Climatic Variation and Solute Concentration and Flux in Meltwaters Draining from an Alpine Glacier

Measurements of electrical conductivity and discharge ofmeltwaters in the Gornera, which drains from the 83%glacierised basin containing Gornergletscher, PennineAlps, Switzerland, were undertaken between May andSeptember in both 1979 and 1998. Discharge in theGornera was 43% higher in 1998, average air temperatureduring the ablation season being 2.1 °C warmer andpreceding winter precipitation 28% lower than in 1979. Mean electrical conductivity of meltwater in 1998 wasreduced by 40%. In the same 60 day period in 1998,however, solute flux was augmented by only 2% bycomparison with 1979. Year-to-year climatic variations,reflected in discharge variability, strongly affectsolute concentration in glacial meltwaters, but havelimited impact on solute flux. Climatic conditionstranslate into meltwater quality through inter-relationships between mineral reaction rates, subglacialresidence time in contact with sediment, and discharge. Annual variability in solute flux depends on the extentto which volume of flow can offset decline in soluteconcentration brought about by reducing residence time.     

INITIAL RESEARCH INTO CLIMATIC CHANGES AND GRASSLAND DEGENERATION IN INNER MONGOLIA

DuringtheimplementationoftheWestChinaDevelopmentStrategyinthetwenty firstcentury ,thenorthernsteppezoneplaysasignificantroleinsafeguardingtheecologicalsecurityandrealizingsustainabledevelopmentinChina .InnerMongoliaprairieliesinthemiddleofEurasiasteppezoneandisthetransitionzonefromthearidareasinthenorthwesttothehumidareasinthenortheastandthedryfarmingareasinNorthChina .Therigorousnaturalconditions ,thefluctuatingclimateandthecompli catedsocialandeconomicconditionsmakethisareaverysensitiveto…     

气候环境试验设备温度参数数据处理方法的分析与探讨

不同的温度参数数据处理方法有不同的计算结果,本文针对检测与评定气候环境试验设备的技术性能中存在的问题,分析了三个标准(GB 11158-89、GB/T 5170.1-1995、JTM K 05-1991)的温度参数数据处理方法,比对了二组实际检测数据的计算结果,说明"绝对极值法"科学准确、简捷实用.     

全球气候变化的研究与进展

论述了全球气候变化的研究目标、方法、主要科学问题及近10年来国内外的研究进展和存在的主要问题。指出中国是全球的一个组成部分,又是人类活动最为强烈的地区之一,在全球气候变化、特别是人类活动诱发的气候变化的研究中占有十分重要的地位。建议大力加强全球气候变化的研究,增加研究经费的投入,积极参与国际科学合作,把当前较为分散的研究有效地组织到一些有前景的、能出高水平成果的课题上去,为全球气候变化研究做更大的贡献。     

长白山北坡林线处岳桦年轮年表及其与气候的关系

运用相关函数及响应分析等树木年轮气候学方法,研究了长白山北坡林线处岳桦(Betula ermanii)径向生长及其与气候的关系.结果表明,林线处岳桦年轮宽度年表具有较强的气候敏感性.其径向生长与上年7月和当年3月的温度显著负相关(P<0.05),与上年9月和当年7月的温度显著正相关;同时与上年6月降水量显著正相关.与季节性气候因子的响应分析表明,岳桦径向生长与当年春季(1～3月)和当年生长季前(4、5月)的平均温度呈显著负相关,与当年生长季前的平均最高温度显著正相关,与降水量的相关关系不显著.利用多元逐步回归方法模拟了岳桦年轮宽度指数与气候因子间的关系,并据此预测在温度和降水增加的背景下,林线处岳桦径向生长将降低14.8%.     

