The Umbria–Marche case: some suggestions for the Italian seismic zonation

Probabilistic seismic hazard maps, in terms of spectral acceleration and uniform hazard response spectra at given sites, considering local soil conditions, represent a much more complete estimate of the seismic hazard than the traditional maps in terms of peak ground acceleration or macroseismic intensity. This is particularly true when the requests of urban planners and engineers have to be met. The present analysis shows how some hazard parameters, such as the effective peak acceleration and the spectrum intensity, can well synthesise the overall information available from traditional probabilistic studies, but also suggests that soil condition is a first-order ingredient for effective seismic hazard mapping at national level. Three Italian towns, damaged by the 1997 Umbria–Marche earthquake sequence, are considered as example to demonstrate that: (1) soil condition dependent uniform hazard spectra well approximate actual spectra recorded during some events of the seismic sequence; (2) for these localities, the design spectrum of the present Italian seismic code does not seem adequate.

These considerations have induced the Italian scientific community to propose an updating of the national seismic zonation on the basis of several hazard parameters, that are described in this paper.     

Carbonaceous aerosol transport from the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the Himalayas: Carbon isotope evidence and light absorption characteristics

The Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) is a major regional and global emitter of atmospheric pollutants, which adversely affect surrounding areas such as the Himalayas. We present a comprehensive dataset on carbonaceous aerosol (CA) composition, radiocarbon (Δ¹⁴C) -based source apportionment, and light absorption of total suspended particle (TSP) samples collected over a 3-year period from high-altitude Jomsom in the central Himalayas. The 3-year mean TSP, organic carbon (OC), and elemental carbon (EC) concentrations were 92.0 ± 28.6, 9.74 ± 6.31, and 2.02 ± 1.35 μg m^?3, respectively, with the highest concentrations observed during the pre-monsoon season, followed by the post-monsoon, winter, and monsoon seasons. The Δ¹⁴C analysis revealed that the contribution of fossil fuel combustion (f_fossil) to EC was 47.9% ± 11.5%, which is consistent with observations in urban and remote regions in South Asia and attests that EC likely arrives in Jomsom from upwind IGP sources via long-range transport. In addition, the lowest f_fossil (38.7% ± 13.3%) was observed in winter, indicating large contributions in this season from local biomass burning. The mass absorption cross-section of EC (MAC_EC: 8.27 ± 1.76 m²/g) and water-soluble organic carbon (MAC_WSOC: 0.98 ± 0.45 m²/g) were slightly higher and lower than those reported in urban regions, respectively, indicating that CA undergo an aging process. Organic aerosol coating during transport and variation of biomass burning probably led to the seasonal variation in MAC of two components. Overall, WSOC contributed considerably to the light absorption (11.1% ± 4.23%) of EC. The findings suggest that to protect glaciers of the Himalayas from pollution-related melting, it is essential to mitigate emissions from the IGP.     

1951—2016年沈阳气温和降水的多尺度分析

应用集合经验模态分解(EEMD)方法,对1951—2016年沈阳年平均气温和年降水量序列进行多尺度分析,并结合功率谱分析了两要素主要本征模态函数(IMF)分量的周期变化特征。在此基础上,进行了序列重建与对比。结果表明:近66 a来,沈阳年平均气温的变化主要由第1、第2高频分量和趋势项的振荡造成,分别反映了准5 a和准7 a的周期变化以及长期的缓慢增温过程;准14 a的年代际振荡第3分量对沈阳年平均气温变化的作用也不可忽视,而反映更长时间尺度的第4和第5分量在1980年代后与趋势项的变化特征基本一致,表明1980年代后沈阳明显增暖。年降水量的变化主要由第1、第2分量的年际振荡造成,振荡周期分别为准3 a和准5 a,而趋势项则呈现出准64 a的周期变化,总体反映出年降水量在1980年代前后呈现先减后增的变化趋势。与年平均气温序列相比,年降水序列的年代际尺度变化和长期趋势变化的贡献明显偏小。     

