Spatial Variability of Nitrate Concentrations Under Diverse Conditions in Tributaries to a Lake Watershed1

Abstract: Nitrate‐nitrogen (NO₃‐N) concentrations in stream water often respond uniquely to changes in inter‐annual conditions (e.g., biological N uptake and precipitation) in individual catchments. In this paper, we assess (1) how the spatial distribution of NO₃‐N concentrations varies across a dense network of nonnested catchments and (2) how relationships between multiple landscape factors [within whole catchments and hydrologically sensitive areas (HSAs) of the catchments] and stream NO₃‐N are expressed under a variety of annual conditions. Stream NO₃‐N data were collected during two synoptic sampling events across >55 tributaries and two synoptic sampling periods with >11 tributaries during summer low flow periods. Sample tributaries drain mixed land cover watersheds ranging in size from 0.150 to 312 km² and outlet directly to Cayuga Lake, New York. Changes in NO₃‐N concentration ratios between each sampling event suggest a high degree of spatial heterogeneity in catchment response across the Cayuga Lake Watershed, ranging from 0.230 to 61.4. Variations in NO₃‐N concentrations within each of the large synoptic sampling events were also high, ranging from 0.040 to 8.7 mg NO₃‐N/l (March) and 0.090 to 15.5 mg NO₃‐N/l (October). Although Pearson correlation coefficients suggest that this variability is related to multiple landscape factors during all four sampling events, partial correlations suggest percentage of row crops in the catchments as the only similar factor in March and October and catchment area as the only factor during summer low flows. Further, the strength of the relationships is typically lower in the HSAs of catchment. Advancing current understanding of such variations and relationships to landscape factors across multiple catchments – and under a variety of biogeochemical and hydrological conditions – is important, as (1) nitrate continues to be employed as an indicator of regional aquatic ecosystem health and services and (2) a unified framework approach for understanding individual catchment processes is a rapidly evolving focus for catchment‐based science and management.     

Evaluation of the Impact of Long-range Transport and Aerosol Concentration Temporal Variations at the Eastern Coast of the Baltic Sea

Ambient particles vary greatly in their ability to affect visibility, climate and human health. The fine fraction of aerosol is responsible for greater and wider effects on human health; thus, investigation of this fraction is very important. Continuous measurements of PM2.5 (particulate matter below 2.5 μm in size) concentrations at the Preila monitoring station started in 2003. During a period of 2 years, the episodes of high daily and semi-hourly concentrations of PM2.5 were measured. These episodes did not depend on the season or time of day. The substantial role of long-range transport of pollutants to these increases in concentration was shown using chemical and statistical analysis. It was found that most of the severe episodes occurred when air masses came from a specific site besides it was established that air masses of different origin were characterized by different mixing layer depth. Lower mixing depth was observed in air masses characterized by higher observed concentrations at the measuring site and vice versa. PM2.5 concentrations showed diurnal and seasonal variations whose pattern reflected the regional origin of the aerosol. The regional pollution level was evaluated by the statistical analysis of PM2.5 concentrations. The background annual average of PM2.5 mass concentration for the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea was 15.1 ± 0.8 μg m⁻³.     

不同封育年限荒漠草原土壤呼吸日、季动态变化及其影响因子

围封禁牧措施可以改善退化草地生态环境,是我国退化草地植被恢复的主要措施.为探讨干旱区荒漠草原不同围封禁牧年限的土壤呼吸作用特征及影响因子,在生长季连续观测围封禁牧11 a、7 a、放牧不封育(CK)荒漠草原土壤呼吸速率及环境因子,结果表明:1在日、季尺度上,封育11 a、7 a和CK荒漠草原土壤呼吸速率均具有明显的单峰曲线变化规律,在日尺度上,最大、最小值分别出现在12:00~16:00和00:00~06:00;在季节变化尺度上,最大值出现在降水较多温度适宜的8月,土壤呼吸均值表现为11 a[0.143 g·(m2·h)-1]7 a[0.138 g·(m2·h)-1]CK[0.106 g·(m2·h)-1].2封育与未封育荒漠草原的土壤呼吸速率与空气、土壤温度均呈极显著的指数关系(P0.001),相关性大小为:地表温度(R2:0.408~0.413)空气温度(R2:0.355~0.376)5~20 cm土壤温度(R2:0.263~0.394);温度敏感性系数Q10随着土层的加深逐渐变大,不同封育年限Q10表现为11 a(2.728)7 a(2.436)CK(2.086).3封育11 a、7 a和CK荒漠草原土壤呼吸速率与空气湿度、土壤含水量一元二次模型达到显著水平(P0.05),与空气二氧化碳呈极显著线性负相关(P0.01),与风速呈显著线性正相关(P0.05),与光照强度呈极显著线性正相关(P0.01).4干旱区荒漠草原土壤呼吸作用随着围封禁牧年限的增加而增加,温度敏感性系数亦随之增加,0~20 cm土壤温度和水分是其土壤呼吸的主要影响因子.     

