Direct and semi-direct radiative effects of anthropogenic aerosols in the Western United States: Seasonal and geographical variations according to regional climate characteristics

The direct and semi-direct radiative effects of anthropogenic aerosols on the radiative transfer and cloud fields in the Western United States (WUS) according to seasonal aerosol optical depth (AOD) and regional climate are examined using a regional climate model (RCM) in conjunction with the aerosol fields from a GEOS-Chem chemical-transport model (CTM) simulation. The two radiative effects cannot be separated within the experimental design in this study, thus the combined direct- and semi-direct effects are called radiative effects hereafter. The CTM shows that the AOD associated with the anthropogenic aerosols is chiefly due to sulfates with minor contributions from black carbon (BC) and that the AOD of the anthropogenic aerosol varies according to local emissions and the seasonal low-level winds. The RCM-simulated anthropogenic aerosol radiative effects vary according to the characteristics of regional climate, in addition to the AOD. The effects on the top of the atmosphere (TOA) outgoing shortwave radiation (OSRT) range from ?0.2?Wm^?2 to ?1?Wm^?2. In Northwestern US (NWUS), the maximum and minimum impact of anthropogenic aerosols on OSRT occurs in summer and winter, respectively, following the seasonal AOD. In Arizona-New Mexico (AZNM), the effect of anthropogenic sulfates on OSRT shows a bimodal distribution with winter/summer minima and spring/fall maxima, while the effect of anthropogenic BC shows a single peak in summer. The anthropogenic aerosols affect surface insolation range from ?0.6?Wm^?2 to ?2.4?Wm^?2, with similar variations found for the effects on OSRT except that the radiative effects of anthropogenic BC over AZNM show a bimodal distribution with spring/fall maxima and summer/winter minima. The radiative effects of anthropogenic sulfates on TOA outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) and the surface downward longwave radiation (DLRS) are notable only in summer and are characterized by strong geographical contrasts; the summer OLR in NWUS (AZNM) is reduced (enhanced) by 0.52?Wm^?2 (1.14?Wm^?2). The anthropogenic sulfates enhance (reduce) summer DLRS by 0.2?Wm^?2 (0.65?Wm^?2) in NWUS (AZNM). The anthropogenic BC affect DLRS noticeably only in AZNM during summer. The anthropogenic aerosols affect the cloud water path (CWP) and the radiative transfer noticeably only in summer when convective clouds are dominant. Primarily shortwave-reflecting anthropogenic sulfates decrease and increase CWP in AZNM and NWUS, respectively, however, the shortwave-absorbing anthropogenic BC reduces CWP in both regions. Due to strong feedback via convective clouds, the radiative effects of anthropogenic aerosols on the summer radiation field are more closely correlated with the changes in CWP than the AOD. The radiative effect of the total anthropogenic aerosols is dominated by the anthropogenic sulfates that contribute more than 80% of the total AOD associated with the anthropogenic aerosols.     

贺兰山东麓宁夏一次极值暴雨过程分析

利用常规气象资料和NCEP再分析资料,结合宁夏业务化的中尺度数值预报模式MM5输出产品,对2006年7月14日发生在贺兰山东麓宁夏的极值暴雨过程从降水特征、环流背景、影响系统、强降水落区及物理量特征等方面进行了分析。表明:此次极值暴雨是在2006年第4号台风"碧利斯"与副热带高压系统的相互作用、中β尺度低值系统影响和地面静止锋的触发下爆发的。强降水落区位于200 hPa青藏高压前部西北气流辐散区与500 hPa西南气流、700 hPa西南或偏南低空急流、850 hPa偏东气流三股气流辐合区相重叠区,中β尺度低值系统的右前侧与湿焓平流最强的区域。对流层高层干冷空气下侵是强降水的主要触发机制之一。非地转湿Q矢量与强降水落区有良好的对应关系,对短时强降水天气具有较好的描述能力和预报指导意义。     

北京721特大暴雨极端性分析及思考（二）极端性降水成因初探及思考

本文是“北京7.21特大暴雨极端性分析及思考”的第二部分,第一部分“观测分析及思考”对此次过程的降水特点、水汽特点、中尺度对流系统（MCS）的环境场条件和发生发展过程进行了分析,指出这是一次极端降水过程。本文进一步从影响降水的因子：降水效率、水汽、上升运动、持续时间等方面进一步探讨极端性降水的成因,所用资料为业务中常用的模式分析和各种观测资料。分析表明,本次过程为典型华北暴雨环流形势,其中高层气流辐散区与低层低涡切变线的耦合是直接诱因;较高的环境相对湿度和湿层较厚,较低的抬升凝结高度和自由对流高度以及热带降水性质提高了本次过程的降水效率;异常大的水汽含量（可降水量达60－80mm）及与其相关的物理量异常,可作为判断极端降水的重要因子;环境大气具有中下层条件性不稳定,上层湿中性层结特性,CAPE值中等,同时上层干侵入增加了对流不稳定,有利于上升运动发展;低涡切变线及华北地形共同触发了MCS的在暖区生成发展;低涡北跳、MCS后向传播特性使暖区MCS东移速度慢,形成“列车效应”,造成降雨持续时间长。本文最后探讨了极端降水的预报思路。     

