地区绿洲接近,明显小于戈壁和沙漠下垫面的值;半干旱草原地表反射辐射年变化趋势较为复杂,在4～10月由于下垫面植被和土壤类型、湿度等的差异,半干旱草原地表反射辐射月平均值低于黑河地区草地和荒漠的值,但高于农田的值;地表吸收辐射季节变化规律与总辐射保持一致;大气长波辐射年总量为8 155.23 MJ/m²,低于黑河地区草地、荒漠和农田下垫面的值,主要是由于半干旱草原区地理纬度较高,全年平均气温较低造成的;在植被覆盖较好的6～9月,半干旱草原区地表长波辐射月总量为4 532.14 MJ/m²,低于黑河流域的荒漠区,而高于草地和农田的值;半干旱草原区地表有效辐射年总量为2 398.75 MJ/m²,小于黑河地区沙漠和戈壁下垫面而大于绿洲;半干旱草原区地表反照率年均值为0.35,均大于西北干旱区不同下垫面,主要由于半干旱草原区冬春季地表积雪覆盖时间明显长于干旱区,可见,地表积雪对反照率的影响非常大。     

Analysis of soil surface component patterns affecting runoff generation. An example of methods applied to Mediterranean hillslopes in Alicante (Spain)

Spatial patterns of soil surface components (vegetation, rock fragments, crusts, bedrock outcrops, etc.) are a key factor determining hydrological functioning of hillslopes. A methodological approach to analyse the patterns of soil surface components at a detailed scale is proposed in this paper. The methods proposed are applied to two contrasting semi-arid Mediterranean hillslopes, and the influence of soil surface component patterns on the runoff response of the slopes was analysed. A soil surface components map was derived from a high resolution photo-mosaic obtained in the field by means of a digital camera. Rainfall simulation experimental data were used to characterise the hydrological behaviour of areas with a specific pattern of soil surface components by means of the parameters of the Horton equation. Plot runoff data were extrapolated at the hillslope scale based on the soil surface component maps and their hydrological characterisation. The results show that in both slopes runoff generation is concentrated up- and downslope, with a water accepting area in the centre of both slopes disrupting the hydrological connectivity at the slope scale. This reinfiltration patch at the centre of the slope is related to the type of soil surface component and its spatial pattern. Herbaceous vegetation and ‘on top rock fragments’ increase the infiltration capacity of soils at the centre of the slope. In contrast, embedded rock fragments, rock outcrops, as well as crusted surfaces located in the upper and lower slopes favour runoff generation in these areas. In addition, a general pattern of water contribution areas downslope is apparent on both slopes. The south-facing slope shows a higher hydrological connectivity and more runoff. 55% of the surface of the south-facing slope produces runoff at the end of a 1 hour rainfall event and 17.3% of the surface is covered by a runoff depth between 0.5 and 1 mm. While on the north-facing slope only 38% of the surface produces runoff under the same conditions. Longitudinal connectivity of runoff is higher at the south-facing slope where more runoff-generating surfaces appear and where the vegetation pattern favours the connectivity of bare areas.     

干旱区沙质草地植被覆盖变化模拟: Ⅰ.模型

 在干旱、半干旱地区,影响沙质草地植被覆盖的因素主要包括土壤水分、植被生长和风沙运动。根据这三方面的已有研究成果,建立了植被覆盖变化概念模型和数学模型。模型包括栅格水流模型、径流模型、地下水补给模型、土地生产潜力模型等。结合GIS技术,该模型可用于模拟干旱区沙质草地的土壤水分补给量变化、流沙面积变化和植被覆盖变化的空间分布。     

基于Hydrus-1D模型的科尔沁沙地沙丘-草甸相间区土壤水分动态模拟

土壤水分是干旱半干旱地区生态环境的主要限制性因子,研究科尔沁沙地流动沙丘和草甸地土壤水分动态规律有助于荒漠化地区的生态恢复和保护。以2018年5月25日至10月31日为研究期,利用土壤各项实测参数和气象数据,评价Hydrus-1D模型在科尔沁沙地的适用性,并揭示科尔沁沙丘-草甸相间区土壤水分分布特征,重点分析研究区流动沙丘200 cm剖面和草甸地80 cm剖面土壤水分的动态规律。结果表明:研究区典型土地类型流动沙丘和草甸地土壤水分模拟值和实测值的决定系数均高于0.76,均方根误差0.01~0.02 cm³·cm^-3;在土壤剖面上具有明显的分层结构,流动沙丘分为3层,即0~20 cm为干沙层,20~120 cm为活跃层,120~200 cm为稳定层,其中40 cm土壤水分波动性最大;草甸地分为2层,即0~40 cm为活跃层,40~80 cm为稳定层,主要受降雨、蒸散发和地下水位影响;流动沙丘和草甸地降雨与表层土壤水分呈极显著相关,降雨量与地下水位变化仅草甸地呈显著正相关;在整个研究期内,流动沙丘土壤水分储量变化量为12.6 mm,土壤实际蒸发量为105.9 mm,200 cm深层渗漏量为173.9 mm,占总降雨量的59.5%;草甸地土壤水分储量变化量为8 mm,80 cm深层渗漏量为-27.2 mm(地下水补给量),土壤实际蒸发量为67 mm,植被蒸腾量为244 mm,地表径流量为0 mm。     

