Climatic characteristics of high temperature in East China during 1961–2005

Based on the daily maximum temperature data covering the period 1961-2005, temporal and spatial characteristics and their changing in mean annual and monthly high temperature days（HTDs）and the mean daily maximum temperature（MDMT）during annual and monthly HTDs in East China were studied.The results show that the mean annual HTDs were 15.1 and the MDMT during annual HTDs was 36.3℃in the past 45 years.Both the mean annual HTDs and the MDMT during annual HTDs were negative anomaly in the1980s and positive anomaly in the other periods of time,oscillating with a cycle of about 12-15 years.The mean annual HTDs were more in the southern part,but less in the northern part of East China.The MDMT during annual HTDs was higher in Zhejiang,Anhui and Jiangxi provinces in the central and western parts of East China.The high temperature process（HTP） was more in the southwestern part,but less in northeastern part of East China.Both the HTDs and the numbers of HTP were at most in July,and the MDMT during monthly HTDs was also the highest in July.In the first 5 years of the 21st century,the mean annual HTDs and the MDMT during annual HTDs increased at most of the stations,both the mean monthly HTDs and the MDMT during monthly HTDs were positive anomalies from April to October,the number of each type of HTP generally was at most and the MDMT in each type of HTP was also the highest.     

大气初始异常在跨季度短期气候预测中作用的研究

针对大气初始异常在跨季度短期气候预测中的可能作用,利用中国科学院大气物理研究所9层大气环流格点模式(简称IAP 9L-AGCM)对全球夏季气候进行了30年(1970～1999年)集合回报试验,系统地考察了基于大气初始异常条件下模式对跨季度短期气候异常的可预测性.结果表明,在热带、副热带及高纬都存在气候异常的可预测性区域,说明大气初始场异常本身对跨季度短期气候预测有很重要的影响.相对于全球来说,大气初始异常对跨季度短期气候预测的影响在东亚地区更为显著,其作用不可忽略.通过对典型年份的个例分析发现,在某些气候异常剧烈的特殊年份,春季大气初始异常在我国夏季气候形成中扮演着尤为重要的角色.     

Minimising errors in estimating fish population and biomass densities using the ‘acoustic volume backscattering strength’ method

The basic acoustical methods for estimating the volume backscattering strength and the absolute biomass density are commonly known. However, the detailed techniques for minimising errors in fitting the calibrated parameters of an echo sounding system in these computations are still not adequately examined and discussed. This paper describes and discusses the following computing techniques involved in the absolute biomass estimation: (i) the fitting of the calibrated time varied gain (TVG) curve, the selection of its operating interval, and the correction of its response; (ii) the compensation for the limitation of the signal bandwidth; (iii) the computation of the equivalent beam width of a transducer using its calibrated beam patterns; and (iv) the accuracy in the conversion from the volume backscattering to the absolute fish density using individual fish target strength measurements.     

基于Cubist模型树的城市不透水面百分比遥感估算模型

不透水面是城市区域中一种典型的土地覆盖类型,是衡量城市环境质量和城市化水平的重要标志之一。与传统基于像元级的遥感研究方法相比,不透水面百分比（Impervious Surface Percent,ISP）的估算可以进入像元内部,获得更准确的城市信息。本文应用Cubist模型树,对Landsat TM的原始波段变量（除热红外波段）,建立ISP估算的基础模型（Base Cubist-ISP）。通过基于模型树的集成学习优化算法和加入相邻时相影像的波段变量中值,以削弱噪声的影响。然后,优选热红外波段和各种衍生变量,并进行属性精简,继而应用集成学习算法得到的参数和精简后的变量建立ISP估算的优化模型（Optimal Cubist-ISP）。对广东省广州市海珠区的实验结果表明,Optimal Cubist-ISP模型估算不透水面的整体均方根误差（RMSE）为12.98%,决定系数（R²）为0.90,精度明显优于Base Cubist-ISP模型,RMSE降低约5.03%,ISP在透水面区域被高估和高密度不透水面区域被低估的现象得到改善。本文提出的基于Cubist模型树建立ISP遥感估算的模型及优化方法可以适用于城市区ISP的提取。     

