The different influence of the residual layer on the development of the summer convective boundary layer in two deserts in northwest China

The development of the atmospheric boundary layer is closely connected with the exchange of momentum, heat, and mass near the Earth’s surface, especially for a convective boundary layer (CBL). Besides being modulated by the buoyancy flux near the Earth’s surface, some studies point out that a neutrally stratified residual layer is also crucial for the appearance of a deep CBL. To verify the importance of the residual layer, the CBLs over two deserts in northwest China (Badan Jaran and Taklimakan) were investigated. The summer CBL mean depth over the Taklimakan Desert is shallower than that over the Badan Jaran Desert, even when the sensible heat flux of the former is stronger. Meanwhile, the climatological mean residual layer in the Badan Jaran Desert is much deeper and neutrally stratified in summer. Moreover, we found a significant and negative correlation between the lapse rate of the residual layer and the CBL depth over the Badan Jaran Desert. The different lapse rates of the residual layer in the two regions are partly connected with the advection heating from large-scale atmospheric circulation. The advection heating tends to reduce the temperature difference in the 700 to 500-hPa layer over the Badan Jaran Desert, and it increases the stability in the same atmospheric layer over the Taklimakan Desert. The advection due to climatological mean atmospheric circulation is more effective at modulating the lapse rate of the residual layer than from varied circulation. Also, the interannual variation of planetary boundary layer (PBL) height over two deserts was found to covary with the wave train.     

山西地震台网地震预警时间及盲区半径分析

影响地震预警能力的关键技术指标是预警时间及预警盲区。通过分析山西地震台网勘选完成的1 101个预警台站布局,计算地震台站平均台间距,根据预警盲区半径与台间距关系式得出盲区半径。根据计算结果及相关分布图,分析认为,在预警区内,平均台间距及盲区半径分布与地震活动的相关性较高,勘选完成的地震预警台站布局比较合理。     

井水位前驱波普遍性问题的探讨

以山西、河北、内蒙等地5口映震能力较强的地下水位观测井为研究对象,对井水位前驱波普遍性问题进行了探讨.结果表明,强震井水位前驱波现象较为普遍,其比例可达65.1％(41/63);相同地震不同观测井前驱波特征各不相同,同一观测井在不同地震前的特征也各异,这可能与不同观测井具有不同的井-含水层结构以及不同地震前有着不同的震源参数有关;与单井水震波相比,震前有前驱波记录的次数略低于水震波,其比例在39.7％～50.7％之间;震前有前驱波记录的观测井占研究区观测井总数的比例可达66.7％.