1964-2013年大连地区暴雨气候特征及变化规律

利用1964—2013年大连地区6个气象站逐日降水资料,采用线性倾向估计、Mann-Kendall和 Yamamoto检验及最大熵谱分析等方法,对大连地区暴雨的气候特征及变化规律进行分析。结果表明：大连地区3—12月均可出现暴雨,72.7％的暴雨出现在7—8月,7月暴雨出现最多,8月上旬是暴雨出现最集中的时期。4—8月各月暴雨日数均呈上升趋势,且4月暴雨日数上升最明显,8月次之,至9月暴雨日数呈下降趋势。大连地区各站年平均暴雨日数为1.8—2.8 d,暴雨日数分布从大连西北内陆向东南沿海地区逐渐增多,暴雨日数大值中心在庄河（2.8 d）。各站年暴雨日数均呈上升趋势,大连北部普兰店、东部长海和西南部旅顺地区年暴雨日数呈显著上升趋势,其他地区年暴雨日数上升趋势较弱。近50 a来,大连地区暴雨初日有所提前,暴雨终日变化不明显。年暴雨日数、暴雨强度和暴雨贡献率均呈不显著的上升趋势,且均从2003年以来增加明显,均有2.0—3.0 a的周期振荡;此外,年暴雨日数、暴雨强度和暴雨贡献率分别存在准12.5 a、准5.0 a和准16.7 a的振荡周期,仅年暴雨贡献率在1977年和1978年发生显著突变。     

石家庄地区2005年秋季污染气溶胶飞机观测资料分析

利用河北省2005年10月份的3次气溶胶飞机观测资料和宏观天气资料,综合分析石家庄地区不同天气条件下气溶胶的垂直分布和尺度谱分布特征。分析结果表明:气溶胶浓度的分布与大气环境情况密切相关。气溶胶数浓度最大值的变化范围是103~104cm-3,平均数浓度为103cm-3,粒子平均直径为0.120~0.150μm;21日近地面有霾,相对湿度为58%,近地面气溶胶浓度较17和29日略低,但粒子平均直径(0.165μm)比其余两次要大,可见相对湿度较大,大气中水汽含量较多,有利于小粒子凝结水汽,使粒子直径增大;逆温层结下,粒子在逆温层下累积,无逆温时数浓度最大值出现在近地面附近。气溶胶粒子谱呈单峰分布。     

Multifractal Characteristics of Intermittent Turbulence in the Urban Canopy Layer

The multifractality of energy and thermal dissipation of fully developed intermittent turbulence is investigated in the urban canopy layer under unstable conditions by the singularity spectrum for the fractal dimensions of sets of singularities characterizing multifractals. In order to obtain high-order moment properties of smallscale turbulent dissipation in the inertial range, an ultrasonic anemometer with a high sampling frequency of 100 Hz was used. The authors found that the turbulent signal could be singular everywhere. Moreover, the singular exponents of energy and thermal dissipation rates are most frequently encountered at around 0.2, which is significantly smaller than the singular exponents for a wind tunnel at a moderate Reynolds number. The evidence indicates a higher intermittency of turbulence in the urban canopy layer at a high Reynolds number, which is demonstrated by the data with high temporal resolution. Furthermore, the temperature field is more intermittent than the velocity field. In addition, a large amount of samples could be used for verification of the results.     

基于模糊逻辑的风廓线雷达功率谱数据质量控制研究

随着风廓线雷达组网观测系统建设的推进,质量控制是提高风廓线雷达观测资料应用效益的重要环节。通过介绍风廓线雷达回波信号的产生机理、信号与数据处理流程,研究了风廓线雷达多普勒功率谱的湍流回波与干扰回波的特征,给出了功率谱的特征量,提出了基于模糊逻辑提取大气湍流回波信息的质量控制方法,改进了多普勒速度估算的准确性。为检验质量控制方法的可靠性,以合肥2008年6月4日10:42:16(北京时,下同)东波束和8日10:36:20西波束的多普勒功率谱数据处理为例开展了风廓线观测资料质量控制的个例试验分析,结果表明处理后观测资料的可用性较好。     

基于径向功率谱的风廓线雷达错误风数据处理

选取上海市世博园区站、金山站和嘉定F1赛车场站3个风廓线雷达站2012年3月7日凌晨一次降水过程生成的错误水平风场数据,通过对比该时段高、低模式扫描实时径向功率谱数据,指出在降水初期风廓线雷达软件质量控制出现错误的原因,并重新识别错误时段的功率谱,反演水平风场数据。分析表明:在降水初期由于风廓线雷达各波束探测的数据在空间上不一致,易导致雷达软件采用的质量控制算法并不能全部识别和消除降水对数据的干扰,从而出现偏差。基于风廓线雷达高时空分辨率径向功率谱数据的分析处理方法可有效验证雷达软件质量控制算法,且经过该方法反演后的水平风场更为合理。