Relationship of surface heat flux to microscale temperature variations: Application to boreas

The surface heat flux is normally parameterized in terms of the difference between the air temperature and the surface radiative temperature, or equivalently, the temperature computed from the surface energy balance. In this note, the relationship between the heat flux and the air-surface temperature difference is shown to be sensitive to the microscale variability of the surface radiation temperature caused by differences between the well-ventilated tree tops and less ventilated ground surface. This conclusion is based on surface and aircraft data collected during the Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS). For this case, the heat flux cannot be predicted by adjusting the thermal roughness height. As an alternative, the aerodynamic temperature can be related to a weighted average of the surface radtation temperature analogous to application of a simple canopy model. Here, the total heat flux is the sum of the heat fluxes from each individual surface type weighted by the area-fractional coverage.Part of this work was carried out in the Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, St. Louis University and the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division of the National Center for Atmospheric Research.Part of this work was carried out in the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division of the National Center for Atmospheric Research.     

Near-bed mass flux profiles in aeolian sand transport: high-resolution measurements in a wind tunnel

Vertical profiles of the streamwise mass flux of blown sand in the near-bed (< 17 mm) region are analysed from high-resolution measurements made using an optical sensor in a wind tunnel. This analysis is complemented by detailed measurements of mass flux and mean velocity profiles throughout the boundary layer depth (0·17 m) using passive, chambered sand traps of small dimensions and armoured thermal anemometers, respectively. The data permit a preliminary analysis of the relations between the observed forms of the profiles of near-bed fluid stress and horizontal mass flux within a carefully conditioned boundary layer. Profiles of mass flux density are found to be characterized by three regions of differing gradient with transitions at about 2 mm and 19 mm above the bed. The exponential decay of mass flux with height is confirmed for elevations above 19 mm, and when plotted as a function of u_*²/g (a parameter of mean vertical trajectory height in saltation), the gradient of mass flux in this region scales with the wake-corrected friction velocity (u), where u > 0·30 m s⁻¹. A separate near-bed region of more intense transport below 19 mm is identified which carries 80 per cent of the total mass flux. This region is evident in some previous field and wind tunnel data but not in profiles simulated by numerical models. Ventilated passive sand traps underestimate mass flux in this region by 37 per cent. At slow or moderate wind speeds a third significant region below 2 mm is observed. These regions are likely to be related to grain populations in successive saltation, low-energy ejections and intermittent bed contact, respectively. Optical measurements reveal locally high grain concentrations at some elevations below 5 mm; these heights scale with transport rate, mass flux gradient and wind speed. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The assessment of weathering stages in granites using an EC/pH meter

The sidewall effects of a wind tunnel on aeolian sand transport were investigated experimentally. A wind tunnel was used to conduct the experiments with a given channel height of 120 cm and varying widths (B) of 40, 60, 80, 100 and 120 cm. Both vertical profiles of wind velocity and sand mass flux were measured at different locations across the test section. The results show that the wind velocity with saltation first increases and then decreases to a minimum, from the sidewall to the central line of the wind tunnel. The discrepancy among wind velocities at different locations of the transverse section decreases with decreasing tunnel width. The wind friction velocity across the wind tunnel floor, with the exception of the region closest to the sidewalls, does not deviate strongly in wide wind tunnels from that along the central line, whereas it does vary in narrow tunnels. The sand mass fluxes, with the exception of some near-bed regions, are larger along the central line of the wind tunnel than they are at the quarter width location from the sidewall. Unlikely previously reported results, the dimensionless sand transport rate, Qg / (ρu³) (where Q is the total sand transport rate, g is the gravitational acceleration constant, ρ is the air density, and u is the wind friction velocity), first decreases and then increases with the dimensionless friction velocity, u / u_t (where u_t is the threshold friction velocity). The above differences may be attributed to the sidewall effects of the wind tunnel. A dimensionless parameter, F_B = u / (gB)^1/2, is defined to reflect the sidewall effects on aeolian sand transport. The flows with F_B of 0.33 or less may be free from the sidewall effects of the wind tunnel and can ensure accurate saltation tunnel simulation.     

Threshold sediment flux for the formation of river deltas in Hainan Island,southern China

Journal of Geographical Sciences - The knowledge of geomorphological evolution from an estuary to a river delta is necessary to form the formulation of comprehensive land-ocean interaction...     

二维沙丘迎风坡沙粒跃移运动的数值模拟

为了研究沙丘迎风坡面上沙粒的跃移运动,本文根据风工程和空气动力学的最新理论,给出了沙丘迎风坡面上风场的空间分布规律,在此基础上对沙粒跃移运动进行了数值计算。由于沙丘周围流场情况较为复杂,各处的风速廓线也不同,故选取不同的坡面位置进行跃移计算,其中各处的起沙率由已有的实验结果或拟合公式给出。计算结果表明：从坡脚到坡顶,平均风速加速比和摩阻风速逐渐增加,到沙丘顶部达到最大值;同时沿坡面向上,各截面处单宽输沙率和距离当地地面相同高度处输沙浓度逐渐加强,这与已有文献报道的结果吻合良好。     

