Coping mechanisms practised by drought victims (1994/5) in North Bengal, Bangladesh

Droughts are recurrent features in Bangladesh, affecting plant growth and leading to loss of crop production, food shortages and, for many people, starvation. The main objective of this study is to examine the means by which residents of a drought-affected area of Bangladesh cope with this hazard. Data were collected during the summer of 1995 from 301 drought-affected households located in northwestern Bangladesh. Analysis suggests that respondent households practised an array of adjustments to mitigate adverse effects of the 1994/5 drought. While both high- and low-income households were affected by the drought, households belonging to the lower socioeconomic group suffered the most, receiving the least support from the national government. Government responses were delayed and inadequate in providing financial and other assistance to the drought victims. It is suggested that the government should be prepared for drought long before the occurrence of such an event.     

夏季西北干旱区干,湿年环流及高原动力影响差异的对比分析

为了更深入地分析西北干旱气候形成的原因，并研究各影响因子之间的联系，利用１９７９－１９８６年夏季（６－８月）的ＥＣＭＷＦ的格点资料和我们先前划分的夏季高原北侧地区干，湿等级资料，进一步作了夏了高原北侧地区干，湿间平均环流和高原动力等因子差异的对比分析，讨论了这些差异对该地区干。湿年形成的贡献，结果指出，由于青藏高原及深居内陆环境造成了西北干旱背景。而高原的热力，动力作用，环流特征等各因子逐年之间的     

油蒿在高浓度CO2条件下对干旱胁迫的反应

采用人工模拟试验方法研究毛乌素沙地沙生植物群落的优势种－－油蒿在高浓度CO2条件下对土壤干旱胁迫的反应。结果表明，不同程度的土壤干旱胁迫使油蒿生长与生物量下降，随着干旱程度的加重而增加负面影响；大气中CO2浓度升高对油蒿的生长发育起到“施肥作用”；虽然在高浓度CO2条件下发生土壤干旱胁迫对油蒿的影响也是负效应，但CO2的“施肥效应”依然存在，“施肥效应”的生理机理是CO2浓度升高提高了光合作用速率。     

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION TENDENCY OF DROUGHTS AND FLOODS IN HUNAN PROVINCE DURING THE PAST 36 YEARS

Using the 1970–2005 annual precipitation and evaporation data at 80 gauge stations across Hunan province, this work analyzes the spatial distribution and variation tendency of the local droughts and floods using linear regression, wavelet analysis, abrupt change, clusters, Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) and rotated EOF (REOF). Results show that there are four dry areas and three wet areas in Hunan. The whole province exhibits a moistening trend except some small areas in western, eastern and southern Hunan. The most prominent feature of annual precipitation is that the whole province basically displays a consistent variation tendency, as far as the dominant EOF mode is concerned. In addition, the spatial features of the other EOF modes include dry-wet differences, e.g. wet (or dry) in the north versus dry (or wet) in the south, wet (or dry) in the center and dry (or wet) in the surrounding areas. The distribution of the ratios of evaporation to precipitation exhibits both common features as well as spatial differences, which can be classified into four types: South Hunan, North Hunan, Northeast Hunan, and Central Hunan. There is an abrupt change from dry to wet patterns in the early 1990s. Generally, the drought-flood distribution presents variations of three periods. In the late 2000s, Hunan province will be in a period of drought, followed by a period of flood.     

西北地区东部旱涝气候特征

利用中国气象科学研究院收集、整理的西北地区东部代表站1470~2003年的旱涝等级资料,根据不同的地形地貌特征和气候特征,将西北地区东部分为3个气候区,利用周期分析、coif3小波变换等统计分析方法对3个气候区534年旱涝指数的年代际气候特征及地域之间旱涝变化的差异进行分析。结果表明,西北地区东部不同区域旱涝的时空分布特征不尽相同,旱涝演变趋势、旱涝周期变化既有一致性,也存在明显的差异。534年以来北部、中部由偏旱趋于正常或偏涝,南部1724年以前的变化趋势由偏旱趋于偏涝,1724年以后由偏涝趋于偏旱;3个气候区都存在25年和10年的显著周期,其中中部还存在14~15年的显著周期,说明中部旱涝交替较北部和南部明显。     