新疆北部石炭系构造背景及演化

新疆北部石炭系洋陆转换过渡期,经历了以下两个演化阶段：早石炭世碰撞间歇期伸展－残留洋闭合、陆-陆碰撞阶段和晚石炭世碰撞期后伸展垮塌－板内变形作用阶段。根据石炭世的板块构造活动背景分析,结合区域构造－沉积岩石组合,初步拟定新疆北部早石炭世原型盆地类型主要包括5类：残留洋、陆缘坳陷、裂陷槽、裂谷、陆内坳陷;晚石炭世原型盆地可简要分为３类：裂陷槽、陆缘坳陷、裂谷或断陷。根据上石炭统原型盆地后期叠加改造特征,将新疆北部现今保存在覆盖区内的上石炭统残留盆地及其叠加改造类型分为两大类六亚类：首先根据是否存在二叠系分为继承型和叠加型两大类,然后再根据中生代及新生代盆地叠加特征分为五亚类,分别为连续继承型、早继承早叠加型、早继承晚叠加型、三叠系叠加型、侏罗系叠加型及白垩系叠加型。     

土壤中总有机碳环境标准样品研制

土壤环境标准样品是土壤生态环境监测质量控制的重要技术工具.目前,土壤中总有机碳环境标准样品仍为中国环境标准样品体系的空缺,特别是配套燃烧氧化-非分散红外法的土壤标准样品一直未曾问世.本文以有机碳含量较高的农用地土壤为原材料,经干燥、研磨、混匀、装瓶、灭菌等加工步骤,制备获得土壤中总有机碳环境标准样品.分层随机抽取10瓶...     

空间数据库辅助设计系统的探析与实现

地理信息标准化是很漫长的道路,在实践中常常由于规范性的缺乏而带来很多问题.本文试从提高数据字典的通用性、灵活性和可维护性角度出发,提出了通用基础地理信息数据字典系统的概念,并从规范数据生产过程的角度出发,产生了建立一套全新独立的、由向导生成的数据字典建库方案流程的思路.最后根据以上思路研制开发了空间数据库辅助设计系统.     

国土空间管控的方法与途径

国土空间管控是对国土空间各类开发保护活动的科学谋划与管理安排,是进行国土空间宏观调控和微观管理的重要政策工具。探讨以地域功能和资源环境承载力为科学基点的国土空间管控体系框架,并以福建省和贵州省六盘水市为例,解析“三区三线”协同划定和国土开发强度并测算两个国土空间管控中技术难点的解决方法,在此基础上,提出以功能管控和参数管控为核心的多尺度、多时序国土空间管控途径。研究发现：① 功能管控以主体功能区划和“三区三线”划定方案为基础,按照四类主体功能定位、三类空间（生态、农业和城镇空间）、六类分区（生态保护红线及一般生态区、永久基本农田及一般农业区、城镇开发边界及城镇预留区）以及N类建设和非建设类用途分层级实施;② 参数管控则以国土开发强度为关键目标参数,实施基于总量-目标和过程-增幅双控的阈值管控,以及基于上限和下限双控的分类型管控途径,旨在实现各类空间内和区域整体的生产、生活、生态“三生”结构均衡协调,促进形成高质量、可持续的国土空间开发保护格局。     

On the field-aligned scale length of the V-shaped auroral potential structure

It is found, by means of particle simulations, that the field-aligned scale length of the V-potential along auroral-field lines depends on the convergence of the magnetic-field lines. In a uniform magnetic field, the potential drop is localized in a double layer with a field-aligned scale length of the order of the Debye length. In a converging magnetic field, the potential drop is shown to be extended with a field-aligned scale length much greater than the Debye length. The converging magnetic field appears to contribute to the retention of trapped electrons confined between the magnetic mirror and the electrostatic potential-barrier. When a background plasma is included in the simulation, the potential structure is shown to detach from the ionospheric boundary.     

宁夏智能化综合气象业务服务共享管理平台设计与实现

文章按照标准化、集约化、智能化的理念,基于云端部署技术,提出了宁夏智能化综合气象业务服务共享管理平台的设计思路和总体架构,建设了宁夏气象基础数据库、业务产品库、服务产品库,构建了业务产品自动化生成系统、服务产品智能化制作系统、服务信息智慧型发布系统和信息共享与管理系统。通过数据存储、数据服务接口、数据资源管理、数据加工流程的标准化,设计了以标准化体系为基础的集约化数据环境。通过数据环境集约和业务系统集约,设计了以数据驱动为特征的集约化产品加工系统,形成统一的数据加工流水线。突出智能化要求,设计了以智能化为目标的数据分析算法和智能化系统运行控制,并在业务产品自动化生成、服务产品智能化制作、服务信息智慧型发布方面进行了探索。平台设计理念先进,技术前沿,流程简洁,功能完备,运行高效,充分体现了数据资源标准化、业务系统集约化和计算运行智能化的要求,平台的开发建设将极大地推进宁夏气象现代化进程,对于发展智慧气象具有重要的参考价值。     

Identification of the origin of salinization in groundwater using multivariate statistical analysis and geochemical modeling: a case study of Kaohsiung,Southwest Taiwan

The study of brine aquifers in southern Taiwan is highly complicated by hybrid geochemical reactions, which obscure important geochemical information. Using multivariate analysis on major and minor ion compositions normalized by Cl⁻ content, chemical constituents were combined into two principal components representing brine mixing and mineral precipitation. Comparing to multivariate analysis on the original data, this procedure reveals more geochemical information. It demonstrates that the brine groundwater of the region is primarily composed of highly evaporated seawater. The evaporation ratio is >70%; a point at which calcite, dolomite and gypsum precipitate. Oxygen and hydrogen isotopic compositions confirm this inference; and further, geochemical modeling quantitatively determined the evaporation ratio to be about 85%. Natural boron contamination is a consequence of brine groundwater. Two evolutionary trends in the plotting of the Cl/B ratio versus Cl⁻ can be identified: (1) Cl/B ratio decreases with boron being released from clay minerals when brine aquifers are flushed with freshwater; and (2) Cl/B ratio increases when seawater of a high Cl/B ratio infiltrates coastal aquifers.