Climatic change and rainfall patterns: Effects on semi-arid plant communities of the Iberian Southeast

The structure and functioning of semi-arid ecosystems are strongly influenced by precipitation patterns. Water availability in such environments is highly pulsed, and discrete rainfall events interspersed with drought periods are important components of the annual water supply. Plant communities do not only respond to rainfall quantity, but also to variations in time, so that relatively small changes in rainfall frequency (i.e., pulsed inputs) may have strong effects on communities. Within the Mediterranean basin, climate change models forecast a decrease in mean annual precipitation and more extreme events (i.e., less rainy days and longer drought periods between events), along with seasonal changes. However, little is known on the consequences of these future precipitation changes on plant communities, especially in semi-arid environments. Here, we summarize the few experiments that have manipulated rainfall patterns in arid and semi-arid areas worldwide, and introduce the first results of a pioneer, long-term rainfall exclusion in the semi-arid southeast region of the Iberian Peninsula. The experiment is not only manipulating the amount of rainfall, but also its frequency and seasonal distribution in a grassland-shrubland in the Tabernas desert (Almería, Spain). This work monitored the effect of precipitation changes on different ecosystem processes for five years, at the species and community level, concluding that this plant community (as other communities studied in the same area) exhibited great resilience to changes in rainfall availability, likely caused by plant adaptation to large intra- and inter-annual precipitation variability.     

Effect of climatic change on surface environments in the typical region of Horqin Sandy Land

The town of Agura,a typical region in Horqin Sandy Land,was selected as the study area in this paper.Using 12 remote sensing images and climatic data from the past 20 years,the effects of climate change on surface environments were analyzed.The impact indices of climatic factors,along with their corresponding ranks,were used to characterize the responses of different types of surface environments to climate change.Results show that in the past 20 years,the surface environments of the study area have been deteriorating.Furthermore,there is a positive relationship between the changes in surface environments and those in climatic factors.Various climatic factors influence surface environments in different ways and at different levels.The most sensitive factor is relative humidity,followed by precipitation and evaporation.Overall,moisture is the key factor that affects the changes in surface environments of arid and semi-arid areas.     

黄河流域植被覆盖度动态变化与降水的关系

利用8km分辨率Pathfinder NOAA-NDVI数据，对黄河流域1982－1999年地表植被覆盖的空间分布及时间序列变化进行了分析，并通过计算不同时段降水量与年最大NDVI之间的相关系数分析了降水对流域植被覆盖的影响。结果发现近20年来黄河流域平均植被覆盖度有增加趋势，但青藏高原上有所减小；汛期降水量的多少对地表植被覆盖度的年际变化起主要作用，其中草原地区影响最显著，而在森林植被区及部分灌溉农作区，降水的年际变化对地表覆盖的影响比较小。     

中国干旱区地表水与地下水的转化

地表水与地下水的转化是中国干旱区水文的主要特征之一。本文按山区和平原两部分阐明地表水与地下水转化的特点,并对水资源作了估算。     

河西内陆干旱区出山径流特征与变化趋势

一般情况下，水资源的变化主要受气候变化和人类活动的影响，但在位于我国西北内陆干旱地区的中高山地带，径流的形成主要受前者的影响。甘肃省的河西内陆干旱区是该省重要的工农业生产和经济开发区，这里各项社会和经济活动与出山径流的变化都有着十分密切的关系。因此，笔者根据有关水文气象台站的降水、气温和径流观测资料，分析了以黑河、昌马河、西营河等主要河流为代表的河酉内陆区出山径流的变化特征与规律。结果表明，河西内陆区出山口径流的季节变化主要受地理位置和河流补给来源的影响，而年际变幅则受山区降水量年际变化及变幅的影响十分明显。目前，梨园河以西河流水量处于上升阶段，梨园河以东的河流则处于下降的阶段；以黑河干流莺落峡水文站年径流为代表的走廊中部地区的出山口径流正处于1990年开始的枯水段的上升段。但总体而言，河西内陆干旱区出山口径流的变化相对比较稳定。预计今后若干年内，河西内陆干旱区东段河流出山口径流的变化以偏枯为主，中段、西段河流出山口径流的变化以平水或平水偏丰为主。     

In-situ rainwater harvesting and gravel mulch combination for corn production in the dry semi-arid region of China

A field study was conducted to determine the effect of a combination of ridge and furrow method of in-situ rainwater harvesting with gravel mulch on corn production, soil moisture storage, and water-use efficiency in the dry semi-arid region of China. Results showed that plastic-covered ridges had an average runoff efficiency (runoff/rainfall) of 87% as compared to 7% for bare ridges, and could generate runoff at a threshold value of 0·8±0·2 mm rainfall. Bare ridges produced runoff only under high intensity rainfall events, and was ineffective for harvesting rainfall in the study area. The plastic-covered ridge and gravel-mulched furrow method of rainwater harvesting was effective in conserving moisture and increasing yield and water-use efficiency. The grain yield in this treatment was 1·9 times that of the conventional flat soil cultivation (control), and the water-use efficiency was 1·8 times that of the control. The good performance of the film-covered surface ridges and gravel-mulched furrows is attributed to the better utilization of light rains, improvement of infiltration in the root zone, and suppression of evaporation losses.