Evaporation and land surface energy budget at the Salar de Atacama, Northern Chile

Playa systems are driven by evaporation processes, yet the mechanisms by which evaporation occurs through playa salt crusts are still poorly understood. In this study we examine playa evaporation as it relates to land surface energy fluxes, salt crust characteristics, groundwater and climate at the Salar de Atacama, a 3000 km² playa in northern Chile containing a uniquely broad range of salt crust types. Land surface energy budget measurements were taken at eight representative sites on this playa during winter (August 2001) and summer (January 2002) seasons. Measured values of net all-wave radiation were highest at vegetated and rough halite crust sites and lowest over smooth, highly reflective salt crusts. Over most of the Salar de Atacama, net radiation was dissipated by means of soil and sensible heat fluxes. Dry salt crusts tended to heat and cool very quickly, whereas soil heating and cooling occurred more gradually at wetter vegetated sites. Sensible heating was strongly linked to wind patterns, with highest sensible heat fluxes occurring on summer days with strong afternoon winds. Very little energy available at the land surface was used to evaporate water. Eddy covariance measurements could only constrain evaporation rates to within 0.1 mm d⁻¹, and some measured evaporation rates were less than this margin of uncertainty. Evaporation rates ranged from 0.1 to 1.1 mm d⁻¹ in smooth salt crusts around the margin of the salar and from 0.4 to 2.8 mm d⁻¹ in vegetated areas. No evaporation was detected from the rugged halite salt crust that covers the interior of the salar, though the depth to groundwater is less than 1 m in this area. These crusts therefore represent a previously unrecorded end member condition in which the salt crusts form a practically impermeable barrier to evaporation.     

一次黑潮海洋锋强迫下的蒸发波导突变性与非均匀性的观测与模拟研究

蒸发波导是影响海上雷达系统探测性能的主导机制,海表温度（SST）锋带来的蒸发波导非均匀性和突变性具有重要的研究价值。2018年春季航次“海气相互作用观测试验”,曾两次穿越黑潮海域获取了珍贵的观测资料。在此基础上,结合欧洲中期天气预报中心（ECMWF）再分析资料（ERA-Interim）和HYSPLIT（Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectories）气块轨迹溯源,分离出两个重要的走航观测时段。S1段（持续约21 h）气流从暖海水区吹向冷海水区,以稳定层结为主,其间因黑潮海洋锋的存在,气流由黑潮主体的暖水区吹向大陆冷海区时,形成具有强逆温层的海洋边界层,并伴随海雾的生成,导致此处蒸发波导高度突降为0。此后为持续近66 h的S2段,气流由冷海水区吹向暖海水区,以近中性弱不稳定层结为主,蒸发波导高度基本维持在12 m高度。数值模拟结果表明,模拟时段内的黑潮海洋锋区,蒸发波导高度突变性和非均匀性始终存在,且伴随暖海水吹向冷海水的锋区突变性更强。黑潮海洋锋对蒸发波导的这种天气尺度强迫作用的加强与层结稳定度的突变和海雾的生成有关。      

西北地区钙结岩(膏结岩)特征及铀成矿条件初析

从已获资料分析出我国西北地区含铀钙结岩(膏结岩)主要发育在古盐湖中。它是由膏结泥岩、膏结砾岩、膏结砂岩等组成。含铀层数多,工业矿化只在近地表一层或两层,含铀矿物主要是硅钙铀矿、钒钙铀矿、钒钾铀矿等。以西北区域地质特征及古气候条件为依据,结合区调、普查,勘探成果进行综合对比,编出了钙(膏)结岩分布略图,并认为钙(膏)结岩型铀矿化是西北地区值得探索的一种新类型。     

Measurement of evaporation from saline tailings storages

In the arid regions of Australia, fine-grained slurried wastes produced during gold mining are typically disposed of in large storages using subaerial deposition. Management of the storage is often aimed at maximising the evaporative drying that occurs, thereby maximising the density achieved. Ore processing is conducted using groundwater that can have salinities that approach solution saturation. Precipitation of salts on the tailings surfaces during evaporation leads to the development of thin salt crusts that can significantly reduce the rate of evaporation. Quantification of the actual rate of evaporation from the drying tailings surfaces is important for assessing disposal strategies. Different methods of estimating evaporation were employed at mine sites in Western Australia (WA) to provide more information on the drying behaviour of saline tailings. These techniques are described and typical results from a saline tailings storage are presented.     

