一次冷锋过境过程的中尺度通量观测

根据Taylor假定 ,通过对铁塔定点观测冷锋过境湍流资料的谱分析 ,分离出其中尺度过程 ,从而计算出其中尺度通量 .计算结果的分析表明 ,在强背景风场条件下 ,湍流动量输送占据绝对优势 ;当背景风较弱时 ,中尺度动量通量不能被忽视 ,它甚至强于湍流动量通量 .而中尺度感热通量的强弱受多种因素的制约 .总的说来 ,冷锋后的中尺度感热通量大大强于湍流感热通量 .对于湍流通量参数化计算的理论分析表明 ,在较长的时间尺度进行湍流通量参数化时 ,有必要考虑因中尺度扰动而产生的修正 .合理的通量计算参数化方案需要全面包含湍流通量、中尺度通量以及中尺度过程对湍流通量的修正     

长江三角洲典型稻作区近地层二氧化碳等湍流通量的观测研究

利用1999年和2000年长江三角洲近地层大气与农田生态系统综合观测试验资料，对常熟地区水稻插秧、拔节、抽穗等不同生长期近地层二氧化碳和感热、潜热、动量等湍流通量特征及变化规律进行了初步研究. 研究结果表明, 平均而言在水稻各生长期，近地面为二氧化碳的汇，白天水稻通过光合作用吸收二氧化碳、夜间则放出二氧化碳，抽穗期消耗的二氧化碳要多于拔节和插秧期；近地面为大气的热源，主要以潜热方式加热大气，尤其是在抽穗期，感热与潜热之比仅为0.058；二氧化碳等湍流通量的变化与辐射平衡各分量及气象要素有显著关系.     

绿洲和戈壁复杂下垫面平流对湍流特征的影响

利用绿洲和戈壁近地面层湍流实验资料对比研究表明,在不稳定层结条件下,绿洲和戈壁中温度归一化方差满足φθ（z／Λ）=αθ（-z／θ）^-1/3,而绿洲湿度和CO2归一化方差都满足φs（z／Λ）=αs（1-βsz／Λ）^-1/3;受平流影响,绿洲温度归一化方差量值较大,而戈壁CO2方差相对M-O函数关系有一定程度的偏离,湿度方差则完全背离了方差M-O关系;对上述结果分析表明,平流条件下,湿度方差满足关系式σsm^2=D^2σsA^2＋σsB^2;其方差M-O关系由平流输送标量方差值的相对大小所决定。对于湿度和CO2等标量,如果平流输送的标量方差比局地标量方差大得多,则该标量方差观测值就会背离方差M-O关系,当平流输送的标量方差接近或小于局地标量方差时,标量方差观测值基本满足方差M—O关系。     

近地层能量闭合度对陆面过程模式影响

大量近地层观测试验表明,利用涡动相关法观测的湍流通量小于近地层可利用能量,即近地层能量是不闭合的,这种不闭合度一般为20%甚至更高.而陆面过程模式是基于地气间能量平衡建立,并且模式中的湍流边界层参数化方案通常根据实际观测的湍流通量来确定,因此能量不闭合必将对陆面过程模式造成一定的影响.本文利用2007年春季SACOL站的近地层观测资料,依据能量守恒将能量不闭合中的残余能量通过波文比分配到观测的湍流通量中,即修正涡动相关法观测的湍流通量使得近地层能量达到平衡;之后分别利用观测和修正的湍流通量,建立了能量不闭合和闭合情形下的湍流参数化方案,借助陆面过程模式SHAW,通过数值模拟和对比分析方法考察近地层能量闭合度对陆面过程模式的影响.研究结果表明近地层能量闭合对陆面过程模式有显著的影响:在陆面过程数值模拟中,当应用近地层能量不闭合的湍流通量形成的湍流参数化方案时,陆面过程模式会明显高估地表长波辐射及土壤温度;但当应用修正湍流通量使得近地层能量达到闭合形成的湍流参数化方案后,在不改变任何地表土壤物理生化属性的情况下,陆面过程模式能较好地模拟地表长波辐射和土壤温度.     

