An Incursion of Off-Equatorial Subsurface Cold Water and Its Role in Triggering the “Double Dip” La Nia Event of 2011

Based on Global Ocean Data Assimilation System(GODAS) and NCEP reanalysis data, atmospheric and oceanic processes possibly responsible for the onset of the 2011/12 La Nia event, which followed the 2010/11 La Nia even—referred to as a "double dip" La Nia—are investigated. The key mechanisms involved in activating the 2011/12 La Nia are illustrated by these datasets. Results show that neutral conditions were already evident in the equatorial eastern Pacific during the decaying phase of the 2010/11 La Nia. However, isothermal analyses show obviously cold water still persisting at the surface and at subsurface depths in off-equatorial regions throughout early 2011, being most pronounced in the tropical South Pacific. The negative SST anomalies in the tropical South Pacific acted to strengthen a southern wind across the equator. The subsurface cold water in the tropical South Pacific then spread northward and broke into the equatorial region at the thermocline depth. This incursion process of off-equatorial subsurface cold water successfully interrupted the eastern propagation of warm water along the equator, which had previously accumulated at subsurface depths in the warm pool during the 2010/11 La Nia event. Furthermore, the incursion process strengthened as a result of the off-equatorial effects, mostly in the tropical South Pacific. The negative SST anomalies then reappeared in the central basin in summer 2011, and acted to trigger local coupled air–sea interactions to produce atmospheric–oceanic anomalies that developed and evolved with the second cooling in the fall of 2011.     

一次强对流天气及其中短时强降水的成因分析

利用常规地面、高空观测资料,自动站资料,NCEP再分析资料,多普勒雷达资料和WRF模式模拟资料等,对2009年6月初晋豫鲁皖苏5省的一次强对流天气及其中短时强降水的形成原因进行了分析。结果表明:本次过程是在高空东北冷涡不断引导冷空气南下,与低层低涡扰动形成冷暖空气汇合的有利天气形势下发生的。边界层内的强烈辐合抬升是触发对流发生和释放对流不稳定能量的主要原因之一。高空有明显的干侵入并叠加在低层高假相当位温的暖湿空气之上,这种较强的位势不稳定形势对本次过程中对流系统的触发提供了有利的条件。对流系统移动方向一侧有较强的风暴相对螺旋度,通过低层辐合上升气流的倾斜作用,使更多的水平涡度转化为垂直涡度,为本次过程的发展、维持以及其短时强降水的发生提供了有利的条件。     

局部地区对流层大气垂直干延迟的模型改正

干延迟的精确确定对GPS气象中解算可降水分含量有很重要的作用。根据武汉和探空站Kingspark的探空资料,计算了这两地的实际干延迟量。在这些资料的基础上,用回归分析的方法对这两地的干延迟算式进行了建模和分析,发现该算式的精度优于其他模型。     

粉喷桩施工引起的超孔隙水压力分析

依托江苏某省道软基处理工程对桩周土压力和超孔隙水压力进行现场测试。测试结果表明:粉喷桩施工过程中桩周土体同步产生较大超静孔隙水压力和土压力,随离桩距离增大而减小;施工完成后1小时内超孔隙水压力基本消散完毕;粉喷桩施工速度越快,土体中产生的超孔压越大;超孔压朝着施工方向累积,背着施工方向表现出遮蔽现象;跳打施工比顺序施工所产生的超孔压要小。通过改进施工速度、顺序、方向以及桩间距能有效地减小粉喷桩施工引起的超孔隙水压力。     

西安黄土新型旋转触探试验研究

对西安理工大学研制的新型旋转触探仪进行调试并进行了5个干密度,4个含水率试样的室内旋转触探试验。通过对实验数据的分析定性得出了:相同含水率条件下稳定锥尖阻力与稳定扭矩随干密度增大而增大;相同干密度条件下稳定锥尖阻力与稳定扭矩随含水率增大而减小。试验结果也为通过旋转触探定量确定岩土物理力学性质参数提供了依据。     