Isotopic biogeochemistry of dissolved organic nitrogen: A new technique and application

We present a new technique for isolating and isotopically characterizing dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) for non-marine waters, δ¹⁵N values for DON from lacustrine samples and data suggesting that this technique will be applicable to marine samples. Our technique involves preconcentration of DON via rotary evaporation and removal of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) via dialysis using a membrane that retains material above 100 Da. Results demonstrate quantitative removal of DIN, complete recovery of DON (95% or greater) and retention of isotopic integrity (isotope effect less than 0.4‰) for a solution containing a DON standard (tripeptide) and DIN in deionized water. Reproducibility of carbon and nitrogen isotope values and elemental concentrations is demonstrated for DOM from Chefswet Basin, Lake Superior and Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan. The applicability of this technique to marine samples is suggested by demonstrating 99% removal of DIN from a sample of Gulf Stream water amended with ammonium and nitrate.     

储油罐气态污染物计算方法的选择及污染控制

储罐无组织排放的定量估算是石化企业污染源核查的重要项目。通过对比分析美国国家环保局(EPA)、美国石油学会(API)及中国石油化工(CPCC)系统经验公式等3种常用定量方法的应用情况,选择储罐区预测大气污染物的最佳方法,进而确定对储油罐的油品蒸发损耗量。结果表明:采用浮顶罐可减少小呼吸损耗,设置油气回收设施可减少大呼吸损耗,EPA公式较适合轻质油品,CPCC公式较适合拱顶罐,并提出减少油品损耗量的防治措施。     

Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Dynamics with Constant Bowen Ratio

Motivated by the observation that the diurnal evolution of sensible and latent heat fluxes tends to maintain a constant Bowen ratio, we derive approximate solutions of the ordinary differential equations of a simplified atmospheric boundary-layer (ABL) model. Neglecting the early morning transition, the potential temperature and specific humidity of the mixed layer are found to be linearly related to the ABL height. Similar behaviour is followed by the inversion strengths of temperature and humidity at the top of the ABL. The potential temperature of the mixed layer depends on the entrainment parameter and the free-atmosphere temperature lapse rate, while the specific humidity also depends on the free-atmosphere humidity lapse rate and the Bowen ratio. The temporal dynamics appear only implicitly in the evolution of the height of the boundary layer, which in turn depends on the time-integrated surface sensible heat flux. Studying the limiting behaviour of the Bowen ratio for very low and very large values of net available energy, we also show how the tendency to maintain constant Bowen ratio during midday hours stems from its relative insensitivity to the atmospheric conditions for large values of net available energy. The analytical expression for the diurnal evolution of the ABL obtained with constant Bowen ratio is simple and provides a benchmark for the results of more complex models.     

20 cm蒸发皿蒸发量的数学物理模型研究

本文以能量守恒原理和边界层梯度输送理论为基础,应用Monin-Obukhov相似函数计算蒸发皿水面感、潜热通量,参数化蒸发皿侧壁热传输能量,建立了一个单层的20 cm蒸发皿蒸发模型.之后利用"古浪非均匀近地层观测试验"中连续14天观测的每小时20 cm蒸发皿数据对所建模型进行检验.研究分析结果表明:模型能够很好地反映蒸发皿水面与地表之间所形成的非均匀性,合理地概括蒸发皿与周围环境之间的相互作用和蒸发皿蒸发的物理过程.另外,模型成功模拟了蒸发皿蒸发的日变化过程,模拟的日蒸发量均方根误差(RMSE)和平均相对误差(MRER)分别为0.44 mm·d-1和3.7%,日蒸发量观测值与模拟值的相关系数为0.998.     

What limits evaporation from Mediterranean oak woodlands – The supply of moisture in the soil,physiological control by plants or the demand by the atmosphere?

The prediction of evaporation from Mediterranean woodland ecosystems is complicated by an array of climate, soil and plant factors. To provide a mechanistic and process-oriented understanding, we evaluate theoretical and experimental information on water loss of Mediterranean oaks at three scales, the leaf, tree and woodland. We use this knowledge to address: what limits evaporation from Mediterranean oak woodlands – the supply of moisture in the soil, physiological control by plants or the demand by the atmosphere?     

Scintillometer-Based Turbulent Fluxes of Sensible and Latent Heat Over a Heterogeneous Land Surface – A Contribution to Litfass-2003

The performance of a combined large aperture scintillometer (LAS) and a millimetre wave scintillometer (MWS) for estimating surface fluxes of sensible and latent heat over natural landscape is investigated, using data gathered during LITFASS-2003. For this purpose the LAS–MWS system was installed in a moderate heterogeneous landscape over a path length of 4.7 km with an effective beam height of 43 m. The derived surface fluxes have been compared with aggregated eddy-covariance (EC) measurements. The fluxes of sensible and latent heat from the LAS–MWS combination, as well as sensible heat fluxes of the single LAS, agreed fairly well with the EC-based fluxes, considering the uncertainties of the similarity stability functions and observed energy imbalance.