Climate Change,Geopolitics, and Human Settlements in the Hexi Corridor over the Last 5,000 Years

Social responses to climate change over human history have been widely discussed in academia over the last two decades. However, the transformation of the human–environment nexus crossing prehistoric and historic periods and the processes associated with it are not yet clearly understood. In this study, based on published works on radiocarbon dating, archaeobotany, zooarchaeology, and archaeological sites, together with a synthesis of historical documents and highresolution paleoclimatic records, we trace the extent to which human settlement patterns in the Hexi Corridor in northwestern China evolved in conjunction with climate change over the last 5,000 years. A total of 129 Neolithic, 126 Bronze Age, and 1,378 historical sites in the Hexi Corridor(n=1,633) were surveyed. Our results show that, in the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age periods(～2800–100 BC), climate change contributed to the transformation of subsistence strategies and the subsequent changes in human settlement patterns in the Hexi Corridor. The warm-humid climate in ～2800–2000 BC promoted millet agriculture and helped the Majiayao, Banshan, and Machang Cultures to flourish. The cold-dry climate in ～2000–100 BC resulted in the divergence and transformation of subsistence strategies in the Xichengyi–Qijia–Siba and Shajing–Shanma Cultures and in a shift in their settlement patterns. However, in the historical period(121 BC–AD 1911), human settlement patterns were primarily determined by geopolitics related to the alternating rule of regimes and frequent wars, especially in the Sui–Tang dynasties. We also find that trans-Eurasian cultural exchange since ～2000 BC improved social resilience to climate change in the Hexi Corridor, mediating the human–environment nexus there. Our findings may provide insights into how human societies reacted to climate change in arid and semi-arid environments over the long term.     

瓦里关山与观风山近地面空气7Be浓度季节性变化对比

7Be广泛应用于大气物质传输、表土季节性迁移和微粒混合作用的示踪。它在不同地域空气中的浓度分布构成了多领域研究的基础。7Be在对流层空气中的浓度随地表海拔高度而增加。基于瓦里关山和观风山的位置差异和海拔高差,对比观测其近地面空气7Be浓度变化不仅有益于区域尺度的大气和地表环境过程的示踪,而且对全球尺度的研究也将具重要意义。2002-10-09～2004-01-21,利用美国环境测量实验室的低水平核素表层大气采样系统在瓦里关山和观风山同步连续进行每周1个大气气溶胶样品的采集工作。7Be的比活度系用多道能谱仪进行γ谱测定,测量误差小于6%。中美两实验室对逐周样品测量结果表明两实验室的数据具有很好的可比性。两个站点7Be浓度逐周变化趋势总体相似,具有2～6周的短周期波动,波峰与波谷具有良好的对应关系,其高值或低值波动延迟或超前的差异与区域尺度的天气过程传播一致。瓦里关山和观风山7Be的年均浓度分别为(14.7±1.5)mBq/m3和(4.1±0.9)mBq/m3,前者约为后者的3.6倍。近地面空气7Be浓度与同期降水量的比较表明,在周时间尺度上,两者呈现出较好的预期负相关变化;而在月平均尺度上,两地7Be浓度变化比较稳定。位于内陆地区的瓦里关山受低海拔气团上升的影响较小,其空气中7Be浓度变化较真实地反映了中纬度、高海拔地区的背景水平。观风山地区虽然受到低纬度海洋性上升气团的影响,但7Be浓度变化仍然显示出低纬度、较高海拔地区的预期水平。     

三峡库区泄滩滑坡非饱和渗流分析及渗透系数反演

泄滩滑坡的水文地质结构比较复杂,滑体、滑带及滑动影响带为多孔连续介质,透水层基岩为裂隙介质。采用等效连续介质模型模拟裂隙岩体,建立了泄滩滑坡饱和－非饱和渗流的有限元计算模型。然后采用BP网络对非饱和有限元渗流计算进行了模拟,并根据蓄水期水库水位及滑坡体地下水位监测资料,采用遗传算法对泄滩滑坡各地层渗透系数进行了反演。反演的滑体饱和渗透系数为4.89?10?2 cm/s,与现场原位试验值1.78?10?2 3.2?10?2 cm/s相当;反演的滑带饱和渗透系数为4.66?10?5 cm/s,远比室内试验值2.74?10?7 5.73?10?7 cm/s大。这种差异在一定程度上反映了土体参数的尺度效应。     