The effect of summer drought on the predictability of local extinctions in a butterfly metapopulation

The ecological impacts of extreme climatic events on population dynamics and community composition are profound and predominantly negative. Using extensive data of an ecological model system, we tested whether predictions from ecological models remain robust when environmental conditions are outside the bounds of observation. We observed a 10-fold demographic decline of the Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) metapopulation on the Åland islands, Finland in the summer of 2018 and used climatic and satellite data to demonstrate that this year was an anomaly with low climatic water balance values and low vegetation productivity indices across Åland. Population growth rates were strongly associated with spatiotemporal variation in climatic water balance. Covariates shown previously to affect the extinction probability of local populations in this metapopulation were less informative when populations were exposed to severe drought during the summer months. Our results highlight the unpredictable responses of natural populations to extreme climatic events.     

近38年安徽省夏季降水日数和强度的分布与变化特征

选用1971～2008年安徽省78个地面气象站的观测资料,分析夏季降水和暴雨的气候变化规律。从结果来看安徽省夏季降水主要受到地理位置、地形地貌和风、温、湿等气象因素的影响。根据主要影响因子的不同,按照降水特性以及行政边界将安徽省划分成了10个区,不同区域内降水特征和分布结构各有差异。在时间变化上,雨日出现概率有下降的趋势,但暴雨日比重和降水量均有升高的变化特征。综合而言,安徽省的降水朝着具有局地性、突发性的强降水过程方面发展,从而导致部分区域内突发性暴雨过程频发     

Direct comparison of 210Po, 234Th and POC particle-size distributions and export fluxes at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site

Particle-reactive, naturally occurring radionuclides are useful tracers of the sinking flux of organic matter from the surface to the deep ocean. Since the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) began in 1987, the disequilibrium between ²³⁴Th and its parent ²³⁸U has become widely used as a technique to measure particle export fluxes from surface ocean waters. Another radionuclide pair, ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb, can be used for the same purpose but has not been as widely adopted due to difficulty with accurately constraining the ²¹⁰Po/²¹⁰Pb radiochemical balance in the ocean and because of the more time-consuming radiochemical procedures. Direct comparison of particle flux estimated in different ocean regions using these short-lived radionuclides is important in evaluating their utility and accuracy as tracers of particle flux. In this paper, we present paired ²³⁴Th/²³⁸U and ²¹⁰Po/²¹⁰Pb data from oligotrophic surface waters of the subtropical Northwest Atlantic and discuss their advantages and limitations. Vertical profiles of total and particle size-fractionated ²¹⁰Po and ²³⁴Th activities, together with particulate organic carbon (POC) concentrations, were measured during three seasons at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site. Both ²¹⁰Po and ²³⁴Th reasonably predict sinking POC flux caught in sediment traps, and each tracer provides unique information about the magnitude and efficiency of the ocean's biological pump.     

舰艇装备环境及其影响和存在问题分析

分析了舰船装备遇到的气候和力学环境及这些环境对装备的影响。指出了造成舰船装备环境适应性差的一些原因和应采取的对策。     

1970~2009年安徽省大雾气候特征分析

为了弄清安徽省大雾时空演变规律,利用安徽地面气象站1970~2009年40a的气象观测资料,对安徽省大雾的气候特征进行了系统的分析。研究发现安徽省大雾具有显著的年代际、季节性和区域性变化特征,结果表明:(1)年代际变化,安徽省雾日数在80年代达到最高,由于城市发展和气候变化的影响,雾日数不断减少。同时,雾生时间年代际变化不大,而雾消时间则不断后延,直接导致雾的持续时间不断增加,40a间雾的持续时间增加将近1h;(2)安徽省大雾四季特征分明,空间分布不均。冬季是安徽大雾的高发期,大雾日数最多,持续时间最长,雾中最小能见度最低,雾的影响最为严重。在夏季,大雾日数最少,持续时间最短,雾中最小能见度最大,雾的影响最弱;(3)空间分布上,皖北和皖南山区雾日数和雾的持续时间都较长,雾中最小能见度都较低。而在中部地区则相反,雾的影响较弱。