Evaluating the different responses to climatic factors between snow water equivalent and snow cover area in the Central Tianshan Mountains

Theoretical and Applied Climatology - Alpine snow is an important part of the water cycle in arid/semiarid regions and has a great influence on runoff and ecosystems. In this study, both optical...     

The vertical influence of temperature and precipitation on snow cover variability in the Central Tianshan Mountains,Northwest China

Seasonal snow cover in mountainous regions will affect local climate and hydrology. In this study, we assessed the role of altitude in determining the relative importance of temperature and precipitation in snow cover variability in the Central Tianshan Mountains. The results show that: (a) in the study area, temperature has a greater influence on snow cover than precipitation during most of the time period studied and in most altitudes. (b) In the high elevation area, there is a threshold altitude of 3,900 ± 400 m, below which temperature is negatively correlated whereas precipitation is positively correlated to snow cover, and above which the situation is the opposite. Besides, this threshold altitude decreases from snow accumulated period to snow stable period and then increases from snowmelt period to snow‐free period. (c) Below 2,000 m, there is another threshold altitude of 1,400 ± 100 m during the snow stable period, below (above) which precipitation (temperature) is the main driver of snow cover.     

1982-2015年全球植被变化及其与温度和降水的关系

采用1982-2015年的GLASS-LAI (Global Land Surface Satellite-Leaf Area Index)遥感数据和CRU(Climatic Research Unit)气象数据,利用Mann-Kendall趋势法分析了过去34 a全球9种植被的叶面积指数(Leaf Area Index,LAI)时空变化特征;使用相关分析和逐步线性回归分别探讨了全球9种植被LAI与降水、温度的年际与月关系。结果表明:①全球植被总体呈现绿化趋势,其中变化较大的是草原、稀树草原、常绿阔叶林和多树草原;在植被生长的绿化和褐化趋势中,面积占比最大的植被类型均为草原,说明草原生态系统易受环境因素的影响。②从年际关系看,草原和开放灌丛的LAI与年均降水多呈正相关关系,而温度对不同纬度植被的LAI存在正负2种影响。其原因为温度升高对中低纬度的植被生长有抑制作用,而对高纬度地区植被生长有促进作用。③从年内关系看,南半球降水和温度共同作用于植被的生长;而北半球除常绿阔叶林的生长与温度关系更为紧密外,其它类型植被的生长主要受降水影响。④逐步线性回归结果表明,当月温度的升高对常绿阔叶林、混...     

洞庭湖湖洲资源演变与综合开发探讨

本文论述了洞庭湖区湖洲湿地生态系统的演变过程、综合开发途径及其措施。研究表明,洞庭湖湖洲湿地生态系统在各种外界因子特别是泥沙在湖盆的强烈沉积作用下,其洲滩面积、洲土质量、生物资源以及人类活动都呈现明显的演变过程。对已经形成的湖洲,要在不影响洞庭湖泄洪、航运和控制血吸虫病的前提下,以湖洲高程为主要参照物依次实施湖草安全开发、获苇深度开发、荻林生态开发和产品加工开发,同时辅之以必要的综合开发配套措施。