An international program on Silk Road Disaster Risk Reduction——a Belt and Road initiative (2016-2020)

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a Chinese national strategy which calls for cooperative economic, political and cultural exchange at the global level along the ancient Silk Road. The overwhelming natural hazards located along the belt and road bring great challenges to the success of BRI. In this framework, a 5-year international program was launched to address issues related to hazards assessment and disaster risk reduction (DRR). The first workshop of this program was held in Beijing with international experts from over 15 countries. Risk conditions on Belt and Road Countries (BRCs) have been shared and science and technology advancements on DRR have been disseminated during the workshop. Under this program, six task forces have been setup to carry out collaborative research works and three prioritized study areas have been established. This workshop announced the launching of this program which involved partners from different countries including Pakistan, Nepal, Russia, Italy, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and Tajikistan. The program adopted the objectives of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 and United Nation Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and was implemented to assess disaster risk in BRCs and to propose suitable measures for disaster control which can be appropriate both for an individual country and for specific sites. This paper deals with the outcomes of the workshop and points out opportunities for the near future international cooperation on this matter.     

Evaluation and fusion of SST data from MTSAT and TMI in East China Sea, Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea in 2008

Two typical satellite sea surface temperature (SST) datasets, from the Multi-functional Transport Satellite (MTSAT) and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Microwave Imager (TMI), were evaluated for the East China Sea, Yellow Sea, and Bohai Sea throughout 2008. Most monthly-mean availabilities of MTSAT are higher than those of TMI, whereas the seasonal variation of the latter is less than that of the former. The analysis on the one-year data shows that the annual mean availability of MTSAT (61%) is greater than that of TMI (56%). This is mainly because MTSAT is a geostationary satellite, which achieves longer observation than the sun-synchronous TMI. The daily availability of TMI (28%-75%) is more constant than that of MTSAT (9%-93%). The signal of infrared sensors on MTSAT is easily disturbed on cloudy days. In contrast, the TMI microwave sensor can obtain information through clouds. Based on in-situ SSTs, the SST accuracy of TMI is superior to that of MTSAT. In 2008, the root mean square (RMS) error of TMI and MTSAT were 0.77 K and 0.84 K, respectively. The annual mean biases were 0.14 K (TMI) and -0.31 K (MTSAT). To attain a high availability of SSTs, we propose a fusion method to merge both SSTs. The annual mean availability of fusion SSTs increases 17% compared to MTSAT. In addition, the availabilities of the fusion SSTs become more constant. The annual mean RMS and bias of fusion SSTs (0.78 K and -0.06 K, respectively) are better than those of MTSAT (0.84 K and -0.31 K).     

国内外高山林线研究综述

高山林线作为山地郁闭林和高山草甸的分界在山地生态系统中占有重要地位。以往对山地生态的研究远少于对其它类型陆地生态系统的研究,高山林线方面的研究就更为缺乏。讨论了高山林线的概念和内容,对国内外高山林线研究及特点作了简单回顾,指出高山林线的研究意义及在我国开展此项研究的初步方案。     

毛乌素沙地沙产业发展条件

沙产业对沙漠的生态环境改善和社会经济发展具有巨大的贡献,在当前全球气候变化的背景下更是迎来新的契机。结合数理统计以及SWOT分析等研究方法综合分析和评价毛乌素沙地气候变化、生态环境变化以及内外资源条件。结果表明：（1）在气候变暖的背景下,毛乌素沙地降水有所增加,风速逐渐减小,植被覆盖率不断提高,气候条件和生态环境条件逐渐改善。（2）毛乌素沙地土地、光热、水、旅游及政策等资源条件具有明显的优势。毛乌素沙地逐渐改善的自然环境以及优势资源可为沙产业的发展提供动力和保障。     

