TREE-RING RECONSTRUCTION OF UPPER GILA RWER DISCHARGE1

ABSTRACT: Effective planning for use of water resources requires accurate information on hydrologic variability induced by climatic fluctuations. Tree-ring analysis is one method of extending our knowledge of hydrologic variability beyond the relatively short period covered by gaged streamflow records. In this paper, a network of recently developed tree-ring chronologies is used to reconstruct annual river discharge in the upper Gila River drainage in southeastern Arizona and southwestern Arizona since A.D. 1663. The need for data on hydrologic variability for this semi-arid basin is accentuated because water supply is inadequate to meet current demand. A reconstruction based on multiple linear regression (R²=0.66) indicates that 20th century is unusual for clustering of high-discharge years (early 1900s), severity of multiyear drought (1950s), and amplification of low-frequency discharge variations. Periods of low discharge recur at irregular intervals averaging about 20 years. Comparison with other tree-ring reconstructions shows that these low-flow periods are synchronous from the Gila Basin to the southern part of the Upper Colorado River Basin.     

长江上游中小洪水天气学机理分析及致洪特征

基于1981~2012年长江上游128个中小洪水历史个例及NCEP/NCAR再分析资料,采用普查及天气学分型方法,建立了纬向型、经向型、偏东气流型以及两高之间型4种致洪降水天气学概念模型,研究了各天气型致洪降水发生机理及相应中小洪水特征。得到以下结论:纬向型中高纬环流相对平直多波动,伴有明显冷平流南下,地面锋面位置略偏北。该类型强降水过程多,强度大,持续时间长,对应中小洪水多为双峰或多峰型,平均洪峰流量、过程增幅最强,洪水过程时间也最长。经向型环流中高纬贝加尔湖和东北地区为深厚低槽,中低层常伴有暖式切变线或低涡发展,中上层急流出口处的辐散以及冷平流四类型中最强。该类型雨带多呈东北-西南走向,中小洪水一般以单峰为主,其洪峰流量及过程增幅均较大,造成的洪水涨水较快,过程时间最短。纬向和经向型均为全流域降水型,但在金沙江北部、岷沱江、嘉陵江以及宜宾-宜昌常出现较高频次的60 mm以上较强面雨量。偏东气流型副高与热带气旋外围环流汇合北进,其强降水前后冷暖平流变化不明显,受地形强迫抬升影响,最易产生准静止型、团状、突发性强降水。该类型中小洪水以单峰为主,涨水快,洪峰流量及过程增幅均最小,强降水主要分布在嘉陵江和岷沱江两大流域。两高之间型多为"鞍"型场的环流配置,青藏高压与副高在流域上空形成南北向切变线,其动力和水汽条件均较弱。该类型降水强度较弱,稳定少动,累积降水量较大,洪水以单峰为主,双峰偶有发生,其洪峰流量、过程增幅均较大,洪水过程时间较长,强降水多位于岷沱江、嘉陵江和宜宾-重庆中部流域。     

北京空气重污染红色预警期间污染物与气象因子特征

揭示空气重污染红色预警期间污染物与气象因子的变化特征对空气质量预报和污染减排措施评估具有重要参考价值。利用大气污染和气象观测资料,研究了北京2015年11-12月空气重污染红色预警时期污染物浓度、气候特征及气象因子对空气质量影响。结果表明,PM2.5在大气颗粒物中占有较大比重,为首要空气污染物;在重污染峰值时段,城郊PM2.5与PM10比值（R）相差不大,可达0.9以上,空气呈均匀混合的高PM2.5浓度特征,而空气质量较好时城区R值明显高于郊区;研究时段气候特征与历史同期相比有明显差异,其中平均风速偏小19%,平均气温偏高0.23 ℃,气温日较差减小,而多次小型降水增加了空气湿度,导致相对湿度值偏高40%,垂直方向上的逆温层或等温层则加剧了空气重污染的形成和发展,重污染过程中的红色预警措施明显降低了颗粒物浓度;风速与污染物浓度呈指数相关,城郊风速分别低于2.0和2.5 m·s-1时,空气质量较差、污染物浓度随风速升高快速下降,而当城郊风速大于2.0和2.5 m·s-1时变化特征则相反;相对湿度与污染物浓度呈幂相关,相对湿度在65%左右为空气质量特征发生变化的转折点;由于气温日较差存在季节变化,其与空气质量相关关系不太显著。     

COMBINATION OF RADAR AND GAUGE DATA IN A RAINFALL ARCHIVE SYSTEM1

ABSTRACT: Near real time daily rainfall estimates for the UK are available from three sources: a sparse network of gauges, radar data, or radar data adjusted by the sparse gauges. The PARAGON rainfall archive system, which has been developed by the UK Meteorological Office, is able to produce these estimates in near real time on a 5 km grid. The ability of these estimates to reproduce the 5 km grid point field derived later from a dense network of gauges is compared using case studies. Five techniques have been used to assess the relative quality of the various estimates. There is general agreement between the results of the various techniques. For the London radar there are examples of days when the rainfall estimate was improved by incorporating radar data; conversely, there are days when the radar data make it worse. Overall little evidence was found to suggest that adjusted radar data are consistently markedly better than gauge estimates. Discriminate use of radar data is recommended.     