复杂地形条件下森林植被湍流通量测定分析

作为中国陆地生态系统通量观测网络(ChinaFLUX)的组成部分,利用涡度相关技术对千烟洲红壤丘陵区亚热带人工针叶林2倍和3倍冠层高度CO2等湍流通量进行了长期观测.采用谱分析、方差相似性关系和能量平衡闭合分析3种测试手段对2003年千烟洲人工林两个高度的湍流通量测定数据质量进行了分析.研究结果表明:(ⅰ)两个测定高度的三维风速,CO2,H2O和温度的功率谱在惯性子区内基本符合-2/3定律,而CO2,H2O和温度与垂直风速的协谱在惯性子区内也基本符合-4/3定律.谱分析表明大尺度运动对物质和能量传输的贡献随测定高度的增加而增加,也表明不同高度的涡度相关系统对高频信号的响应能力是满足观测要求的.(ⅱ)根据莫宁-奥布霍夫相似理论的分析表明,两个高度的垂直风速和温度归一化的方差都是大气稳定度的普适函数.夜间垂直风速的归一化方差与莫宁-奥布霍夫相似函数预测值的偏离和低估量是摩擦风速的函数.千烟洲人工林夜间湍流通量测定适宜的摩擦风速界限值应该为0.2~0.3ms?1,保证涡度相关测定处于较强湍流条件下,排除或降低非湍流通量成分的影响.(ⅲ)当摩擦风速大于界限值时,千烟洲人工林能量平衡闭合程度可以达到大约72%~81%左右,与文献报道的10%~30%不闭合度是相一致的.影响能量平衡的因素多,包括对通量测定有影响的     

不同下垫面湍流通量计算方法的比较研究

本文利用1990~1994年在中国内蒙古奈曼市半干旱地区沙丘和植被区下垫面观测的微气象数据,采用变分法、波文比能量平衡方法和空气动力学方法计算了7种下垫面（沙丘、草原、四种放牧强度的草地、玉米田）的湍流通量并进行了比较.结果表明：除沙丘和重度放牧草地外,三种方法计算的湍流通量在大多数时刻是比较一致的,相关性较高,能量闭合程度也较好.在用于计算植被相对茂盛下垫面的湍流通量时,变分法得到的结果更好一些.随着放牧强度的增大,地表生物量、覆盖率和植被高度相应减少,潜热和动量通量相应减小,而感热通量增大.草地等植被茂盛的下垫面能够增加垂直方向的动量输送,增加空气动力学粗糙度,减小风速,阻止地表沙粒的运动和沙丘的起伏,对防止沙漠化能起到较大作用.     

戈壁地区夏季碳和水热循环及其湍流特征

本文利用2006年夏季大气边界层观测资料,采用涡动相关法分析了我国西北地区戈壁下垫面碳收支及水热循环的规律和特征,并分析了大气湍流特征.结果表明:夏季白天的CO₂湍流通量呈逆输送特征,即CO₂白天向下输送,夜间向上输送,平均数值为-0.199 mg·m^-2·s^-1,整体上表现为碳汇;戈壁地区湿度小,其数值受水平来流的影响较大,日变化特征不明显;温度的归一化标准差与稳定度参数的关系满足Monin-Obukhov Similarity (MOS)理论;温度和CO₂的能谱相似;互谱uc与uθ,wc与wθ相似;水汽和CO₂的输送主要受水平方向湍流的影响.     

中国通量观测网络(ChinaFLUX)能量平衡闭合状况的评价

涡度相关观测网络能够对生态系统的水碳通量及其气候背景资料进行长期观测,能量平衡闭合状况作为通量观测数据评价的一个重要参考指标,备受通量界研究者的重视.本研究运用OLS(OrdinaryLeastSquares)、RMA(ReducedMajorAxis)、EBR(EnergyBalanceRatio)和δ频率分布四种统计方法对湍流通量(显热和潜热)与有效能量(净辐射、土壤热通量、冠层热储量)的关系进行了分析,对ChinaFLUX各站点的能量平衡闭合状况进行了综合评价,给出了能量平衡闭合程度日变化和季节变化趋势.研究结果表明各站点能量平衡都没有完全闭合,但因站点的条件不同,其不闭合程度略有差异;在夜间不闭合的程度比白天更加明显;闭合程度随摩擦风速的增大而有所改善.总体来说,在现有通量观测系统中,显热和潜热湍流通量往往会被低估,而有效能量项则会被高估.最后讨论了通量观测中的采样误差、仪器测量可能产生的系统偏差、其他能量吸收项的作用、高频与低频湍流通量损失以及平流作用对能量平衡闭合状况的影响.     

