THE EVOLUTION OF AN ALL-BLACK TOWN: THE CASE OF ROOSEVELT CITY,ALABAMA

Because new land uses may preclude existing or potential future uses, the net economic impact of a particular policy may be substantially less than its gross impact. One way to estimate the differences is with an analog region. A case study illustrates how an analog region estimates the net economic impact of Grand Teton National Park on Teton County, WY. Approximately one-third of the economic activity attributed to the park would still be present in the absence of the park.     

一个巨型望远镜方案

提出一个有特色的巨型望远镜(FGT)方案．其主镜口径为30米，主焦比为1．2，由1095块圆环形子镜构成．采用地平式装置．光学系统包括Nasmyth系统、折轴(Coude)系统和一个大视场系统．提出一个由4个镜面组成的新的Nasmyth系统，在约10′的视场范围内像斑小于爱里斑，达到衍射极限．比传统的Nasmyth系统的衍射极限视场大得多．可在这样的大视场内同时作好几个小区域的衍射极限的观测．当由Nasmyth系统转换到折轴系统和大视场系统时，采用主动光学技术改变子镜的面形、倾斜和平移，产生一个新的主镜面形，使折轴系统和大视场系统都能得到很好的像质．大视场系统的视场直径25′，场曲轻微，并有可能校正大气色散．给出了子镜面形和位置的公差，并讨论了望远镜的装置和结构,方案中的特色和创新对未来大望远镜的研制有普遍意义．     

Climate and carbon cycle changes under the overshoot scenario

The “overshoot scenario” is an emissions scenario in which CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere temporarily exceeds some pre-defined, “dangerous” threshold (before being reduced to non-dangerous levels). Support for this idea comes from its potential to achieve a balance between the burdens of current and future generations in dealing with global warming. Before it can be considered a viable policy, the overshoot scenario needs to be examined in terms of its impacts on the global climate and the environment. In, particular, it must be determined if climate change cause by the overshoot scenario is reversible or not, since crossing that “dangerous” CO₂ threshold could result in climate change from which we might not be able to recover. In this study, we quantify the change in several climatic and environmental variables under the overshoot scenario using a global climate model of intermediate complexity. Compared to earlier studies on the overshoot scenario, we have an explicit carbon cycle model that allows us to represent carbon-climate feedbacks and force the climate model more realistically with CO₂ emissions rates rather than with prescribed atmospheric pCO₂. Our standard CO₂ emissions rate is calculated on the basis of historical atmospheric pCO₂ data and the WRE S650 non-overshoot stabilization profile. It starts from the preindustrial year 1760, peaks in the year 2056, and ends in the year 2300. A variety of overshoot scenarios were constructed by increasing the amplitude of the control emissions peak but decreasing the peak duration so that the cumulative emissions remain essentially constant. Sensitivity simulations of various overshoot scenarios in our model show that many aspects of the global climate are largely reversible by year 2300. The significance of the reversibility, which takes roughly 200 years in our experiments, depends on the time horizon with which it is viewed or the number of future generations for whom equity is sought. At times when the overshoot scenario has emissions rates higher then the control scenario, the transient changes in atmospheric and oceanic temperatures and surface ocean pH can be significant, even for moderate overshoot scenarios that remain within IPCC SRES emissions scenarios. The large transient changes and the centennial timescale of climate reversibility suggest that the overshoot might not be the best mitigation approach, even if it technically follows the optimal economic path.     

局地土地利用变化现实情景研究

局地土地利用变化表现为时序短、空间倾向性强且多为人类强制干扰, 其变化过程与结果 是区域尺度响应与反馈国家尺度、全球尺度最有效的途径。城市化、农业结构调整和土地整理是 目前我国局地土地利用变化的几种主要利用方式。城市化是一个不可逆过程, 农村景观转为城市 景观, 改变了诸如地表反照率、粗糙度等下垫面特征, 局地生境与物种的数量与种类发生改变, 逐 步形成以人类为主的均质化景观格局; 农户微观土地利用选择行为是局地农业产业结构调整的 原动力, 不同类型农户在投资、生产与经营等经济活动的差异将导致局地土壤结构、水分、养分等 土壤条件及环境改变; 土地整理是一个复杂的系统工程, 在一定程度上改变了局地土壤性状与土 壤生物, 更甚的是改变了局地斑块- 廊道- 基质模式的景观格局。因此, 为进一步加深局地土地利 用变化情景的理解, 厘定“人- 地协调系统”的理论框架, 进行局地土地利用变化的情景模拟和生 态环境效应研究将是未来局地土地利用变化的研究方向。     

Predicting and assessing changes in NPP based on multi-scenario land use and cover simulations on the Loess Plateau

Land use/cover change(LUCC)is a major factor affecting net primary production(NPP).According to the LUCC of the Loess Plateau from 2005 to 2015,the LUCC patterns in 2025 in three scenarios were predicted by using the Future Land Use Simulation(FLUS)model.Furthermore,taking the average NPP of various land use/cover types in 16 years as the reference scale,the changes in NPP in multi-scenario simulations are predicted and an-alyzed,and the impact of different land use/cover transfers on NPP is quantified.The results are as follows:(1)The land use/cover changes greatly in the baseline and fast development scenarios,and changes relatively little in the ecological protection scenarios.(2)The changes in NPP in different scenarios reflected the significant difference in the ecological protection effect.All the three scenarios promote an NPP increase,but the ecological protection sce-nario can promote NPP increases the most.(3)The changes in NPP caused by LUCC in the three scenarios reflected the significant difference in the various land use/cover types pro-tection effect.Analyzing and predicting NPP changes in multi-scenario LUCC simulations in the future can provide a theoretical basis for decision makers to judge the future changes in ecological environments and ecological protection effects against different policy back-grounds.     

