Review of China's scientific research progress in polar meteorology in the last 30 years

The Antarctic and Arctic are sensitive to global climate change; therefore, they are key regions of global climate change research. This paper, the progress in scientific investigations and research regarding the atmosphere in the polar regions over the last 30 years by Chinese scientists is summarized. Primary understanding of the relationship between the polar regions and global change, especially, the variations in time and space in the Antarctic and Arctic regions with respect to climate change is indicated. Operational weather forecasts for investigation of the polar regions have also been established. Moreover, changes in sea ice and their impact on the atmosphere of polar regions have been diagnosed and simulated. Parameterization of the atmospheric boundary layer of different underlying layers and changes in the atmospheric ozone in the polar region has also been experimented. Overall, there has been great progress in studies of the possible impact of changes in the atmospheric environment of polar regions on circulation in East Asia and the climate of China.     

海洋生物多样性保护空间规划分区体系构建及其在泉州湾的应用

基于海岸带综合管理的理念,通过海域生态环境敏感性评价与海域生物多样性保护重要性评价,综合利用地理相关分析法、空间叠置法等定性和定量分区相结合的方法进行海洋生物多样性保护空间规划分区划界,提出了海洋生物多样性保护空间规划分区体系,将规划区域划分为生物多样性重点保护区、生物多样性养护区和生物多样性保护重点监督区.以福建泉州湾为案例,应用海洋生物多样性保护空间规划分区体系,得出泉州湾生物多样性保护极重要地区是泉州湾河口湿地省级自然保护区,泉州湾生物多样性保护比较重要地区是晋江河口、洛阳江河口、晋江南岸地区及清源山.泉州湾海洋生物多样性保护空间规划分区方案共划定26个分区,包括生物多样性重点保护区3个,生物多样性养护区14个,生物多样性保护重点监督区9个.泉州湾的应用结果表明,本研究提出的海洋生物多样性保护空间规划分区体系具有一定的可行性和可操作性,可为泉州湾生物多样性保护管理提供重要科学依据.     

Reminiscences of my life in science

With a great deal of humility I attempt in the following to recall important events in my life and in my scientific career of more than five decades. I am not through yet. I continue to do research though, I admit, not with the energy and fervor I once had. Still, I hope to contribute to science in meaningful ways.     

海岸带石油污染物自然衰减研究综述

石油在海岸带泄漏后会形成长期危害生态环境的污染源区。在水动力、微生物和地球化学等的作用下,石油污染物的质量、浓度、体积、毒性和流动性降低的过程称为自然衰减。本文系统综述了海岸带石油污染物的自然衰减特征及其研究手段,阐明了石油性质、沉积物类型、水动力因素、光氧化反应和微生物等因素对海岸带石油污染源区自然衰减的影响,归纳总结了表征石油污染源区自然衰减过程的地球化学、地球生物和地球物理指标。同时,通过总结自然衰减过程的预测方法,指出了研究方向多学科交叉、多数据驱动的重点及难点,最后对海岸带石油污染源区自然衰减研究提出了展望。     

海洋科技在21世纪海上丝绸之路建设中的作用

21世纪海上丝绸之路建设在海洋经济活动、海上综合保障等方面对海洋科技领域提出了新命题。在分析我国海洋技术优势领域的基础上,围绕科技创新政策伙伴关系、培育创新品牌、推进海洋经济和产业发展等方面,深入阐述了海洋科技领域在21世纪海上丝绸之路建设中的支撑作用,同时提出具体工作思路。     

Detectors For Space Science

The design of detector systems for flight applications requires the consideration of a number of issues unique to space instrumentation. Flight detectors must endure hostile radiation environments and thermal extremes. Paramount importance is given to reliability since inflight replacement is at best difficult and usually impossible. Flight detectors are also significant cost and design drivers since they often determine key requirements for flight instruments such as volume, mass, power consumption, heat dissipation and communications budgets. In this paper we describe the primary concerns in developing flight detector systems, and review the challenges posed by future NASA and ESA space science missions for detector development.     

Observations of the upper frequency cutoffs of the auroral kilometric radiation

Intense auroral kilometric radiation (AKR) is being frequently observed with POLRAD from the Auroral Probe (Interball-2). Observations of the abrupt upper frequency cutoffs (UFCs) in the spectra of AKR are reported. The UFCs can be observed at a frequency range from 300 to 700 kHz, corresponding to AKR generation altitudes from approximately 4800 to 2100 km, and are distributed in magnetic local time (MLT) hours similarly to the AKR events, with a maximum at 1 h MLT. The observed frequency extent of the UFCs is 12 kHz, and is often determined by the instrumental resolution (4 kHz). It is suggested that the UFC may be associated with an abrupt switching on of the generation mechanism, when the electron density becomes sufficiently low inside a plasma depletion at an altitude where the ratio of f_pe/f_ce crosses some threshold value. The steepness of the UFCs can imply a non-linear process of generation. The estimated distance of the e-folding field aligned wave amplification is between 3 and 8 km. The UFCs are sometimes, though very seldom (10%), accompanied by narrow band (less than 4 kHz) ridges of radiation observed at the cutoff frequency. They are smoothly drifting in frequncy for several minutes. The power density of radiation in the ridge can be up to 2 orders of magnitude stronger than in the accompanying wide band emission of AKR. The ridge at UFC can imply either energy concentration at the source bottom, or focusing, if specific conditions for the escape of the radiation are assumed.     

科学面对山区发展已是刻不容缓——写自汶川大地震的警示

在对5·12汶川大地震灾区考察中发现,汶川大地震暴露出山区发展中许多深层次的问题,尤其是山地科学研究现状存在很大缺憾.针对所暴露的问题,重新对山地科学研究的丰富内涵作了全面系统的论述,指出无论是山地科学体系构建,还是山区资源环境的保护利用、山区发展布局、灾后重建,山地研究所涉及的相关科学体系及其山区发展中的安全等问题,都需要尽快建立起一个国家层面的政策调控机制,进而科学指导编制山地科学研究分期计划,加强布局,调动和协调国内相关研究力量,形成山地科学研究的合力,整体上促进山地科学的发展,推动山地科学基础理论与技术创新和重大突破,从科技创新方面支撑和促进山区又好又快又安全的发展.最终引领世界山地科学的发展.     

地理学研究范式的思考

地理学主要关注陆地表层自然和人文要素的空间分异规律研究,针对这一复杂系统的不同问题应该选择不同的研究方式。本文在思考以往地理学研究方式的基础上,将地理学研究范式概括为：地理经验科学研究范式、地理实证科学研究范式、地理系统科学研究范式和地理大数据研究范式。对不同地理科学问题应选取不同的范式加以研究,对有些复杂科学问题应采用多种研究范式加以解决。