人工模拟戈壁风沙流与风程效应观测

风程效应是研究土壤风蚀和风沙流的一个重要概念,它影响土壤风蚀和风沙流的发生发展过程.对风程效应的研究有助于进一步认识风沙运动机制,为完善风沙物理和土壤风蚀研究提供科学依据.本文选择腾格里沙漠东南缘的中国科学院风沙综合观测场人工模拟戈壁为研究对象,利用多路方口集沙仪对戈壁不同风程长度的风沙流进行观测,旨在说明戈壁风程效应与风沙流的关系.研究表明,风程对风沙流通量具有明显的影响,风沙流通量的拟合系数和相对递减率均随风程增加先减小后增加.风程不同,输沙率不同,总体表现为输沙率随风程增加先增加后降低,地面以上部分最先达到最大值,风程长度为34m左右,随后降低;随高度增加,最大输沙率所对应的风程长度有增加趋势.     

沙漠-绿洲陆-气相互作用和绿洲效应的数值模拟

本文利用一个已发展的陆面过程参数化方案与大气边界层模式耦合,模拟了半干旱区绿洲戈壁非均匀下垫面的陆面过程及其与大气边界层的相互作用,给出了“绿洲效应”这一自然现象垂直剖面上更为清晰、准确和细致的结构特征.数值模拟的结果与早前的许多观测实验结论相吻合,即“绿洲效应”具有明显的“冷岛效应”和“湿岛效应”;它表现为在绿洲区域比戈壁沙漠区域环境温度低、湿度大、湍流动能输送弱,具有下沉气流而导致与周围戈壁沙漠区域产生水平输送环流.而更加细致地研究这些现象对于深入了解绿洲气候的形成和绿洲的维持机理具有重要的意义.     

Numerical simulations of land surface physical processes and land-atmosphere interactions over oasis-desert/Gobi region

A land-surface physical process model was coupled with a mesoscale atmospheric model. This cou- pled model was then used to simulate the interactions between land and the atmosphere, including surface temperature, net radiation, sensible heat flux and latent heat flux over a desert/Gobi with an oasis in northwestern semiarid regions in China. Comparisons between observations and simulations were made over the oasis and the desert/Gobi, respectively. Both cold island effect and wet island ef- fect, the so-called oasis effect, were observed and simulated. Lower temperature, higher specific hu- midity and weaker turbulent transfer were present over the oasis than the desert/Gobi. A subsidence occurred over the oasis, leading to a thermally-generated mesoscale circulation.     

Quantifying turbulent mixing and oxygen fluxes in a Mediterranean-type,microtidal estuary

Experiments were carried out on an intermittent estuary during its closed (summer) and open (winter) states to identify the physical processes responsible for vertical mixing across the halocline, and to quantify vertical fluxes of oxygen and salt between water layers. During the blocked phase a two-layer structure was observed, with a brackish surface layer overlying old seawater. Within a deep basin the wind-driven turbulent mixing was consistent with the measured surface-layer turbulent dissipation, but the dissipation in the bottom layer appeared to be driven by internal seiching. In the shallow regions of the estuary vertical fluxes of dissolved oxygen were indicative of oxygen demand by respiration and remineralization of organic material in bottom water and sediments. During the estuary's open phase a three-layer structure was observed, having a fresh, river-derived surface layer, a middle layer of new seawater, and a bottom layer of old seawater. In the shallower regions surface-layer turbulent diffusion was consistent with the strong, gusty winds experienced at the time. The dissolved oxygen of the incoming seawater decreased to very low values by the time it reached the upstream deep basin as a result of the low cross-pycnocline oxygen flux being unable to compensate for the oxygen utilization. At least 50 % of the cross-pycnocline salt fluxes in the shallow reaches of the open estuary are suggested to be driven by Holmboe instabilities. Responsible Editor: Hans Burchard     