基于土地利用变化情景的生态系统碳储量评估——以太行山淇河流域为例

区域土地利用变化是导致生态系统碳储量变化的主要原因,影响其碳源、碳汇效应,但以往结合时空尺度探讨流域未来土地利用变化对生态系统碳储量影响的研究尚不多见。以太行山淇河流域为例,分析2005-2015年土地利用变化,采用Markov-CLUE-S复合模型预测2025年自然增长、耕地保护及生态保护情景下的土地利用格局,并基于土地利用数据,运用InVEST模型的碳储量模块评估2005-2015年及未来不同情景下的生态系统碳储量。结果表明：① 2015年淇河流域生态系统碳储量和平均碳密度分别为3.16×10⁷ t和141.9 t/hm²,自2005年以来分别下降0.07×10⁷ t和2.89 t/hm²。② 2005-2015年碳密度在低海拔区域以减少为主,在高海拔区域增加区与减少区比例相当,淇河中下游地区建设用地的大肆扩张以及上游林地的退化是导致碳密度下降的主要原因。③ 2015-2025年自然增长情景下碳储量和碳密度下降仍较明显,主要是低海拔区域固碳能力的减弱;耕地保护情景减缓了碳储量和碳密度的下降幅度,主要是由于低海拔区固碳能力的增强;生态保护情景下,碳储量和碳密度显著增加,分别达到3.19×10⁷ t和143.26 t/hm²,主要发生在海拔高于1100 m的区域。生态保护情景能够增强固碳能力,但不能有效控制耕地面积的减小。因此,研究区土地利用规划可统筹考虑生态保护和耕地保护情景,既能增加碳汇,又能保障耕地质量和粮食安全。     

GPS定位的误差来源与未来发展

GPS定位的精度受到诸多因素的影响,其主要误差来源包括与GPS卫星有关的误差、与信号传播有关的误差、与接受设备有关的误差。GPS的未来发展,一是依赖于1999年底研制成功的新一代BlockⅡF工作卫星,它们将逐步代替目前轨道上的BlockⅡR卫星,其寿命为现有卫星的3倍;二是采用第3个民用频率（L3C）发播不保密的民用信号,民间用户无需解算整周相位模糊值,在大幅缩短观测时间的前提下,能获得厘米级的定位精度,大大提高观测成果的可靠性和工作效率。我国在卫星定位领域已取得突破性进展,“北斗导航定位系统”的建成对我国国民经济建设和国家安全有重要作用。     

基于SSP-RCP不同情景的京津冀地区土地覆被变化模拟

如何实现自然与人文双重驱动下的特大城市群地区土地覆被变化的情景模拟,不仅是当前土地覆被变化研究领域的热点问题,也是城镇化可持续发展研究的核心主题之一。本文在对现有土地覆被变化情景模型缺陷进行分析和修正的基础上,构建了自然要素与人文要素耦合驱动的土地覆被情景曲面建模（SSMLC）方法。结合IPCC 2020年发布的共享社会经济路径（SSPs）与典型浓度路径（RCPs）组合的CMIP6 SSP1-2.6、SSP2-4.5和SSP5-8.5的气候情景数据,以及人口、GDP、交通、政策等人文参数,分别实现了SSP1-2.6、SSP2-4.5和SSP5-8.5情景下的京津冀土地覆被变化的情景模拟。模拟结果表明：SSMLC对京津冀地区土地覆被变化模拟的总体精度为93.52%;京津冀地区的土地覆被在2020—2040时段内的变化强度最高（3.12%/10a）,2040年以后的变化强度将逐渐减缓;在2020—2100年间,建设用地增加速度最快,增加率为5.07%/10a。湿地的减少速度最快,减少率为3.10%/10a。2020—2100时段内的京津冀土地覆被在SSP5-8.5情景下的变化强度整体高于在SSP1-2.6和SSP2-4.5情景下的变化强度;GDP、人口、交通和政策等人文因子对京津冀地区耕地、建设用地、湿地和水体的影响强度高于对其他土地覆被类型的影响强度。研究结果证实了SSMLC模型能够有效模拟和定量刻画京津冀地区土地覆被空间分布格局在未来不同情景的时空变化趋势和强度,模拟结果可为京津冀协同一体化的国土空间优化配置与规划、以及生态环境建设提供辅助依据和数据支撑。     

The quality and qualities of population statistics, and the place of the census

Population counts are a key anchor for much of the official statistical system and the benchmark for many commercial and research surveys and analysis. Statistical offices around the world face a wide range of challenges in counting their population, most particularly in the years between censuses, as population flows become much freer and family structures continue to evolve. This paper considers these issues, reviewing how population counts have evolved over time in the UK and other countries. The paper also looks to the future, considering ways in which population count methodology might develop.