Using hydrogeochemical data to trace groundwater flow paths in a cold alpine catchment

Significant uncertainty remains in understanding the groundwater flow pathways in the northeastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Hydrogeochemical and isotopic data as well as hydrogeological data were combined to explore the groundwater flow path in a representative cold alpine catchment in the headwater region of the Heihe River. The results indicate that the suprapermafrost groundwater chemical components were mainly affected by calcite dissolution and evaporation, whereas the geochemistry of subpermafrost groundwater was controlled by dolomite and gypsum dissolution, calcite precipitation, and albite and halite dissolution. Distinct hydrogeochemical characteristics and controlling processes suggest a poor hydraulic connectivity between the suprapermafrost and subpermafrost groundwater. The hydraulic connectivity between permafrost groundwater and groundwater in the seasonally frozen area was confirmed by their similar hydrogeochemical features. In the seasonally frozen area, a silty clay layer with low permeability separates the aquifer into the deep (depth >20 m) and shallow (depth <20 m) flow paths. The deep groundwater was characterized by the enhanced dedolomitization and enhanced cation exchange processes compared with the shallow groundwater. Groundwater in the seasonally frozen area finally discharges as base flow into the stream. These results provide useful information about the groundwater flow systems in the unique alpine gorge catchments in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. The above findings suggest that the permafrost distribution and the aquifer structures within the seasonally frozen area have significant impact on groundwater flow paths. Cross‐validation by drilling work and hydrograph data confirms that the hydrogeochemical and isotopic tracers combined with field investigations can be relatively low‐cost tools in interpreting the groundwater flow paths in similar alpine catchments.     

The carbonate system in the East China Sea in winter

Measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), pH, total alkalinity (TA), and partial pressure of CO₂ (pCO₂) were conducted at a total of 25 stations along four cross shelf transects in the East China Sea (ECS) in January 2008. Results showed that their distributions in the surface water corresponded well to the general circulation pattern in the ECS. Low DIC and pCO₂ and high pH were found in the warm and saline Kuroshio Current water flowing northeastward along the shelf break, whereas high DIC and pCO₂ and low pH were mainly observed in the cold and less saline China Coastal Current water flowing southward along the coast of Mainland China. Difference between surface water and atmospheric pCO₂ (ΔpCO₂), ranging from ~ 0 to ? 111 μatm, indicated that the entire ECS shelf acted as a CO₂ sink during winter with an average flux of CO₂ of ?13.7 ± 5.7 (mmol C m^? 2 day^? 1), and is consistent with previous studies. However, pCO₂ was negatively correlated with temperature for surface waters lower than 20 °C, in contrast to the positive correlation found in the 1990s. Moreover, the wintertime ΔpCO₂ in the inner shelf near the Changjiang River estuary has appreciably decreased since the early 1990s, suggesting a decline of CO₂ sequestration capacity in this region. However, the actual causes for the observed relationship between these decadal changes and the increased eutrophication over recent decades are worth further study.     

地理国情监测地表覆盖分类成果复核的质量分析

针对地理国情监测成果质量复核中如何科学、客观地检查和评价地表覆盖分类成果,使成果复核在质量控制中起到关键作用,基于地理国情监测地表覆盖分类成果特点,通过在成果验收基础上开展针对成果重要质量元素、重点内容的复核检查,以保证全国成果质量的一致性和符合性.本文提出了复核内容与方法,统计从开展成果复核起历年结果表明,分类精度不仅是地表覆盖分类成果质量的控制难点也是短板.通过归纳复核发现的地表覆盖分类成果主要问题,分析产生的原因,为监测生产提出了意见建议.     

山东中西部后向发展雷暴初步研究

基于山东济南新一代天气雷达多年资料,首先提出后向发展雷暴的概念,并规定了普查标准。通过普查2005—2012年8年济南多普勒天气雷达资料,选取了75个后向发展雷暴个例,分析了山东中西部后向发展雷暴的统计特征,给出了常见的3种后向发展雷暴概念模型。选取典型个例,分别对3种类型后向发展雷暴的演变方式及其物理机制进行了初步分析,为山东中西部后向发展雷暴的生成和演变提供了初步的认识。结果表明:(1)后向发展雷暴主回波以带状为主,生命史1—5 h,最大反射率因子在50 dBz以上,移动路径有西—西北、西南、原地新生3种类型;(2)新回波初生时间发生在16—17时(北京时)最多,初生地点在鲁西北和鲁中山区一带,强度一般在30 min内超过40 dBz,生命史在1 h以上,74.7%的新生回波与主回波合并或连接;(3)山东省中西部具有后向发展特征的对流系统产生的灾害性天气以冰雹和雷暴大风为主,很少伴随暴雨灾害;(4)新回波的源地特征可以分为随主回波移动、沿同一方向延伸以及位于两雷暴群之间3种类型;多个雷暴群共存时,新回波的源地介于两个回波带之间,使二者逐渐趋为一体;(5)当主回波传播方向与其长轴相交时,其长轴方向转向,距离新回波较远的一侧减弱;当主回波传播方向与其长轴方向一致,新回波源地位于主回波长轴的延长线上时,主回波加强;(6)天气尺度系统为后向发展雷暴提供了条件不稳定的大气层结和丰富的水汽,地面辐合线和冷池前沿阵风锋是产生新雷暴的主要抬升触发机制;适当的低层垂直风切变有利于新雷暴持续产生并加强;地形的阻挡使新回波源地在同一地点停滞,冷池阵风锋在低层风引导下沿地形向下游移动,新回波源地也随之移动。