Eddy flux corrections for CO2 exchange in broad-leaved Korean pine mixed forest of Changbai Mountains

Based on analysis of mechanisms causing energy no-closure and nocturnal low fluxes issues for CO2 exchange studies by eddy covariance method, corrections were done with the raw data sets obtained from Changbai Mountains forest flux site, to evaluate the impacts of sonic anemometer tilt, frequency response limitations and advection on estimation of CO2 exchange, respectively. The results show that the planar fit coordinate transforming method is superior to the streamline coordinate transforming method in tilt correction. The latter could cause a systematical underestimation of eddy fluxes relating with the angle of sensor and terrain tilt. The underestimation of CO2 and energy fluxes for frequency response limitations average 3.0% and 2.0% during daytime, respectively, which increase by 9.0% and 5.5% during nighttime, respectively. The corrections of frequency response limitations are closely related to atmospheric stability. The advection loss of CO2 fluxes is dominated by nocturnal vertical advection, which is at least 18% when the horizontal advection is neglected. It is suggested that more work be done to understand the characteristics of horizontal advection and turbulent eddies under a complexcircumstance.     

Transport over a narrow shelf: Exuma Cays, Bahamas

Current meter and temperature data were collected over a 402-day period from an outer shelf and a tidal channel study site in the Exuma Cays, Bahamas. The shelf width is less than 2 km, and floods and ebbs through a nearby tidal channel extend across the entire shelf and reduce coherence of wind forcing and along-shelf flow. The data are used in perturbation analyses to investigate the across-shelf turbulent transport of heat and momentum over seasonal time scales. Data show a net landward transport of both heat and momentum over the course of the study, but the perturbation products contain distinct seasonal cycles. In fall and winter months, across-shelf heat and momentum fluxes are landward, while during spring and summer months fluxes are seaward. Comparison of shelf-water temperature with the temperature of bank water leaving on the ebb suggests that seasonal cycles of across-shelf heat and momentum in shelf waters are influenced by the seasonal export of relatively warm and cool water from Great Bahama Bank.Responsible Editor: Iris Grabemann     

The effect of temperature‐humidity similarity on Bowen ratios,dimensionless standard deviations,and mass transfer coefficients over a lake

Similarity between heat and water vapor turbulent transport in the Atmospheric Surface Layer has been the basis of many engineering models to calculate surface fluxes, including the widely applied Bowen ratio equation, for a long time. Modernly, it is best understood within the context of Monin‐Obkhov Similarity Theory (MOST). In this work we study similarity between temperature and humidity, the Bowen ratio, and turbulent mass and heat transfer coefficients over a tropical lake in Brazil (Furnas Lake). The analysis was partly based on the concept of ‘Surface flux numbers’ recently proposed to diagnose scalar similarity, and considered wind directions and flux footprints. A period of 50 days of 30‐min. micrometeorological runs was used. Several cases of dissimilar temperature‐humidity behavior were found in the data. Both footprint extent and an aggregate temperature‐humidity Surface flux number turned out to be insufficient to diagnose these situations, but separate flux numbers for each scalar were able to diagnose their individual conformity to MOST. Overall, temperature displayed consistently larger relative variances and fluxes in comparison with humidity. The results highlight the need of careful analysis when measurements are made at sites close to land, when flux footprints may extend over there, indicating the possibility of advection effects. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Monitoring volcanic hazard using eddy covariance at Solfatara volcano, Naples, Italy

An eddy covariance (EC) station was deployed at Solfatara crater, Italy, June 8–25, 2001 to assess if EC could reliably monitor CO₂ fluxes continuously at this site. Deployment at six different locations within the crater allowed areas of focused gas venting to be variably included in the measured flux. Turbulent (EC) fluxes calculated in 30-min averages varied between 950 and 4460 g CO₂ m⁻² d⁻¹; the highest measurements were made downwind of degassing pools. Comparing turbulent fluxes with chamber measurements of surface fluxes using footprint models in diffuse degassing regions yielded an average difference of 0% (±4%), indicating that EC measurements are representative of surface fluxes at this volcanic site. Similar comparisons made downwind of degassing pools yielded emission rates from 12 to 27 t CO₂ d⁻¹ for these features. Reliable EC measurements (i.e. measurements with sufficient and stationary turbulence) were obtained primarily during daytime hours (08:00 and 20:00 local time) when the wind speed exceeded 2 m s⁻¹. Daily average EC fluxes varied by ±50% and variations were likely correlated to changes in atmospheric pressure. Variations in CO₂ emissions due to volcanic processes at depth would have to be on the same order of magnitude as the measured diurnal variability in order to be useful in predicting volcanic hazard. First-order models of magma emplacement suggest that emissions could exceed this rate for reasonable assumptions of magma movement. EC therefore provides a useful method of monitoring volcanic hazard at Solfatara. Further, EC can monitor significantly larger areas than can be monitored by previous methods.     

