Hydrographic conditions in the Tsushima Strait revisited

Long-term averaged temperature and salinity distributions in the Tsushima Strait are investigated on the basis of a concurrent dataset of the eastern and western channels during 1971–2000. Both temperature and salinity show a clear seasonal variation with weak and strong stratifications in December–April and June–October, respectively. The largest standard deviations occur in summer around the thermocline for temperature and in the surface layer for salinity. This indicates large interannual variability in the development of a thermocline and low salinity water advection from the East China Sea. The water masses in both channels are distinctly different from each other; the water in the western channel is generally colder and fresher than that in the eastern channel throughout the year. Baroclinic transport based on the density distributions shows a seasonal variation with a single peak in August for the eastern channel and double peaks in April and August for the western channel. However, this cannot explain the seasonal variation in the total volume transport estimated from the sea level differences across the channels. The spatial distribution of baroclinic transport shows a year-round negative transport towards the East China Sea behind the Iki Island in the eastern part of the eastern channel. This negative transport reflects the baroclinic structure between the offshore Tsushima Current Water and cold coastal water. The corresponding southwestward currents are found in both Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and high frequency (HF) radars observations.     

Spatial and temporal variations of Synechococcus and picoeukaryotes in the Taiwan Strait,China

The size-fractionated phytoplankton biomass, and the spatial and temporal variations in abundance of Synechococcus (SYN) and picoeukaryotes (PEUK) were measured in the Taiwan Strait during three cruises (August 1997, February-March 1998, and August 1998). The results show that picophytoplankton and nanophytoplankton dominate the phytoplankton biomass, in average of 38% and 40%, respectively. SYN and PEUK varied over time in abundance and carbon biomass, greater in summer than in winter, in range of (7.70–20...     

Spatial and temporal variations of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Synechococcus</Emphasis> and picoeukaryotes in the Taiwan Strait,China

The size-fractionated phytoplankton biomass, and the spatial and temporal variations in abundance of Synechococcus (SYN) and picoeukaryotes (PEUK) were measured in the Taiwan Strait during three cruises (August 1997, February–March 1998, and August 1998). The results show that picophytoplankton and nanophytoplankton dominate the phytoplankton biomass, in average of 38% and 40%, respectively. SYN and PEUK varied over time in abundance and carbon biomass, greater in summer than in winter, in range of (7.70–209.2)×10⁶ and (0.75–15.4)×10⁶ cells/cm² in the abundance, and 1.93–52.3 and 1.57–32.4 μgC/cm² in the carbon biomass, for SYN and PEUK, respectively. The horizontal distributions of both groups were diurnal but heterogeneous in abundance, depending on the groups and layer of depths. Temperature is the key controlling factor for picophytoplankton distribution (especially in winter) in the Strait. Supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (No.40730846; 40521003)     

塘沽海洋站水位变化及其极值与海面风的相关关系研究

在海洋工程设计中,水位极值是一个重要的设计参数。对塘沽海洋站54a每小时的水位观测资料(1950—2003)和38a的海面风观测资料(1965—2003)进行了分析,探讨了该站水位的变化特征及海面风与水位极值的相关关系。分析结果表明,在水位时间序列中M2分潮占总能量的60%以上,六个主要分潮M2,S2,N2,K2,K1和O1占总能量的93%以上。年平均海平面的变化并不是简单的线性变化,而是存在3~5a的周期性波动,这可能与厄尔尼诺、太阳黑子活动和交点周期等周期性和准周期性变化过程有关。由54a实测资料计算得的年平均海平面的年变率为1.64mm/a。54a中最高水位为5.81m,发生在1992年9月;最低水位为-0.99m,发生在1968年11月。100a一遇的最高水位为6.02m,由偏东向风引起,而西向风引起塘沽海洋站减水。对于100a一遇的各向最大风速,北向偏东风的100a一遇的风速为最大,其值为26.78m/s,其可能引起的最大增水为2.06m。西风的100a一遇最大风速为20.5m/s,其可能引起的减水水位为2.28m。     

Characteristics, Processes, and Causes of the Spatio-temporal Variabilities of the East Asian Monsoon System

Recent advances in the study of the characteristics, processes, and causes of spatio-temporal variabilities of the East Asian monsoon (EAM) system are reviewed in this paper. The understanding of the EAM system has improved in many aspects:the basic characteristics of horizontal and vertical structures, the annual cycle of the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) system and the East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) system, the characteristics of the spatio-temporal variabilities of the EASM system and the EAWM system, and especially the multiple modes of the EAM system and their spatio-temporal variabilities. Some new results have also been achieved in understanding the atmosphere-ocean interaction and atmosphere-land interaction processes that affect the variability of the EAM system. Based on recent studies, the EAM system can be seen as more than a circulation system, it can be viewed as an atmosphere-ocean-land coupled system, namely, the EAM climate system. In addition, further progress has been made in diagnosing the internal physical mechanisms of EAM climate system variability, especially regarding the characteristics and properties of the East Asia-Pacific (EAP) teleconnection over East Asia and the North Pacific, the "Silk Road" teleconnection along the westerly jet stream in the upper troposphere over the Asian continent, and the dynamical effects of quasi-stationary planetary wave activity on EAM system variability. At the end of the paper, some scientific problems regarding understanding the EAM system variability are proposed for further study.     