Scaling of ground motions and its implications to plan-asymmetric structures

Ground motions are often scaled to certain convenient target spectra in the response assessment of structures. While uniform hazard spectrum (UHS) is more widely used, conditional mean spectrum (CMS) is recently proposed as a more desirable target for scaling of real accelerograms. In this backdrop, the present study spectrally scales, using wavelets, a set of near-field and far-field ground motions to both the targets, viz., UHS and CMS. Relevance of a set of useful ground motion characteristics, viz., the peak ground acceleration-to-peak velocity ratio (a_max/v_max), predominant period (T_p), Arias intensity (I_a), Housner intensity (I_H), cumulative absolute velocity (CAV) and significant duration (T_d^⁎), is reviewed. Influence of ground motion scaling is discussed in terms of possible changes of such identified parameters. Seismic demand of horizontally irregular structures is assessed under both scaled and seed records recognizing strength dependent stiffness. Threshold of the scale factor, shown to have well-correlated with the change of ground motion characteristics, may be as high as ~10 to adequately estimate torsion-induced amplification in asymmetric system without any bias.     

A sensitivity analysis of lake water level response to changes in climate and river regimes

Lake water level regimes are influenced by climate, hydrology and land use. Intensive land use has led to a decline in lake levels in many regions, with direct impacts on lake hydrology, ecology and ecosystem services. This study examined the role of climate and river flow regime in controlling lake regimes using three different lakes with different hydraulic characteristics (volume-inflow ratio, CIR). The regime changes in the lakes were determined for five different river inflows and five different climate patterns (hot-arid, tropical, moderate, cold-arid, cold-wet), giving 75 different combinations of governing factors in lake hydrology. The input data were scaled to unify them for lake comparisons. By considering the historical lake volume fluctuations, the duration (number of months) of lake volume in different ‘wetness’ regimes from ‘dry’ to ‘wet’ was used to develop a new index for lake regime characterisation, ‘Degree of Lake Wetness’ (DLW). DLW is presented as two indices: DLW₁, providing a measure of lake filling percentage based on observed values and lake geometry, and DLW₂, providing an index for lake regimes based on historical fluctuation patterns. These indices were used to classify lake types based on their historical time series for variable climate and river inflow. The lake response time to changes in hydrology or climate was evaluated. Both DLW₁ and DLW₂ were sensitive to climate and hydrological changes. The results showed that lake level in high CIR systems depends on climate, whereas in systems with low CIR it depends more on river regime.     

新疆博斯腾湖流域风沙环境特征

通过风资料的统计和计算,对博斯腾湖流域风沙活动强度环境特征进行了系统的研究。结果表明:博斯腾湖流域年平均风速较小,一般1.6～3.0 m·s^-1;有效起沙风作用时间存在明显的区域差异,其中巴音布鲁克起沙风天数占全年总天数的55.59%,焉耆、轮台、巴音郭楞及和静分别为18.75%、12.72%、11.48%、11.23%,其余各站均低于10%;随着风速等级的增加,起沙风出现的频率相应减少,基本上都集中在6.1～10.0 m·s^-1;研究区方向变率指数(合成输沙势/输沙势,RDP/DP)0.49~0.68,属于中比率,风况特征属于纯双峰风况或锐双峰风况。输沙势属于低风能环境,且存在较大的区域差异。     