Atmospheric deposition of nitrogen, sulfur and chloride in Thessaloniki, Greece

In the present study, the wet and dry depositions of particulate NO₃⁻, SO₄²⁻, Cl⁻ and NH₄⁺ were measured using a wet/dry sampler as a surrogate surface. Gas phase compounds of nitrogen, sulfur and chloride (HNO₃, NH₃, SO₂ and HCl) were measured by an annular denuder system (ADS) equipped with a back up filter for the collection of particles with diameter ≤ 5 μm. Ambient concentrations of NO, NO₂ and SO₂ were also taken into consideration. Sampling was conducted at an urban site in the center of the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece. The presence of the aerosol species was examined by cold/warm period and the possible compounds in dry deposits were also considered. Dry deposition fluxes were found to be well correlated with ambient particle concentrations in order to be used for the calculation of particle deposition velocity. Average particulate deposition velocities calculated were 0.36, 0.20, 0.20 and 0.10 cm s^− 1 for Cl⁻, NO₃⁻, SO₄²⁻ and NH₄⁺, respectively. Total dry deposition fluxes (gas and particles) were estimated at 3.24 kg ha^− 1 year^− 1 for chloride (HCl + p-Cl), 9.97 kg ha^− 1 year^− 1 for nitrogen oxidized (NO + NO₂ + HNO₃ + p-NO₃), 5.32 kg ha^− 1 year^− 1 for nitrogen reduced (NH₃ + p-NH₄) and 15.77 kg ha^− 1 year^− 1 for sulfur (SO₂ + p-SO₄). 70–90% total dry deposition was due to gaseous species deposition. The contribution of dry deposition to the total (wet + dry) was at the level of 60–70% for sulfur and nitrogen (oxidized and reduced), whereas dry chloride deposition contributed 35% to the total. The dry-to-wet deposition ratio of all the studied species was found to be significantly associated with the precipitation amount, with nitrogen species being better and higher correlated. Wet, dry and total depositions measured in Thessaloniki, were compared with other countries of Europe, US and Asia.     

广东干湿气候的特征

提出一种月、季干湿气候指数，并用于广东各地干湿气候的分析，结果表明，广东以４－９月为湿季，１０月到翌年１月为干季，２－３月为干转湿的过渡期，干季短而湿季长，干湿季节的互换呈纬向自北向南推南，３－４月呈北湿南干，９月呈北干南湿，干湿季的转换时间与自然季节的转换基本相符。     

Regional aboveground biomass equations for North American arid and semi-arid forests

Calculations of dry tree, plot and regional aboveground biomass, M, and assessments of complex diverse forests remain key challenges in the implementation of conventional and sustainable projects. This study reports a set of robust regional equations and the application of several allometric tree and plot M equations in Mexican arid and semi-arid forest communities. The data were collected from 1084 tree M fitting models, and 195 arid and semi-arid and 206 mesquite trees and 55 plot datasets were used to validate the models. Theoretical, semi-empirical and empirical models with exogenous variables, as well as wood specific gravity, diameter, top height, and form-factor values, were used to evaluate aboveground biomass. Empirical computer-based equations projected more consistently similar tree M assessments than did semi-empirical or theoretical models. Therefore, empirical models are recommended for assessments of tree and plot M, and future allometry research should properly address independent variables in more theoretical models. The large sample size, model richness, economic and ecological importance, and wide coverage of this dataset make it useful for estimating several biogeochemical and bioenergy density parameters and contribute to the body of knowledge regarding heterogeneity in dry forest stand structures.     

吉兰泰盐湖的形成及指示的环境意义

选择位于季风边缘区的吉兰泰盐湖为研究对象,利用OSL和14C测年手段重建湖面波动历史,探讨盐湖形成年代与环境变化过程。通过大范围的野外调查发现,在该湖泊南部地区发育高于现代干盐滩9 m的湖滨砂沉积,上覆风成砂沉积,其中湖滨沉积物的OSL年代为6.7 ka BP前后,表明当时该湖泊处于浅水状态,此后湖水经历了快速的下降过程。对于盐湖中心剖面点盐层之下粘土层的14C测年显示,在5 500 aBP以来,集聚大量的石膏、芒硝和石盐等蒸发盐类,该湖泊进入成盐期。通过区域对比发现,吉兰泰湖面快速下降阶段与季风边缘区中全新世干旱事件发生时间相对应。研究认为,吉兰泰盐类矿物的开始沉积,反映了中全新世阿拉善高原区域环境的突然变化,可能指示着5.5 Cal ka BP前后干旱事件的发生。