GIS-based modelling of topography-induced solar radiation variability in complex terrain for data sparse region

Solar radiation not only sustains the lives on the Earth, but also creates spatial and temporal variations of hydrological ingredients, such as vegetation, soil moisture, and snow. Precise quantification of spatial solar radiation incident on the Earth's surface which accounts for the topographic modulation, especially in complex terrain, underpins the study of many catchment hydro-meteorological and hydro-ecological processes. Topography is a key parameter that affects the spatial solar radiation pattern across different scales. This article addresses the issue of modelling spatial variability of actual solar radiation caused by topography from the hydrological perspective. Models with different algorithms and different complexities, from the simple empirical equations to process-based physical approach, have been developed to parameterize and calculate the potential radiation (under clear-sky condition) and the actual radiation (under overcast cloudy condition). Based on a review of the general steps of solar radiation modelling and the corresponding models for each step, two models with easily or globally available data for spatial solar radiation modelling in complex terrain, namely, the physically parameterized, remote-sensing-oriented Heliosat-2 model and the sunshine duration-based Angström–Prescott regression model are selected and implemented in a GIS framework. The capability of both models for simulation of cloudy-sky radiation on horizontal surfaces has been verified against observed station data showing an R ² greater than 0.9. The validity of the models for modelling inclined surface is tested by comparing against each other, which has shown a satisfactory agreement and demonstrated that the simple Angström–Prescott method performed reasonably well compared with the more elaborate Heliosat-2 method. Scale sensitivity of the models and the shading effect are examined with different digital elevation model (DEM) resolutions from 30 to 500 m and reveal the existence of a threshold grid size to resolve the topography-induced spatial solar radiation variability. Spatial mapping of potential solar radiation and actual solar radiation has been demonstrated in a small catchment in Southern Germany, with a spatial difference up to 30% in winter and 5% in summer. This may lead to a significant difference for the energy-limited hydrological processes, such as snowmelt, and evapotranspiration.     

Determination of ice thickness, subice topography and ice vol-ume at Glacier No. 1 in Tien Shan, China by ground penetrating radar

We describe a radio-echo sounding (RES) survey for the determination of ice thickness, subglacial topography and ice volume of Glacier No. 1 , in Tien Shan, China, using ground-penetrating radar (GPR). Radar data were collected with 100-MHz antennas that were spaced at 4 m with a step size of 8 m. The images produced from radar survey clearly show the continuity of bedrock echoes and the undulation features of the bedrock surface. Radar results show that the maximum ice thickness of Glacier No. 1 is 133 m, the thickness of the east branch of Glacier No. 1 averages at 58. 77 m while that of the west branch of Glacier No. 1 averages at 44. 84 m. Calculation on ice volume indicates that the ice volume of the east branch of Glacier No. 1 is 51. 87 × 106 m3 and that of the west branch of Glacier No. 1 is 20. 21 × 106 m3. The amplitude of the undulation of the bedrock surface topography revealed by radar profiles is larger than that of the glacier surface topography, indicating that the surface relief does     

水文循环模拟中下垫面参数化方法综述

针对水文循环模拟中地形、土地利用覆被等流域下垫面参数化方法众多,且模拟效果相差较大的现状。本文首先根据水文循环模拟中产汇流原理,对常用水文循环模拟中产汇流模拟方法进行汇总和分类;在此基础上,对产流模拟中的降水径流相关系数法、蓄满产流和超渗产流等及汇流模拟中的等流时线、单位线、圣维南方程、马斯京根法等主要模拟方法中地形、土地利用覆被和土壤类型参数化方法进行分析和讨论;根据其中流域地形、土地利用覆被和土壤类型参数化方法对机理过程的描述程度,将其分为无明确表示类、率定型参数类、确定型参数类、物理过程表达类;进而阐明不同参数化方法中流域地形、土地利用覆被和土壤类型对水文循环模拟结果的响应和贡献。最后回归模型本质,阐述水文循环模拟中流域下垫面参数化方法中存在经验关系对复杂机理简单表述的合理性和物理机理过程描述的欠缺性问题,并预估未来水文循环模拟中下垫面参数化方法朝着简洁实用化和复杂机理化两个方向发展。     

1947年中国南海断续线精准划定的地形依据

基于1947年中国政府内政部印制的1:400万《南海诸岛位置图》,采用地理信息系统及数字化仿射变换精准测量出11段断续线的地理坐标,同时利用4.4万多个实测水深点数据建立南海海底三维地形模型,通过叠加分析获得了1947年南海断续线所在位置的海底地形特征。结果显示：断续线东长西短,间距东西大、南北小,其走向、形态与下伏地形特征相符合,主要分布在大陆坡和大陆架上;并基于断续线下伏海底地形分析,推断出当时断续线划定时可能遵循如下依据：① 在浅海盆地、海峡处采用“等距离中间线”原则进行划分;② 在具有明显地形变化处沿海槽坡麓或海槽槽沟中线进行划分;③ 在西南部陆坡陆架区,结合岸线走向及下伏地形特征进行划分。     