2000—2018 年锡林郭勒地区干旱时空变化及其气候响应

温度植被干旱指数（Temperature Vegetation Dryness Index,TVDI）是一种反映干旱状况的重 要方法。以内蒙古自治区锡林郭勒为研究区,基于温度植被干旱指数,采用趋势分析、R/S 分析方 法,探究了锡林郭勒地区 2000—2018 年温度植被干旱指数 TVDI 时空变化特征及其降水、气温气候 因子对 TVDI 变化的影响关系。研究表明：（1）19 a 间,TVDI 的偏差值呈现先减少后增大的趋势, 19 a 平均 TVDI 值为 0.55,TVDI 值范围为 0.51 ~ 0.61,说明锡林郭勒地区整体处于轻旱状态。（2）19 a 间,锡林郭勒地区 TVDI 呈明显增加的面积占 9.48%、轻度增加的面积占 18.52%,增加的趋势主要 分布在东乌珠穆沁旗东北部地区;TVDI 呈明显减少的面积占 28.65%、轻度减少的面积占 9.03%,减 少趋势的主要体现苏尼特右旗、苏尼特左旗、阿巴嘎旗和镶黄旗地区。19 a 来锡林郭勒地区变化趋 势为：东部强于西部。Hurst 指数的平均值为 0.44,大于 0.44 的地区占总面积的 47.7%,整体干旱持 续性略弱于反持续性。（3）TVDI 与年平均气温相关关系较弱,而与月平均气温又较强的相关性。     

中国干旱气候分区及其降水量变化特征

利用中国614个气象台站1974～2006年历年月平均降水资料,计算各站的降水量距平百分率及其干旱等级序列,采用REOF等方法,对干旱等级序列进行气候分区,并分析各区域50a左右干旱等级的时间演变特征。结果表明：全国降水量具有显著的年代际变化特征,尤其西北地区年代际变化十分突出,其中新疆西部地区在21世纪以来降水量的增加非常明显,增加的程度也是近33a中最强的。根据干旱等级序列的旋转载荷向量将中国划分为11个区域,它们各自具有不同的旱涝特征。干旱等级序列和代表站资料反映出近50a东北、华北及河套地区的干旱明显加重,而西北大部分地区降水量有显著的增加。     

数字地形分析技术在分布式水文建模中的应用

论述了在栅格数字高程模型（DEM）的基础上，利用数字地形分析技术来完成地形评价、河网指示、流域分割、子流域参数化等项工作的理论与方法。并结合江西潋水河流域的实际工作进行了详细的说明。研究结果表明，通过数字地形分析的方法，利用栅格DEM实现流域离散化并从中提取分布式水文模型所需要的输入参数是一种行之有效的手段。     

Effects of separate and mutual application of Na and Si on drought resistance of Haloxylon ammodendron

We studied pot cultivated Haloxylon ammodendron’s growth, physiological changes and drought resistance under NaCl, H₂SiO₃, and NaCl+H₂SiO₃ treatments. Results show that 0.3 g/kg NaCl, 0.2 g/kg H₂SiO₃ or 0.3 g/kg NaCl+0.1 g/kg H₂SiO₃ treatments can effectively promote growth and improve the drought resistance of H. ammodendron. Compared with that without NaCl treatment, H. ammodendron’s height, crown diameter and fresh weight increased by 42%, 91% and 62% respectively under 0.3 g/kg NaCl treatment, and its main stem diameter, main root diameter and main root length increased by 40%, 39% and 23%, respectively. Compared with that without H₂SiO₃ treatments, H. ammodendron’s height, crown diameter and fresh weight increased by 36%, 45% and 27% respectively under 0.2 g/kg H₂SiO₃ treatment, and its main stem diameter, main root diameter and main root length increased by 23%, 23% and 20%, respectively. Compared with that under 0.3 g/kg NaCl treatment, H. ammodendron’s height, crown diameter and fresh weight and main root length increased by 9%, 10%, 17% and 12% respectively under 0.3 g/kg NaCl+0.1 g/kg H₂SiO₃ treatment. Compared with that under 0.1 g/kg H₂SiO₃ treatment, H. ammodendron’s height, crown diameter and fresh weight increased by 28%, 76% and 68% respectively under 0.3 g/kg NaCl+0.1 g/kg H₂SiO₃ treatment, and its main stem diameter, main root diameter and main root length increased by 30%, 32% and 27%, respectively. This suggests that moderate levels of NaCl+H₂SiO₃ interaction can effectively promote growth and improve drought resistance of H. ammodendron than separate applications of NaCl or H₂SiO₃.     

The August 2007 Heat Wave in North Carolina: Meteorological Factors and Local Variability

August 2007 was an exceptionally warm month across North Carolina. Hundreds of daily maximum and daily high minimum temperature records, as well as numerous all-time temperature records, were either tied or broken during the month. At the same time, a drought of historic proportions overspread much of the Southeast United States. A critical aspect of the August 2007 heat wave was the observed variability in heat and humidity across the different geographic regions of North Carolina. The highest maximum temperatures occurred most frequently in the Piedmont and Sandhills regions, while minimum temperatures were exceptionally high along the coast. The broad-scale pattern of heat can be tied to adiabatic warming associated with subsidence downstream of a persistent upper-level ridge centered over the Mississippi River Valley. Regional to local variations in the heat and humidity across North Carolina are linked to upwind sensible heat fluxes associated with major soil moisture deficits, adiabatic warming connected with downsloping winds off the Appalachian Mountains, and the depth of the mixing layer. Along the coast, the pattern of heat and humidity was tied to the positioning of a mesoscale thermal trough and the presence and strength of the sea-breeze circulation.