Detection of trends in precipitation during 1960–2008 in Jiangxi province, southeast China

Changes in precipitation exert an enormous impact on human life, and it is of vital importance to study regular patterns of meteorological and hydrological events. In order to explore the changing spatial and temporal patterns of precipitation amounts, precipitation extremes and precipitation concentration in Jiangxi province in southeast China between 1960 and 2008, several precipitation indices series were analysed using the Mann–Kendall test in this study. Our results indicate remarkable differences among the stations with negative and positive precipitation trends at the annual, seasonal and monthly scales, significant increasing trends are mainly found during January, August, winter and summer, while significant decreasing trends mostly are observed during October and autumn. For precipitation extremes, most precipitation indices suggest that both the intensity and the days of extreme precipitation are increasing; the mean precipitation amount, especially, on a wet day shows a significant positive trend. When it comes to precipitation concentration, the monthly rainfall heterogeneity shows an insignificant downward trend, while the contribution of the days with greatest rainfall displays an insignificant upward trend. Furthermore, the long-range persistence is detected for changing process of precipitation amount, extreme precipitation and precipitation concentration using the Rescaled Range Analysis.     

江西省降水与不同时空尺度下植被NDVI关系研究

利用NASA/AVHRR的982—2006年NDVI(Normalized Difference Vegetation Index)数据和江西省79个气象站1982—2005年逐日降水观测资料,分析了江西省植被和降水的时空变化特征以及年降水和不同时空尺度的植被NDVI间相关关系。结果发现:1)降水在季节和年尺度上变化均不明显;年植被NDVI未发生显著变化,春季植被NDVI呈显著上升趋势,夏、冬两季呈显著下降趋势。2)当植被NDVI的空间尺度达到9×9(即36 km×36 km,可称为"最优时空尺度")时,二者相关系数基本稳定,说明年降水和该空间尺度植被的关系能较好地反映出降水与植被的相互关系。3)各季节降水与不同时空尺度下植被NDVI关系表现为除秋季外,其他3个季节的降水均与植被NDVI显著相关,但与之对应的植被NDVI"最优时空尺度"不尽相同。因此,考虑到不同时空尺度的植被NDVI与降水之间关系存在较大差异,在今后研究二者之间关系时,必须充分考虑时空尺度对研究可能带来的不确定性。     

On the coupling between precipitation and potential evapotranspiration: contributions to decadal drought anomalies in the Southwest China

Climate Dynamics - Under the exacerbation of climate change, climate extreme events, especially for drought, happened frequently and intensively across the globe with greater spatial differences....     

遥感影像CVA变化检测的CUDA并行算法设计

随着遥感影像数据量以及复杂程度的日益增加,遥感图像的快速处理成为实际应用过程中亟需解决的问题。为了实现遥感影像的实时变化检测,针对基于变化矢量分析CVA的变化检测算法,设计了一种基于统一计算设备构架CUDA的并行处理模型。首先利用地理空间数据提取库GDAL实现大数据量遥感影像的分块读取、操作和保存;其次将基于变化矢量分析的变化检测过程分为变化强度检测、映射表构建和变化方向检测,并借助CUDA C将变化矢量分析算法的3个步骤嵌入到CPU和GPU组成的异构平台上进行实验;最后利用该模型对不同数据量的遥感影像进行CVA变化检测并作对比分析。实验结果表明:与CPU串行相比,基于GPU/CUDA的遥感影像CVA的变化检测速度提高了10倍左右;在一定程度上,达到了实时变化检测的效果。     

Summer drought index using SPEI based on 10-day temperature and precipitation data and its application in Zhejiang Province (Southeast China)

Summer drought is one of the main natural disasters in Zhejiang Province, China. To explore the characteristics of summer drought in Zhejiang Province during 1973–2013, the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) is calculated based on 10-day precipitation and temperature data, and the summer drought index (DI) is defined. The Mann–Kendall test and Sen’s trend test are used to analyze changes of DI and drought area. Temperature is the main effect on changes of summer drought intensity and drought area. Significant increasing trends are observed for drought intensity, drought area, and extreme drought area, and their linear trend rates in northeast Zhejiang Province are larger than that in the southwest Zhejiang Province. DI and drought area time series have significant mutations in 2003. County-average DI and drought area during 2003–2013 are significantly larger than that during 1973–2002. The aforementioned SPEI could quantify, monitor and analyze summer drought onset, extent, and end.     

