Reconstructing 20thcentury lead pollution andsediment focusing in a peat land pool (Kempen, Belgium), via 210Pbdating

Pb-210 dating of two metal-polluted organic sedimentcores obtained near a former pyrometallurgical zinc smelter in Lommel, Belgiumhave been used to reconstruct atmospheric lead deposition rates during the20^th century. Independent knowledge concerning historical pollutionevents and ¹³⁷Cs fall-out profiles has allowed a criticalevaluation of the CRS, CIC and CF-CS models for the ²¹⁰Pb ageinterpretation. Resulting ages for the three models suggest that, in this case,the CIC model gives the most accurate interpretation of historical pollutionevents and atmospheric lead fall-out. The ²¹⁰Pbwater-sediment flux was estimated at 141–1158Bq·m^–2·yr^–1 for one site and62–106 Bq·m^–2·yr^–1 at theother site, during the last century. The large difference illustrates thatsediment focusing was important on a small spatial scale (10 m).The direction of focusing correlates with the predominant wind direction.Maximum atmospheric lead deposition rates were found to be 1.63 ± 0.59g·m^–2·yr^–1 around 1968 AD,which is 2 orders of magnitude larger than the Belgian average in 1980 AD, and5 orders larger than Holocene atmospheric lead deposition.     

磁暴期间热层中性大气受热抬升的观测例证

采用AE-D卫星上中性大气数密度的观测资料,分析了1975年11月内多次磁暴期间热层大气中氦和原子氧与氮分子之数密度比值的变化.结果表明,磁暴对中性大气加热的理论是符合实际情况的.低热层大气受热抬升使较高高度上的大气中质量较轻成分的数密度相对比例有明显下降,而较重成分的百分比则有增加.与地磁宁静期间相比,在140-10km高度上n(He)/n(N₂)之比值降低了一个数量级,而n(Ar)/n(N₂)的增幅则略大于一个数量级.此比值的变化幅度大小随高度而变,但各高度上暴时变化的发展趋势是基本一致的.     

SWT声雷达探测系统对大气边界层声回波信号的变换与检测

在SWT声雷达探测系统中,采用作者提出的检测声回波信号的跟踪滤波锁相方法(PLTF),提取Doppler频偏f_d的V-F-BCD变换和模块化设计,减小了锁相环(PLL)的失锁现象,改善了声雷达的测风精度,闭路同源标定结果表明SWT声雷达探测系统的测频精度优于0.1Hz,相当于测风精度可达λ/4/s(λ——发射声波长),由于环境噪声的干扰,将会使测风精度略有降低。     

A theory of atmospheric tides generated by the differential heating between land and sea

Summary The differential heating between land and sea is incorporated into the theory of atmospheric tides. This involves the representation of the land and sea distribution by a set of Fourier series.The theory postulates the existence of waves of angular speeds different from the angular velocity of the earth with some of the waves travelling from West to East instead of the usual East to West.By considering the diurnal variation of eddy diffusion of heat energy absorbed close to the surface, the semidiurnal standing waves at the poles was calculated by the application of this theory. The order of magnitude of the calculated tides agreed well with observation, though, contrary to observation, the calculated amplitude at the South pole is larger than that at the North pole.It is also shown that the polar standing oscillation is caused mainly by the land and sea distribution between 75°N and 45°S.     

Noble gases in a section across the vapor dominated geothermal field of Larderello,Italy

Noble gases were studied in six wells, located on a 4.5 km south to north section across the Larderello field. Depth of wells, flow and gas/steam ratios are known to increase from south to north. Exploitation progressed in the same direction. The following noble gas patterns are observable: (a) Atmospheric Ar, Kr and Xe reflect productions of gas-depleted water at Colombaia 2 and progressively more gas-enriched steam towards the Gabbro wells. (b) Radiogenic⁴He and⁴⁰Ar are observed in increasing concentrations from south to north. (c) The radiogenic and atmospheric gases reveal a positive correlation, indicating that the recharging water enters deep into the system, and gets well mixed with the radiogenic gases prior to the steam separation. (d) Gas contents and relative abundances of radiogenic argon decrease with production, thus supplying markers for the degree of exploitation in a well and a guide for optimum well spacing. (e) Excess neon over argon is observed and discussed in terms of crustal origin versus possible fractionation of atmospheric noble gases due to pertial steam separation.     