古尔班通古特沙漠的辐射热量交换分析

位于新疆准噶尔盆地的古尔班通古特沙漠是我国第二大沙漠。根据古尔班通古特沙漠的自然条件,对不同下垫面区域的太阳短波辐射和大气长波辐射热量进行了测量。结果表明:在晴天状况下,流动沙丘和固定沙丘的热量交换差异主要是由地表状况、沙层性质和气温等因素决定的。流动沙丘区反射率与长波辐射大于固定沙丘区,并且日、季变化明显。长波最大辐射值出现在午后,近似于太阳总辐射,最小值出现在日出前;沙层热通量随着深度的增加而增大,而辐射热量传输则随其深度的增加而减小,无论是流动沙层还是固定沙层,其热通量的零界面深度却基本一致(9月份),均在30~35cm之间。根据上述结果,本文还讨论了沙漠区在热量交换过程中,辐射热量差异引起的沙漠小气候效应和沙漠对区域气候的反馈作用。     

青藏高原西部的地面热源强度及地面热量平衡

以1997年11月至1998年10月青藏高原西部改则和狮泉河地区自动气象站(AWS)连续观测的近地层梯度资料,采用廓线-通量法计算出观测期逐日的总体输送系数,进而用总体公式得出两站逐日的地面感热和潜热通量。结果表明:在此观测期内青藏高原西部不论冬夏地面皆为热源,地面热源强度具有明显的季节变化,两站地面热源强度的年平均值分别为82.5W/m²和68.2W/m²。结合辐射和土壤热通量观测资料揭示了两站的地面热量平衡状况,用地面热量平衡方程对以上结果进行了闭合误差检验。     

大、小潮日闽江口短叶茳芏+芦苇沼泽甲烷排放通量日变化特征

利用"静态箱-悬浮箱-气相色谱法",分别在小潮日(2010年4月4～5日和9月2～3日)和大潮日(2010年4月14～15日和9月9～10日),在闽江口鳝鱼滩湿地的中高潮滩过渡区短叶茳芏(Cyperus malaccensis)+芦苇(Phragmites australis)沼泽中,取样并测定了该沼泽24h的甲烷排放通量,并同步对潮水水位、温度等环境因子进行了观测。研究结果表明,不论大、小潮日,总体上,沼泽是甲烷排放源,白天的甲烷排放通量大于夜间;4月、9月的2个小潮日的甲烷排放通量分别为4.43mg/(m2·h)和8.13mg/(m2·h),2个大潮日的甲烷排放通量分别为1.39mg/(m2·h)和3.25mg/(m2·h),小潮日甲烷排放通量明显大于大潮日;大潮日,涨落潮阶段的沼泽水-气界面甲烷排放通量低于非涨落潮阶段;温度和潮水水位是控制甲烷排放通量日变化的重要环境因子。     

Estimation of ground heat flux and its impact on the surface energy budget for a semi-arid grassland

Three approaches, i.e., the harmonic analysis (HA) technique, the thermal diffusion equation and correction (TDEC) method, and the calorimetric method used to estimate ground heat flux, are evaluated by using observations from the Semi-Arid Climate and Environment Observatory of Lanzhou University (SACOL) in July, 2008. The calorimetric method, which involves soil heat flux measurement with an HFP01SC self-calibrating heat flux plate buried at a depth of 5 cm and heat storage in the soil between the plate and the surface, is here called the ITHP approach. The results show good linear relationships between the soil heat fluxes measured with the HFP01SC heat flux plate and those calculated with the HA technique and the TDEC method, respectively, at a depth of 5 cm. The soil heat fluxes calculated with the latter two methods well follow the phase measured with the HFP01SC heat flux plate. The magnitudes of the soil heat flux calculated with the HA technique and the TDEC method are close to each other, and they are about 2 percent and 6 percent larger than the measured soil heat flux, respectively, which mainly occur during the nighttime. Moreover, the ground heat fluxes calculated with the TDEC method and the HA technique are highly correlated with each other (R² = 0.97), and their difference is only about 1 percent. The TDEC-calculated ground heat flux also has a good linear relationship with the ITHP-calculated ground heat flux (R² = 0.99), but their difference is larger (about 9 percent). Furthermore, compared to the HFP01SC direct measurements at a depth of 5 cm, the ground heat flux calculated with the HA technique, the TDEC method, and the ITHP approach can improve the surface energy budget closure by about 6 percent, 7 percent, and 6 percent at SACOL site, respectively. Therefore, the contribution of ground heat flux to the surface energy budget is very important for the semi-arid grassland over the Loess Plateau in China. Using turbulent heat fluxes with common corrections, soil heat storage between the surface and the heat flux plate can improve the surface energy budget closure by about 6 to 7 percent, resulting in a closure of 82 to 83 percent at the SACOL site.     

台风“达维”迅速加强数值模拟研究

利用WRF模式（V311）对0518号台风“达维”(Damrey)进行了72 h的数值模拟。重点分析了影响台风强度迅速加强的可能机制,结果表明：①缓慢加强阶段,东风波与台风高层环流相互作用形成一条东北—西南走向的外流通道,加强台风高层辐散流出,有利于台风强度加强;垂直风切变在积分前12 h减小,台风迅速加强与垂直风切变减小间存在滞后性。②迅速加强阶段,低层指向台风中心的水汽通量大大增加;海表面热通量、潜热通量和水汽通量持续增强,海表面潜热通量对台风的能量贡献远大于热通量。③台风眼壁附近的条件性对称不稳定机制激发斜升气流,倾斜涡度发展引起中心附近相对涡度增大,台风整体强度得到加强。