基于MODIS卫星资料研究三峡工程对库区地表温度的影响

利用2001-2012年MODIS地表温度资料,分析了三峡库区蓄水后水体对冬、夏两季白天和夜间地表温度的影响。由于下垫面水陆和地势的影响,白天地表温度高值区主要位于四川盆地东部,夜间则主要出现在长江江面;温度日较差在长江和海拔较高地区较小,且夏季水体日较差小于冬季。分别用水体和I～X缓冲区地表温度减去XI缓冲区去除气候背景场影响,发现冬季白天地表温度趋势在水体及I～VI缓冲区由下降转为上升,夜间地表温度在相同距离内显著升高。利用蓄水后（2003-2012年）地表温度或日较差分别减去蓄水前（2001-2002年）剔除地形影响,发现：冬季,三峡工程水库蓄水对局地地表温度具有增温效果,且强度和范围夜间大于白天;夏季,对地表温度有降温作用,白天大于夜间;同时,冬、夏季的温度日较差减小;且水体对局地地表温度和日较差的影响随距水体距离的增加而减小,其影响范围基本维持在0～8 km范围内。     

Spatial and temporal variability of precipitation indices during 1961–2010 in Hunan Province,central south China

Based on daily precipitation records at 75 meteorological stations in Hunan Province, central south China, the spatial and temporal variability of precipitation indices is analyzed during 1961–2010. For precipitation extremes, most of precipitation indices suggest that both the amount and the intensity of extreme precipitation are increasing, especially the mean precipitation amount on a wet day, showing a significant positive trend. Meanwhile, both of the monthly rainfall heterogeneity and the contribution of the days with the greatest rainfall show an upward trend. When it comes to rainfall erosivity, most of this province is characterized by high values of annual rainfall erosivity. Although the directions of trends in annual rainfall erosivity at most stations are upward, only 6 of the 75 stations have significant trends. Furthermore, the spatial and temporal variation of dryness/wetness has been assessed by the standardized precipitation index (SPI). The principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to the SPI series computed on 24-month time scales. The results demonstrated a noticeable spatial variability with three subregions characterized by different trends: a remarkable wet tendency prevails in the central and southern areas, while the northern areas are dominated by a remarkable dry tendency.     

CLM4.5冠层截留方案的敏感性试验与改进

为探究陆气系统对于冠层截留过程敏的感性,研究基于NCAR CAM-CLM陆气耦合模式探讨了截留参数对于全球陆地蒸发、降水、径流及气温的可能影响,揭示了冠层截留与植被光合作用之间的潜在联系。通过GLEAMv3.0a陆面蒸散发数据评估了CLM4.5冠层截留方案,并指出该方案高估了低茎叶面积指数植被的冠层蒸发,而低估了高茎叶面积指数植被的冠层蒸发。在CLM4.5中引入冠层截留偏差校正方案则可在一定程度上提高了全球林区冠层蒸发和陆面蒸散发的模拟能力。     

Changes in reference evapotranspiration over China during 1960–2012: Attributions and relationships with atmospheric circulation

This study investigates reference evapotranspiration (ET₀) trends in China from 1960 to 2012 based on the Penman–Monteith equation and gridded meteorological measurements. Under the combined impacts of factors influencing ET₀ (i.e., net radiation [RN], mean temperature [TAVE], vapour pressure deficit [VPD], and wind speed [WND]), both seasonal and annual ET₀ for the whole China and more than half of the grids decreased over the past 53 years. The attribution analyses suggest that for the whole China, the WND is responsible for annual and seasonal ET₀ decreases (excluding summer, where RN is responsible). Across China, the annual cause of WND with the largest spatial extent (43.1% of grids) mainly derives from north of the Changjiang River Basin (CJRB), whereas VPD (RN) as a cause is dispersedly distributed (within and to the south of the CJRB). In summer, RN is dominant in more than half of the grids, but the dominance of VPD and WND accounts for approximately 90% of grids during the remaining seasons. Finally, the correlation coefficients between ET₀ and the Atlantic Oscillation (AO), North AO, Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) indices with different lead times are calculated. For the whole China, annual and seasonal ET₀ always significantly correlate with these indices (excluding the IOD) but with varied lead times. Additionally, near half of the grids show significant and maximum (i.e., the largest one between ET₀ and a certain index with a lead time of 0–3 seasons) correlation coefficients of ET₀ with PDO in spring and summer, ENSO in autumn, and AO in winter. This study is not only significant for understanding ET₀ changes, but it also provides preliminary and fundamental reference information for ET₀ prediction.     

省级基础地理信息快速更新方法研究

传统省级基础地理信息更新模式,无法保证数据的现势性,直接影响其使用价值和使用范围,因此本文研究了一种省级基础地理信息快速更新方法。首先利用互联网地理分析、影像和矢量数据变化检测等技术实现变化地理信息的快速发现;接着通过无人机遥感测量系统、车载移动测量系统、内外业一体化采集平台等实施变化地理信息的快速采集;最后根据增量信息形成新的现势数据库和历史数据库。实施成果表明,该技术可以灵活地应用于特定要素或指定区域信息的快速更新,对于推进省级基础地理信息数据快速更新机制的完善具有重要作用。