上海市臭氧污染的大气环流客观分型研究

利用T-mode主成分分析法(PCT)对上海2013—2017年3—10月925 hPa低层位势高度和全风速场进行大样本客观分型,总结了有利于和不利于促发上海地面臭氧污染的大气环流类型.发现有利于促发臭氧污染的环流形势都和副高有关,分别为副高控制(HC)和副高西北侧(HW),对应的臭氧超标率分别为68%和24.2%.前者的气象特点表现为辐射最强、温度最高有利于臭氧的光化学生成,臭氧浓度较弱副高形势平均偏高约50%;而后者以西向风为主,呈现明显的输送效应.相反不利于促发臭氧污染的环流类型都和低值系统相关,分别为低压北侧(LN)、低压东侧(LE)和低压西侧(LW),臭氧超标率均低于7%.其中LN影响下上海水平风速最大、扩散条件最好,不利于臭氧积聚;LE和LW影响下上海多云雨天气导致辐射降低,抑制了臭氧的光化学生成.     

What drives television weather coverage?

Weather forecasts meet the classic economic definition of a public good, since the content can be easily relayed to non-payers and the cost of sharing the forecast with an additional person is zero. Freeriding by consumers leads to the potential for an inefficiently small supply of public goods by the market. Yet television networks and stations provide a large quantity of weather coverage. This paper explores the investment by US television stations in weather coverage. Specifically, we examine whether greater investments are made in cities where weather is potentially more dangerous. We find strong evidence that tornado risk drives coverage and weaker evidence for floods and hurricanes, but discover that snowfall is unrelated to investment. In addition, stations in larger markets invest more in weather coverage, and we also find regional patterns in coverage.     

广东省臭氧污染天气型及其变化特征

结合地面观测资料、再分析数据和客观天气分型方法SOM,分季节、分区域诊断和分析2015~2020年广东省O₃污染天气型及其变化特征.结果表明,2015~2019年广东省O₃污染逐年上升,其中2017~2019年上升较为明显,2020年则明显下降,气象条件和污染物排放的变化均对O₃污染的变化起到重要作用.2017~2020年广东省干季O₃浓度接近或超过湿季O₃浓度,干季污染城数亦接近湿季.弱冷高压脊天气型是影响广东省O₃污染的主导天气型,6a期间共造成526个污染城数.干季和湿季O₃污染的主导天气型分别为弱冷高压脊和台风外围,干季弱冷高压脊天气型污染天数占比呈明显上升趋势,2019~2020年超过湿季台风外围天气型成为影响O₃污染最主要的天气型.在弱冷高压脊天气型下,影响四大区域O₃污染的外来源输送路径主要有东北路和沿海路,湿季珠三角台风外围和粤北变性高压脊天气型下,区域O₃污染则受本地排放影响较大.     

天气形势对2014 — 2018年关中地区各季节空气质量的影响

天气形势是驱动大气污染物变化的最初动力,其与大气污染有着密切联系.探究天气形势对各季节空气质量的影响,可为污染防控提供一定的指导意见.本文利用NCEP-FNL再分析资料、环境监测数据,研究了天气形势对2014?—?2018年关中地区各季节空气质量的影响.结果表明:春、秋、冬季"槽西南型"和"高压东南型"对大气污染物浓度...     

Effectiveness of Multi‐Site Weather Generator for Hydrological Modeling1

Khalili, Malika, François Brissette, and Robert Leconte, 2011. Effectiveness of Multi‐site Weather Generator for Hydrological Modeling. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 1‐12. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752‐1688.2010.00514.x Abstract: A multi‐site weather generator has been developed using the concept of spatial autocorrelation. The multi‐site generation approach reproduces the spatial autocorrelations observed between a set of weather stations as well as the correlations between each pair of stations. Its performance has been assessed in two previous studies using both precipitation and temperature data. The main objective of this paper is to assess the efficiency of this multi‐site weather generator compared to a uni‐site generator with respect to hydrological modeling. A hydrological model, known as Hydrotel, was applied over the Chute du Diable watershed, located in the Canadian province of Quebec. The distributed nature of Hydrotel accounts for the spatial variations throughout the watershed, and thus allows a more in‐depth assessment of the effect of spatially dependent meteorological input on runoff generation. Simulated streamflows using both the multi‐site and uni‐site generated weather data were statistically compared to flows modeled using observed data. Overall, the hydrological modeling using the multi‐site weather generator significantly outperformed that using the uni‐site generator. This latter combined to Hydrotel resulted in a significant underestimation of extreme streamflows in all seasons.     

SOIL MOISTURE SENSORS FOR URBAN LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION: EFFECTIVENESS AND RELIABILITY1

ABSTRACT: Granular matrix soil moisture sensors were used to control urban landscape irrigation in Boulder, Colorado, during 1997. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness and reliability of the technology for water conservation. The 23 test sites included a traffic median, a small city park, and 21 residential sites. The results were very good. The system limited actual applications to an average of 73 percent of the theoretical requirement. This resulted in an average saving of $331 per installed sensor. The sensors were highly reliable. All 23 sensors were placed in service at least three years prior to the 1997 study during earlier studies. Of these, only two had failed by the beginning of the 1997 study, both due to external factors. Including replacement of these failed sensors, the total repair cost for the 1997 irrigation season was less than $270. The effort required to maintain each system was small, only about 6–7 minutes per visit. Each site was visited weekly for this study, but less frequent visits could be made in practice. The sensors observed in this study performed well, significantly reduced water consumption, and were easy to monitor and maintain. Soil moisture sensors appear to be a useful and economical tool for urban water conservation.