The Population Carrying Capacity of Waters Ecosystem in China

The study of waters ecosystem and their population carrying capacity demonstrates the role of these ecosystems in economic and social development and provides a theoretical basis for the management and allocation of aquatic ecosystems. In this study, the concept of waters ecosystem population carrying capacity was defined and developmental trends in the population carrying capacity of waters ecosystem in China were evaluated. Results show that waters ecosystem population carrying capacity in China increased from 0.176×10⁹ person year^-1 in 2000 to 0.255 ×10⁹ person year^-1 in 2010; the population carrying capacity of the standard sea remained at 0.2-0.3 person ha^-1; and the standard inland waters population carrying capacity increased from 1.8 to 3.2 person ha^-1. This analysis indicates notable regional difference in waters population carrying capacity. In southeastern coastal China and Yangtze River drainage areas where inland waters are widely distributed and aquaculture is developed, the population carrying capacity is higher; however, in northwest China where water resource are deficient and the distribution is relatively small, the waters population carrying capacity is low. The waters ecosystem population carrying capacity of China in 2030 was predicted and results indicate strong potential for increasing waters population carrying capacity.     

中国城市可持续发展研究进展

随着可持续发展战略在我国的实施,迫切地要求作为生产力载体的城市走相可持续发展之路,文章综述近几年来我国城市经济,生态,地理学者对城市可持续发展的研究,同时也概述了城市可持续发展评价的研究,最后展望了我国城市可持续发展研究的趋向。     

施肥及刈割对干旱地区紫花苜蓿产量和品质的影响

在黄土高原中部干旱区采用随机区组试验,研究3个施氮水平(0、51.75、103.5 kg·hm^-2)和3个磷水平(0、126、252 kg·hm^-2)下不同刈割次数(3、4次)对“甘农3号”紫花苜蓿种植当年和第2年产量、株高、再生速度及品质的影响,并对紫花苜蓿生长两年中各指标进行比较.结果表明:干旱地区“甘农3号”紫花苜蓿在具备灌溉条件下,种植当年施肥可显著提高产量、株高和再生速度,且4次刈割下显著高于3次刈割;施肥也能增加紫花苜蓿粗蛋白含量,降低中性洗涤纤维和酸性洗涤纤维含量,4次刈割下品质更好;高氮低磷处理(N 103.5 kg·hm^-2+P₂O₅ 126 kg·hm^-2)下效果最好,单施氮肥较单施磷肥效果好.同时,第2年紫花苜蓿产量显著高于第1年,第1年增幅较第2年明显,说明在试验地区,“甘农3号”紫花苜蓿种植当年施肥更有效,第2年施肥仍有益;在灌溉和配施N103.5 kg·hm^-2+P₂O₅ 126 kg·hm^-2条件下,种植当年即可实现4次刈割.     

Progress and prospects of applied research on physical geography and the living environment in China over the past 70 years (1949–2019)

Physical geography is a basic research subject of natural sciences.Its research object is the natural environment which is closely related to human living and development,and China's natural environment is complex and diverse.According to national needs and regional development,physical geographers have achieved remarkable achievements in applied basis and applied research,which also has substantially contributed to the planning of national economic growth and social development,the protection of macro ecosystems and resources,and sustainable regional development.This study summarized the practice and application of physical geography in China over the past 70 years in the following fields:regional differences in natural environments and physical regionalization;land use and land cover changes;natural hazards and risk reduction;process and prevention of desertification;upgrading of medium-and low-yield fields in the Huang-Huai-Hai region;engineering construction in permafrost areas; geochemical element anomalies and the prevention and control of endemic diseases;positioning and observation of hysical geographical elements;and identification of geospatial differentiation and geographical detectors. Furthermore, we have proposed the future direction of applied research in the field of physical geography.     

The research of sea-land breeze (SLB) on the west coast of Bohai Bay based on field observation

Four automatic meteorological stations were set up in a line from beach to inland perpendicular to the west coast of Bohai Bay. Wind direction and velocity at altitudes of 2 m, 4 m and 12 m were surveyed with 10 minute intervals. On "Sea-Land Breeze" (SLB) days, the transition from sea breeze to land breeze was very evident in the study area. Direction of sea breeze was basically perpendicular to the coast and mainly from the ENE and E. Duration of sea breeze varied by the stations’ distance to the coastline, and the near-coast wind velocity was larger than that of the inland and decreases as it reaches inland. There was increased development of SLB on sunny days than on overcast days. The term "Climatic Coastal Zone" can be defined for the area influenced by SLB, which reaches more than 74 km inland on a typical SLB day but less than 10 km on a non-typical SLB day.