基于单位汇水面积的地形因子特征评价

探讨了典型黑土区基于单位汇水面积的LS因子算法与传统基于径流路径长度算法的差异。研究表明,在研究区坡长坡缓的地形条件下,基于单位汇水面积的LS因子算法值普遍要大于基于径流路径长度算法的LS因子值;在有限的坡度范围内,不同算法的坡度因子相差不大,与之相比,不同算法的坡长因子值差别明显,特别是对于坡长指数采用定值的Govers算法更是如此。这说明在研究区坡长坡缓的地形条件下,坡长因子对LS因子算法的响应更为敏感。同时,侵蚀机理分析得出,坡长因子指数采用与坡度有关的变值更为合理,特别是在采用DEM进行大范围土壤侵蚀量预测时更应如此。     

台湾岛地形对登陆台风“莫兰蒂”(1614)强对流雨带发展影响的模拟研究

2016年9月14~15日超强台风“莫兰蒂”（1614）登陆厦门后在福建省中北部引发了特大暴雨天气过程,特大暴雨由台风登陆后北侧至东北侧一个缓慢移动的长生命史中尺度强对流螺旋雨带活动造成。利用中尺度数值模式WRF（V3.9）对台风登陆引发福建省中北部特大暴雨过程进行了大区域无嵌套数值模拟,较准确地模拟了台风引发特大暴雨的强度和落区,并成功地再现了台风登陆后北侧至东北侧长生命史中尺度强对流螺旋雨带的发生、发展过程。分析发现,台风大风区外围几个零散的中尺度辐合区在移入台湾地形下游的弱风切变区、正涡度带、湿静力能（假相当位温、比湿）锋区后,组织发展成一个带状的中尺度辐合带而形成强对流螺旋雨带,长时间地维持和发展,并向东北方向缓慢移动。台湾地形在有利于强对流螺旋雨带长时间组织发展和维持的中尺度环境场的形成中扮演着重要角色,即地形效应在其下游形成的正涡度带（正位涡带）、雨带（位于高湿静力能区）南侧低湿静力能带（即湿静力能锋区）,对强对流螺旋雨带的长时间发展维持非常重要。地形敏感性试验的结果进一步证实了台湾地形在台风登陆后东北侧长生命史中尺度强对流螺旋雨带形成及维持中的重要作用。     

Impacts of Topographic Complexity on Modeling Moisture Transport and Precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau in Summer

The non-hydrostatic global variable resolution model (MPAS-atmosphere) is used to conduct the simulations for the South Asian Summer monsoon season (June, July, and August) in 2015 with a refinement over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) at the convection-permitting scale (4 km). Two experiments with different topographical datasets, complex (4-km) and smooth (60-km) topography, are designed to investigate the impacts of topographical complexity on moisture transport and precipitation. Compared with the observations and reanalysis data, the simulation can successfully capture the general features of key meteorological fields over the TP despite slightly underestimating the inflow through the southern TP. The results indicate that the complex topography can decrease the inward and outward moisture transport, ultimately increasing the total net moisture transport into the TP by ~11%. The impacts of complex topography on precipitation are negligible over the TP, but the spatial distributions of precipitation over the Himalayas are significantly modulated. With the inclusion of complex topography, the sharper southern slopes of the Himalayas shift the lifted airflow and hence precipitation northward compared to the smooth topography. In addition, more small-scale valleys are resolved by the inclusion of complex topography, which serve as channels for moisture transport across the Himalayas, further favoring a northward shift of precipitation. Overall, the difference between the two experiments with different topography datasets is mainly attributed to their differing representation of the degree of the southern slopes of the Himalayas and the extent to which the valleys are resolved.     

阳江复杂地形对特大暴雨影响机理的数值研究

采用中尺度天气预报模式WRF (Weather Research Forecast)对广东省阳江地区2019年5月26日00时—28日00时暴雨事件进行数值模拟,并通过一系列的地形敏感试验,讨论地形对暴雨发生和发展的影响。结果表明:地形对暴雨的影响显著,地形的高度影响暴雨的强度和位置;与未作任何改变的控制试验相比,地形降低试验和细网格地形高度取平均试验无山脉的阻挡,阳江地区无爬流和绕流运动及相对涡度减小,南风将低层水汽和能量带到更北的位置,暴雨中心随之北抬;增高地形试验,由于山脉阻挡,更多水汽和能量堆积,以及地形的阻挡产生绕流和爬流运动,绕流有利于局地涡旋生成,爬流运动会增加垂直运动速度,正涡度中心增强,低层的水汽辐合上升凝结,造成更大暴雨。