夏季北太平洋副热带高压系统的活动

文中根据 NCEP/NCAR再分析资料 ,分析了北太平洋副热带高压系统的变化。 5～ 9月由于亚洲夏季风的建立及活动 ,北半球副热带高压系统在 6 0～ 1 2 0°E出现断裂 ,夏季西太平洋副热带高压脊点平均伸展到 1 2 0°E,其年际变化反映了亚洲夏季风的强弱。强夏季风年 5 0 0h Pa西太平洋副热带高压脊线位于 3 0°N以北 ,并分裂成两个中心 ,印度低压强 ;弱夏季风年西太平洋副热带高压脊线位于 3 0°N以南 ,表现为北太平洋高压中心向西伸展的高压脊 ,印度低压弱。夏季西太平洋副热带高压的季内活动有两种模态 :第 1种表现为副热带高压系统以 2 0～ 3 0 d的周期从北太平洋中部的副热带高压中心一次次地向西扩张到 1 2 0°E以西 ,这类过程大多出现在亚洲夏季风强度偏弱年 ;第 2种模态表现为副热带高压系统以 2 0～ 3 0 d的周期一次次地由东向西扩充时 ,在 1 2 5～ 1 5 5°E停滞 ,这类过程大多出现在亚洲夏季风强度偏强年。江淮流域梅雨的中断和结束与北太平洋副热带高压系统 2 0～ 3 0 d季内振荡有关。西太平洋副热带高压 5～ 1 0 d的短期活动受 3 5～ 45°N西风带活动的影响 ,当西风槽在中国沿海和西太平洋地区向南伸展到 3 0°N以南后 ,西太平洋副热带高压有一次加强活动     

1990-2014年西藏季节冻土最大冻结深度的时空变化

最大冻结深度是季节冻土变化的主要指标,也是季节冻土地区工程设计、建设、运营的重要参数。通过斯蒂芬（Stefan）方法计算了1990-2014年西藏地区季节冻土的最大冻结深度,分析了其时空变化特征,结果表明：近25 a西藏地区季节冻土最大冻结深度在空间分布具有垂直分带性、纬度地带性和区域性等规律,基本上呈自西北向东南方向递减的空间分布特征;时间上,在全球气候变暖的背景下,最大冻结深度基本呈逐年减薄的特征。西藏地区季节冻土最大冻结深度与年平均气温和年降水量呈现负相关,随着年平均气温和年降水量的上升,最大冻结深度呈减小的趋势,且最大冻结深度对年平均气温的响应比对年降水量的响应显著。     

非均质性对非饱和-饱和系统 水流时空变化的作用

通过模拟均质和非均质两种情形下非饱和-饱和系统中压力水头的时空变化,研究非饱和-饱和系统对水流波动的 阻尼作用和系统非均质性对水流波动的作用。结果显示,两种情形下非饱和-饱和系统对水流波动均有阻尼作用,随深度 增加,压力水头波动减弱,方差、自协方差和功率谱减小;压力水头在早期因初始条件做非平稳波动,而后随时间增长演 变为平稳波动;系统的非均质性加剧了压力水头的波动,是波动的主要来源,使得压力水头方差、自协方差和功率谱增 大;非均质性减小压力水头波动的短期相关性。     

雅鲁藏布江流域1978-2009年气候时空变化及未来趋势研究

利用1 km 分辨率DEM数据及ArcHydro Tools 提取了雅鲁藏布江流域边界, 明确给出了该流域具体的地理边界及空间范围. 依据雅鲁藏布江流域范围内及周边39个气象站点1978-2009年近32 a逐年气象数据, 综合运用GIS空间插值技术及气象统计分析方法, 对雅鲁藏布江流域气候(着眼于降水和气温指标)时空变化特征及未来变化趋势进行了研究. 结果表明: 1978-2009年间流域范围内多年平均降水大致趋势为由西至东逐步增加, 年平均降水量以7.935 mm·(10a)^-1的速度缓慢增加. 流域多年平均气温大致由河源至下游逐渐升高, 河谷腹地至流域边界处逐渐降低, 并出现了以拉萨、乃东为中心的局部高温带; 近32 a流域年平均气温增加2.2 ℃, 增加幅度达到0.489 ℃·(10a)^-1, 高于全球及全国同期增温速率. 近10 a间, 流域平均降水以 -139 mm·(10a)^-1的速度显著减少, 气温则以1.14 ℃·(10a)^-1的速度增加, 整个流域气候呈现暖干趋势. 利用R/S分析法预测得知, 流域年降水量可能出现短时间的减少波动, 但未来较长一段时间内, 流域降水及气温仍将保持增加趋势, 流域气候呈现暖湿化趋势.     

灵台黄土-红粘土序列的磁性地层及粒度记录

甘肃灵台县任家坡黄土－红粘土剖面的磁性地层学研究表明;中国北方连续的风成堆积可下推到705MdB．P。第三纪红粘土的粒度组成从上到下变化很小,与黄土－古土壤序列的粒度大幅度变化形成强烈的反差,意味着晚第三纪时期的气候总体上要比第四纪时期稳定。在705～2．6MaB．P．的红粘土沉积中,可分出的110～115个土壤B层与钙质结核层的组合,初步表明在这个时期有约110～115次气候旋回。