Multiple light scattering: mean number of scatterings and related problems

This is a discussion of V. A. Ambartsumyan’s studies of the mean number of scatterings for photons in scattering media and of further work and development in this area, especially at Ambartsumyan’s St. Petersburg school. The following questions are discussed briefly: (a) the traditional method for calculating the number of scatterings from the source function and critiques of this method. (b) The equation for the number N(τ; τ₀ ) of scatterings for a photon born at optical depth τ in a plane layer of optical thickness τ₀ and its use for calculating the number of scatterings, averaged over the entire ensemble of photons for a medium with arbitrary internal sources. These questions are first considered for the case of monochromatic scattering, and then for scattering in a spectral line with complete frequency redistribution (CFR). (c) The mean path length for a resonance line photon in a scattering medium with CFR and continuum absorption: the basic equations and asymptotic behavior of an optically thick layer. (d) A review of calculations of and in media that are so thick that the CFR approximation breaks down and the effects of partial frequency redistribution (PFR) become dominant. The presentation is at a semiquantitative level in many parts of this paper, with stress on physical significance rather than the mathematics, through the use of approximate and asymptotic solutions. Translated from Astrofizika, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 29–45 (February 2009).     

热带印度洋偶极子模态的不对称性及其成因的数值研究

热带印度洋偶极子 (Indian Ocean Dipole) 是印度洋海域内海洋和大气环流年际变化的主要特征模态之一, 在热带海气耦合系统中起到非常重要的作用。同热带太平洋的ENSO现象类似, 热带印度洋偶极子也呈现出显著的不对称性。本文利用中国科学院大气物理研究所发展的全球海洋环流模式, 在观测风应力距平的强迫下, 评估了模式对热带印度洋季节变化、 热带印度洋偶极子 (IOD) 模态及其不对称性的模拟能力, 并且通过数值试验分析了IOD模态不对称性特征及其对气候平均态的影响。对照观测资料, 模式较好地再现了热带印度洋SST在季风驱动下的季节变化特征。在年际时间尺度上, 模式不仅能够再现IOD指数的变化趋势, 而且可以成功模拟出IOD模态的空间分布特征, 即表层和次表层海温在西印度洋表现为正异常, 在东印度洋表现为负异常。可见, 对于热带印度洋而言, IOD模态主要是对风应力异常的响应。热带印度洋海温与Niño3.4指数的相关性分析表明, 模式能够模拟出超前热带太平洋ENSO现象2～4个月时海温的偶极子型分布, 但是不能模拟出滞后ENSO现象2个月左右的全海盆增暖模态, 可能是因为模式试验中没有考虑热通量年际异常的强迫。同时, 模式模拟的IOD模态具有同观测结果相类似的不对称性, 进一步的敏感性试验表明风应力的不对称性对偶极子指数的不对称性贡献较小, 次表层及以下海温的不对称性可能主要受到海洋内部非线性动力过程的影响。通过数值试验, 本文还发现热带印度洋海温的不对称性对气候平均态会有影响, 而这种不对称性长期积累后, 会导致上层热带印度洋温度层结趋于稳定状态。     

A Multivariate Empirical Orthogonal Function-Based Scheme for the Balanced Initial Ensemble Generation of an Ensemble Kalman Filter

The initial ensemble perturbations for an ensemble data assimilation system are expected to reasonably sample model uncertainty at the time of analysis to further reduce analysis uncertainty. Therefore, the careful choice of an initial ensemble perturbation method that dynamically cycles ensemble perturbations is required for the optimal performance of the system. Based on the multivariate empirical orthogonal function (MEOF) method, a new ensemble initialization scheme is developed to generate balanced initial perturbations for the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) data assimilation, with a reasonable consideration of the physical relationships between different model variables. The scheme is applied in assimilation experiments with a global spectral atmospheric model and with real observations. The proposed perturbation method is compared to the commonly used method of spatially-correlated random perturbations. The comparisons show that the model uncertainties prior to the first analysis time, which are forecasted from the balanced ensemble initial fields, maintain a much more reasonable spread and a more accurate forecast error covariance than those from the randomly perturbed initial fields. The analysis results are further improved by the balanced ensemble initialization scheme due to more accurate background information. Also, a 20-day continuous assimilation experiment shows that the ensemble spreads for each model variable are still retained in reasonable ranges without considering additional perturbations or inflations during the assimilation cycles, while the ensemble spreads from the randomly perturbed initialization scheme decrease and collapse rapidly.