CLM4-LISSS模型对太湖多时间尺度水热通量模拟性能的评估

湖泊模型为数值天气预报模型提供热量通量、水汽通量和动量通量等下边界条件,但是不同时间尺度上湖泊水热通量变化的控制因子不同,因此有必要对湖泊模型进行多时间尺度上的离线评估.本文利用2012-2016年太湖中尺度通量网避风港站的气象资料和辐射数据驱动CLM4-LISSS模型(Community Land Model version 4-Lake,Ice,Snow and Sediment Simulator),并与涡度相关观测(Eddy Covariance,EC)结果进行对比,以年平均潜热通量模拟结果最佳为目标调整了模式中的消光系数、粗糙度长度方案,研究了该模型从半小时到年尺度上对湖表温度和水热通量的模拟性能.结果表明:模型对湖表温度的模拟在各时间尺度上均比较理想,但是模拟的日较差较小;从半小时到年尺度上潜热通量的变化趋势都能被很好地模拟出来,但在季节尺度上,潜热通量的模拟出现了秋冬季偏高、春夏季偏低的情况,季节变化模拟不准确.湖表温度和潜热通量模拟偏差的原因可能是消光系数的参数化方案.相比之下,感热通量尽管年际变化趋势的模拟值与观测值一致,但是从半小时到年尺度均被高估.特别地,冷锋过境期间,模型能较好地模拟出潜热通量和感热通量的变化趋势,但对于高风速条件下的感热通量模拟效果不佳.本文的研究结果能为湖泊模式的应用与发展提供有用信息.     

局地气候分区框架下城市热岛时空分异特征研究进展

局地气候分区（LCZ）框架自2012年提出以来,在城市热岛研究领域备受重视,但目前对LCZ框架下城市热岛（简称LCZ城市热岛）时空分异特征仍缺乏系统性总结。本文以统计和“荟萃分析”为手段,系统梳理了2012—2019年LCZ城市热岛研究在数据获取手段、时空格局和影响因素3个方面的进展,并对今后研究进行了初步展望。结果表明,迄今为止全球范围内已在超过130座城市开展了LCZ城市热岛研究,这些城市主要集中于中纬度（35°N~55°N）的亚洲和欧洲地区,且主要聚焦于以近地表气温表征的“冠层热岛”和以地表温度表征的“地表热岛”。具体而言：① 在温度数据获取方面,站点观测（文献数量占比42.5%）、模型模拟（38.3%）与移动测量（19.2%）是获取气温的主要方法,其中模型模拟方法占比逐年升高。而卫星热红外遥感是获取地表温度的主要手段（86.5%）。② 在时空格局方面,就全球而言,LCZ气温的类间极值差（均值为3.1 K）显著低于地表温度的类间极值差（9.8 K）,且该极值差通常在夏季或冬季较大;冠层热岛与地表热岛均存在显著的“LCZ类内热岛”现象。③ 在影响因素方面,多数研究局限于定性分析地表结构、覆盖、材质和人类活动的影响,而普遍忽略了建筑布局与邻近LCZ类型等潜在因素的作用。本文将有利于从整体上更好地把握LCZ城市热岛的研究进展与今后的发展趋势。     

Growth and photosynthesis of Chlorella strains from polar,temperate and tropical freshwater environments under temperature stress

Elevated temperatures as a consequence of global warming have significant impacts on the adaptation and survival of microalgae which are important primary producers in many ecosystems. The impact of temperature on the photosynthesis of microalgae is of great interest as the primary production of algal biomass is strongly dependent on the photosynthetic rates in a dynamic environment. Here, we examine the effects of elevated temperature on Chlorella strains originating from different latitudes, namely Antarctic, Arctic, temperate and tropical regions. Chlorophyll fluorescence was used to assess the photosynthetic responses of the microalgae. Rapid light curves(RLCs) and maximum quantum yield( F_v/F_m) were recorded. The results showed that Chlorella originating from different latitudes portrayed different growth trends and photosynthetic performance. The Chlorella genus is eurythermal, with a broad temperature tolerance range, but with strain-specific characteristics. However, there was a large overlap between the tolerance range of the four strains due to their "eurythermal adaptivity". Changes in the photosynthetic parameters indicated temperature stress. The ability of the four strains to reactivate photosynthesis after inhibition of photosynthesis under high temperatures was also studied. The Chlorella strains were shown to recover in terms of photosynthesis and growth(measured as Chl a) when they were returned to their ambient temperatures. Polar strains showed faster recovery in their optimal temperature compared to that under the ambient temperature from which they were isolated.     

Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emission of Korean Offshore Fisheries

This paper presents the energy and greenhouse gas(GHG) emission assessments of Korean offshore fisheries. The consumption of energy by fisheries is a significant concern because of its attendant environmental effect, as well as the cost of the fuel consumed in fishing industry. With the global attention of reducing GHG emission and increasing energy efficiency of fuel, the seafood industry needs to further understand its energy use and reduce its GHG emission. In the present study, the amount of energy consumed and the GHG emission of Korean offshore fisheries in a period from 2009 to 2013 were examined. Offshore fisheries accounted for 24% of Korean production in 2013 and 60% of fuel consumption related GHG emission. Whereas the total GHG emission intensity of this sector improved slightly between 2009 and 2012; as such emission decreased by approximately 1.9%, which increased again in 2013. The average amount of total GHG emission in this five years period was 1.78 × 10~6 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent/year(tCO_2eq. y~(-1)). Active fishing gear was found to consume 20% more fuel than passive gear. However, the production from passive gear was 28%, lower than 72% from active gear. The reason for this is that less abundant stationary resources are harvested using passive gear. Furthermore, the consumption of fuel was significantly influenced by the fishing method. Implementation and development of new fishing technologies and methods are important for improving energy efficiency and reducing the climate impact on fisheries. To realize these purposes, the fishery management system needs to be established by centralizing on energy efficiency and climate effect.     

Sensitivity of Snowfall Characteristics to Meteorological Conditions in the Yeongdong Region of Korea

This study investigates the characteristics of cold clouds and snowfall in both the Yeongdong coastal and mountainous regions under different meteorological conditions based on the integration of numerical modeling and three-hourly rawinsonde observations with snow crystal photographs for a snowfall event that occurred on 29?30 January 2016.We found that rimed particles predominantly observed turned into dendrite particles in the latter period of the episode when the 850 hPa temperature decreased at the coastal site,whereas the snow crystal habits at the mountainous site were largely needle or rimed needle.Rawinsonde soundings showed a well-defined,two-layered cloud structure along with distinctive wind-directional shear,and an inversion in the equivalent potential temperature above the low-level cloud layer.The first experiment with a decrease in lower-layer temperature showed that the low-level cloud thickness was reduced to less than 1.5 km,and the accumulated precipitation was decreased by 87%compared with the control experiment.The difference in precipitation amount between the single-layered experiment and control experiment(two-layered)was not so significant to attribute it to the effect of the seeder?feeder mechanism.The precipitation in the last experiment by weakening winddirectional shear was increased by 1.4 times greater than the control experiment specifically at the coastal site,with graupel particles accounting for the highest proportion(~62%).The current results would improve snowfall forecasts in complicated geographical environments such as Yeongdong in terms of snow crystal habit as well as snowfall amount in both time and space domains.     

New Discovery of the Early Cretaceous Volcanic Rocks on the Barton Peninsula, King George Island,Antarctica and Its Geological Significance

Ages determined with the 40Ar/39Ar isotopic system affirms the Early Cretaceous volcanic activity in the Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica. Two specimens of basaltic andesite collected from the lowermost volcanic sequence of the peninsula were irradiated and analyzed in different experiments, yielding an identical age spectrum, and two magmatic thermal events of the Early Cretaceous (120.4± 1.6 Ma, 119± 1 Ma) and Early Tertiary (53.1± 1.5 Ma, 52± 1 Ma) are distinguished. The former is interpreted to represent the primary cooling age of basaltic andesite, whereas the latter is the thermal reset age caused by the intrusion of granitic pluton. These new ages clearly indicate that volcanism was active during the Early Cretaceous on the Barton Peninsula and that intensive hydrothermal alteration and mineralization of Mesozoic volcanic rocks resulted from Tertiary magmatism.