重庆市大气混合层厚度的计算和分析

应用国家标准ＧＢ／Ｔ１３２０１９１规定的方法计算分析了重庆市１９８１～１９０年大气混合层厚度;并用罗氏法计算了重庆市１９８８年的大气混合层厚度;并对２种方法所得结果进行了对比分析。结果表明：重庆市大气混合层厚度多年的平均值为３４６ｍ;逐年变化不明显;季节变化明显;日变化非常明显;大气稳定度是决定大气混合层厚度的主要因子。罗氏法因考虑的因子比较多,故较准确,因此在有常规观测资料的地方应用罗氏法较好     

Turbulent Dissipation Rate In The Boundary Layer Via Uhf Wind Profiler Doppler Spectral Width Measurements

The study is focused on the retrieval and validation of the turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate from spectral width measurements made by a UHF wind profiler in the convective atmospheric boundary layer. The possibility to deduce , which is one of the most important parameters for boundary-layer study and monitoring, from Doppler radar spectral width measurements has a firm theoretical basis established by numerous earlier works. However, the major drawback of this approach lies in various meteorological and instrumental sources of non-turbulent spectral width broadening which have to be recognised and accounted for. In the first part of the study, the theoretical background of the retrieval is detailed and all possible causes of spectral broadening are listed and evaluated. In the second part, the method is applied to four days of UHF diurnal boundary-layer observations, collected during the TRAC-98 experiment, for which in situ aircraft measurements were available. Comparison between radar-retrieved and in situ aircraft measurements yields a fairly good agreement with a linear correlation coefficient of about 0.9 and a residual bias less than 2 × 10^-4 m² s^-3. The analysis of derived from vertical and off-zenith observation leads to the recommendation, that in the boundary layer, where the wind is usually moderate, data collected by off-zenith beams should be used. Indeed, the measurement of the vertical spectral width, less affected by the large-scale broadening factor, can still be altered by the ground clutter removal.     

Experiments On Buoyant Plume Dispersion In A Laboratory Convection Tank

Plume dispersion in the convective boundary layer (CBL) is investigated experimentally in a laboratory convection tank. The focusis on highly-buoyant plumes that loft near or become trapped in the CBL capping inversion and resistdownward mixing. Such plumes are defined by dimensionless buoyancy fluxes F_* 0.1, where F_* = F_b/(U w_* ² z_i), F_b is the stack buoyancy flux,U is the mean wind speed, w_* is the convective velocity scale, and z_i is the CBL depth. The aim is to obtain statistically-reliable mean (C) and root-mean-square (rms, _c) concentration fields as a function of F_* and the dimensionless distance X = w_*x/(U z_i), where x is the distance downstream of the source.The experiments reveal the following mainresults: (1) For 3 X 4and F_* 0.1, the crosswind-integrated concentration (CWIC) fields exhibit distinctly uniform profiles below z_i with a CWIC maximum aloft, in contrast to the nonuniform profiles obtained earlier by Willis and Deardorff. (2) The lateral dispersion (_y) variation with X is consistent with Taylor's theory for _* 0.1 and a buoyancy-enhanced dispersion, _y/z_i F_* ^1/3X^2/3, forF_* = 0.2 and 0.4. (3) The entrapment, the plume fraction above z_i, has a mean (E) that follows a systematic variationwith X and F_*, and a variability (_e/E) that is broad ( 0.3 to 2) near the source but subsides to 0.25 far downstream. (4) Vertical profiles of the concentration fluctuation intensity (c/C) are uniform for z < z_i and X > 1.5, but exhibit significant increases: (a) at the surface and close to the source (X 1.5), and(b) in the entrainment zone. (5) The cumulative distribution functions (CDFs) of the scaled concentration fluctuations (c/_c) separate into mixed-layer and entrainment-layer CDFs for X 2, with the mixed-layer group collapsing to a single distribution independent of z.These are the first experiments to obtain all components of the lateral and vertical dispersion parameters (rms meander, relative dispersion, total dispersion) for continuous buoyant releases in a convection tank. They also are the first tank experiments to demonstrate agreement with field observations of: (1) the scaled ground-level concentration along the plume centreline, and (2) the dimensionless lateral dispersion _y/z_i of buoyant plumes.     

用格子Boltzmann方法构建大气动力学模式的初步研究

文中建立了一个格子Boltzmann模型 ,经过Chapman Enskog展开得到的方程组能完整描述正压大气的动力过程 ,成功地模拟了正压地转适应过程 ,对Obukhov的经典例子进行了数值检验。结果表明 ,Obukhov的结果只体现了科氏力和气压梯度力的平衡 ,而本模型可以精确地描述科氏力、惯性力和气压梯度力三者的完整平衡 ,与Obukhov线性理论相比 ,气压变化量的数值相差 2 8% ,说明了线性适应理论只在定性方面正确 ,在定量方面还不准确。数值结果还表明粘性力在地转适应过程中基本不起作用。同时 ,还模拟了一个更大尺度的适应问题 ,验证了气压场与风场适应过程取决于尺度大小这一论断数值试验表明 ,格子Boltzmann方法用于模拟大气运动是可行的 ,而且因其编程简洁方便 ,天然具有极好的并行性能 ,对于建立模拟大气和海洋这样涉及复杂动力热力过程的多相大规模数值模式很有发展潜力