Shallow groundwater dynamics and its driving forces in extremely arid areas: a case study of the lower Heihe River in northwestern China

Shallow groundwater is an important source of water for the maintenance and restoration of ecosystems in arid environments, which necessitates a deeper understanding of its complex spatial and temporal dynamics driven by hydrological processes. This study explores the dominant hydrological processes that control the shallow groundwater dynamics in the Gobi Desert‐riparian‐oasis system of the lower Heihe River, a typical arid inland river basin located in northwestern China. The groundwater level and temperature were monitored in 14 shallow wells at 30‐min intervals during the 2010–2012 period. After combining this information with meteorological and hydrological data, a comprehensive analysis was conducted to understand the dynamic behaviour of the shallow groundwater system and to determine the dominant factors that control the groundwater flow processes. The results of the study indicate notably large temporal and spatial variations in both the groundwater level and temperature. Noticeable fluctuations in the groundwater level (0.5–1 m) and temperature (4–8 °C) were observed in the riparian zone, evidencing a clear river influence. In comparison, the groundwater fluctuations in the Gobi Desert were more stable (the annual variations of the water table were less than 0.5 m, and the water temperature varied by no more than 2 °C). Strong variations in the groundwater table (1.5–5.0 m/year) and temperature (1.5–6.5 °C), mainly caused by surface flood irrigation and groundwater pumping, were observed in the oasis area. The investigated sites were categorized into three types that reflect the dominant hydrological processes: (1) the riparian zone, dominated by riverbank filtration and groundwater evapotranspiration; (2) the Gobi Desert area, controlled by groundwater evaporation and lateral recharge; and (3) the oasis area, dominated by groundwater evapotranspiration as well as surface–groundwater interactions caused by human activities. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Characteristics of low-frequency oscillation intensity of air-sea turbulent heat fluxes over the northwest Pacific

Based on the daily turbulent heat fluxes and related meteorological variables datasets (1985–2006) from Objectively Analyzed air-sea Fluxes (OAFlux) Project of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), characteristics of low-frequency oscillation intensity of air-sea turbulent heat fluxes over the northwest Pacific are analyzed by linear perturbation method and correlation analysis. It can be concluded that: 1) the distribution of low-frequency oscillation intensity of latent heat flux (LHF) over the northwest Pacific is mainly affected by that of low-frequency oscillation intensity of anomalous air-sea humidity gradient (Δq′) as well as mean air-sea humidity gradient (), while the distribution of low-frequency oscillation intensity of sensible heat flux (SHF) is mainly affected by that of low-frequency oscillation intensity of anomalous air-sea temperature gradient (ΔT′). 2) The low-frequency oscillation of turbulent heat fluxes over the northwest Pacific is the strongest in winter and the weakest in summer. And the seasonal transition of low-frequency oscillation intensity of LHF is jointly influenced by those of low-frequency oscillation intensity of Δq′, low-frequency oscillation intensity of anomalous wind speed (U′), and mean wind speed (Ū), while the seasonal transition of low-frequency oscillation intensity of SHF is mainly influenced by those of low-frequency oscillation intensity of ΔT′ and Ū. 3) Over the tropical west Pacific and sea areas north of 20°N, the low-frequency oscillation of LHF (SHF) is mainly influenced by atmospheric variables q _a ′ (T _a ′) and U′, indicating an oceanic response to overlying atmospheric forcing. In contrast, over the tropical eastern and central Pacific south of 20°N, q _s ′ (T _s ′) also greatly influences the low-frequency oscillation of LHF (SHF). Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40675028) and National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB403600)