Special speleothems in cement-grouting tunnels and their implications of the atmospheric CO2 sink

 Based on the analyses and comparisons of water chemistry, stable carbon isotopes and deposition rates of speleothems, the authors found that there are two kinds of speleothems in the tunnels at the Wujiangdu Dam site, Guizhou, China, namely the CO₂-outgassing type and the CO₂-absorbing type. The former is natural, as observed in general karst caves, and the product of karst processes under natural conditions. The latter, however, is special, resulting from the carbonation of a cement-grouting curtain and concrete. Due to the quick absorption of CO₂ from the surrounding atmosphere, evidenced by the low CO₂ content in the air and the high deposition rate of speleothems (as high as 10 cm/a) in the tunnels, the contribution of the carbonation process to the sink of CO₂ in the atmosphere is important (in the order of magnitude of 10⁸ tons c/a) and should be taken into consideration in the study of the global carbon cycle because of the use of cement on a worldwide scale. Received: 21 July 1997 · Accepted: 13 January 1997     

大气反常折射对星表和参考系的影响

在过去的时间纬度工作中,对大气反常折射的研究证明,大气反常折射给时问纬度测量带来了严重的影响。而当时大多数星表的编制都是时间纬度测量的副产品,无疑大气反常折射也给这些星表带来严重的误差影响。过去我国的经典天体测量工作以测时、测纬为主,这一问题并没有得到重视。在星表和参考系工作已成为我国基本天休测量工作的一项主要内容的今天,对大气反常折射的测量与研究,尤其对有效的测量应得到足够的重视。作者根据自己的实际测量和研究指出,大气反常折射主要由观测室周围不良小气候的造成,其中以具有周年变化和周日变化的大气反常折射对初始星表系统的影响最为严重。并分别讨论了这种反常折射对子午星表、等高星表和参考系的影响,提出了今后开展这方面工作的建议。     

GPS测量大气折射改正

在精密ＧＰＳ测量中,大气折射改正误差是主要误差源之一。基于大气折射理论,把底层大气分为７层,并考虑不同高度的重力改正,建立了新的大气层模型,推导出了新的更精确的折射改正公式。实例计算结果表明,新的大气层模型更加符合实际。     

起伏地形条件下固定点源测深法定量解释研究

采用有限元法对起伏地形下存在不均匀极化体时的多种地电断面进行了固定点源测深的正演数值模拟计算;提出并实现了在起伏地形下利用固定点源测深法资料作相对强度断面图、确定极化体空间位置的方法;通过对不同条件下数值模拟结果的定量解释计算和分析,证明了该方法的有效性;初步总结出了地形对定量解释结果的影响规律。     

Global rainbow distribution under current and future climates

Rainbows contribute to human wellbeing by providing an inspiring connection to nature. Because the rainbow is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that results from the refraction of sunlight by rainwater droplets, changes in precipitation and cloud cover due to anthropogenic climate forcing will alter rainbow distribution. Yet, we lack a basic understanding of the current spatial distribution of rainbows and how climate change might alter this pattern. To assess how climate change might affect rainbow viewing opportunities, we developed a global database of crowd-sourced photographed rainbows, trained an empirical model of rainbow occurrence, and applied this model to present-day climate and three future climate scenarios. Results suggest that the average terrestrial location on Earth currently has 117 ± 71 days per year with conditions suitable for rainbows. By 2100, climate change is likely to generate a 4.0–4.9 % net increase in mean global annual rainbow-days (i.e., days with at least one rainbow), with the greatest change under the highest emission scenario. Around 21–34 % of land areas will lose rainbow-days and 66–79 % will gain rainbow-days, with rainbow gain hotspots mainly in high-latitude and high-elevation regions with smaller human populations. Our research demonstrates that alterations to non-tangible environmental attributes due to climate change could be significant and are worthy of consideration and mitigation.     

辐射参数化方案对气候模拟和回报的影响

研究两种不同辐射参数化方案(Morcrette 方案和Ritter方案)对一个大气环流模式及其与一个海洋环流模式的耦合模式的模拟和回报效果的影响. 大气模式的模拟结果表明,采用Morcrette方案模拟的降水较采用Ritter方案有明显改进.采用Morcrette辐射方案的大气模式对夏季500 hPa高度场的模拟比采用Ritter方案的大气模式有明显改进,但对冬季500 hPa高度场的模拟没有改进.大气-海洋耦合模式的20年夏季回报结果表明采用Morcrette方案回报的夏季降水在华北和江淮地区明显比采用Ritter辐射方案好;对于夏季温度,带有Morcrette方案的耦合模式的回报在江淮地区没有带有Ritter方案的耦合模式好,但在黄河以北和新疆等地区,前者明显好于后者.     

Total Atmospheric Transmittance in the UV and VIS Spectra in Athens,Greece

This work investigates the seasonal and diurnal variation of total spectral transmittance of solar radiation. Such a study dealing with ultraviolet and visible wavelengths (310–575 nm) is carried out in Athens for the first time. The spectral values presented are averages over a number of records in a period of 42 days and have been calculated using ground-based spectral measurements of direct-beam irradiance. The data were recorded on selected days throughout a year by a simple pyrheliometer capable of performing spectral measurements. All data were recorded under clear-sky conditions in the city center of Athens and the total spectral atmospheric transmittance was estimated in the direction of local zenith to become independent of any optical mass effects. The comparison between seasons reveals that the atmospheric transmittance is higher in the cold period of the year than in the warm, simply because the photochemical pollution in the summer is more severe. Various features of seasonal and diurnal variation are also discussed with respect to emission sources, topographic peculiarities and wind regime.     

Third-Order Moments for Shear Driven Boundary Layer

A new third-order model for shear driven boundary layer is presented and tested against large-eddy simulation (LES) data. Numerical solutions are obtained using mean flow components and second-order moments as input. The calculated vertical profiles of the variances and turbulent kinetic energy fluxes and those provided by a LES experiment are compared and discussed     

四川盆地春—夏期层状云宏微观特征

本文利用1983～1986年我省飞机探测的层状云宏微观资料、对我省层状云顶底高、厚度、云中含水量分布等进行了分析、文中描述了盆地层状云的宏微观特征。含水量在云中不同部位的分布特点。并对我省飞机人工降水条件进行了初步探讨。     

Effects of sea roughness and atmospheric stability on wind wave growth

The paper considers the effects of sea roughness and atmospheric stability on the wind wave growth by using the logarithmic boundary layer profile including a stability function, as well as adopting Toba et al.'s [J. Phys. Ocean. 34 (1990) 705] significant wave height formula combined with some commonly used sea surface roughness formulations. The wind wave growth is represented by the non-dimensional total wave energy relative to that for neutral stability used by Young [Coast. Engng 34 (1998) 23]. For a given velocity at the 10 m elevation, spectral peak period and stability parameter, the wind wave growth is determined.