长三角地区2017～2020年臭氧浓度时空分布与人群健康效益评估

近年来,我国臭氧(O₃)浓度呈升高趋势,成为仅次于PM_2.5影响空气质量的重要因素.为掌握长三角地区蓝天保卫战实施期间O₃时空变化特征和人群健康影响,采用莫兰指数和冷热点空间统计方法分析了长三角地区2017～2020年210个监测站点O₃浓度时空特征,并利用健康风险和环境价值评价法评估了长三角区域人群O₃暴露水平变化的健康收益.结果表明,2017～2020年,长三角地区O₃年均值和暖季均值的四分位数范围(IQR)呈现从高浓度向低浓度位移的趋势.暖季和冷季O₃浓度均值均呈现北高南低的空间分布态势.暖季O₃浓度均值在长三角北部和中部腹地城市出现高浓度O₃集聚的特征.区域O₃年均暴露浓度超过160μg·m^-3及以上的人口比例由2017年的72.3%降低至2020年的34.8%.三省一市人口加权年均O₃暴露浓度总体呈现下降趋势,但长三...     

云南边境五城市空气污染物分布特征

利用2015~2021年云南省5个边境城市6种常规大气污染物的质量浓度数据,探究其污染特征、时空变化及空间异质性。结果表明,研究区域污染物年际浓度变化起伏较大,PM₁₀、PM_2.5年均浓度分别为(42.6±8.2),(25.4±4.2)µg/m³,均低于中国《环境空气质量标准》(GB 3095-2012)二级浓度限值。PM、NO₂和O_3-8h月均浓度呈U型变化趋势,其中3月份浓度最高。5个城市PM和NO₂浓度季节变化均表现为:春季>冬季>秋季>夏季,O_3-8h表现为:春季>夏季>秋季>冬季,而CO冬季污染程度最小,SO₂无明显的季节变化规律。根据Sen-MK的逐日浓度趋势分析,污染物总体呈现下降趋势,其中PM₁₀下降速率最高达11×10^-3µg/(m³×d),而O_3-8h呈现上升趋势。变异系数(COD)表明,污染物的空间分布极不均匀,特别是SO₂的COD均大于0.2,春季O_3-8h空间分布更加均匀。Person相关分析表明,PM与NO₂、CO、O_3-8h表现出较强的相关性,且西双版纳(BN)PM与其他大气污染物相关性较其他城市强。     

Seasonal to sub-seasonal variations of the Asian Tropopause Aerosols Layer affected by the deep convection, surface pollutants and precipitation

The Asian Tropopause Aerosols Layer (ATAL) refers to an accumulation of aerosols in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere during boreal summer over Asia, which has a fundamental impact on the monsoon system and climate change. In this study, we primarily analyze the seasonal to sub-seasonal variations of the ATAL and the factors potentially influencing those variations based on MERRA2 reanalysis. The ability of the reanalysis to reproduce the ATAL is well validated by CALIPSO observations from May to October 2016. The results reveal that the ATAL has a synchronous spatiotemporal pattern with the development and movement of the Asian Summer Monsoon. Significant enhancement of ATAL intensity is found during the prevailing monsoon period of July–August, with two maxima centered over South Asia and the Arabian Peninsula. Owing to the fluctuations of deep convection, the ATAL shows an episodic variation on a timescale of 7–12 days. Attribution analysis indicates that deep convection dominates the variability of the ATAL with a contribution of 62.7%, followed by a contribution of 36.6% from surface pollutants. The impact of precipitation is limited. The ATAL further shows a clear diurnal variation: the peak of ATAL intensity occurs from 17:30 to 23:30 local time (LT), when the deep convection becomes strongest; the minimum ATAL intensity occurs around 8:30 LT owing to the weakened deep convection and photochemical reactions in clouds. The aerosol components of the ATAL show different spatiotemporal patterns and imply that black carbon and organic carbon come mainly from India, whereas sulfate comes mainly from China during the prevailing monsoon period.     

渤海中部营养盐季节变化及限制统计分析

根据2013年7月（夏季）,11月（秋季）和2014年5月（春季）渤海中部海域营养盐数据以及温盐等数据,以浮游植物对营养盐的吸收阈值和化学计量关系为判断标准,对研究海域营养盐分布、限制状况以及季节变化特征进行分析,结果表明：调查海域内各营养盐组分变化均呈现明显季节性特征,表现为夏季低秋季上升春季下降的趋势.夏季受冲淡水影响,海水存在层化现象,溶解无机氮（DIN）、PO₄^3--P和SiO₃^2--Si含量分别为（10.33±7.75）、（0.05±0.03）和（3.94±3.19）μmol/L,DIN/P较高,Si/DIN远低于1,其中表层和10m层存在P和Si限制站位分别达93%、93%和40%、20%,限制状况严重.秋季受底层沉积物扰动再悬浮及营养盐矿化释放等因素影响,各种营养盐含量迅速上升,DIN、PO₄^3--P和SiO₃^2--Si含量为（16.44±6.51）、（0.54±0.20）和（16.94±6.37）μmol/L,分别升高了1.6、10.8和4.3倍,垂向分布差异较小,且仅存在P潜在限制现象.春季由于陆源输入相对较少,同时受浮游植物吸收等因素影响,各营养盐含量急剧下降,DIN、PO₄^3--P和SiO₃^2--Si含量分别为（9.04±8.06）、（0.06±0.04）和（2.47±1.90）μmol/L,分别降低了45%、89%和85%,其中部分站位PO₄^3--P和SiO₃^2--Si含量低于阈值,在表层和10m层海水中存在P和Si限制站位分别达70%、65%和55%、50%,对海域内硅藻作为优势种的浮游植物生长和初级生产力产生影响.     

中国亚热带地区2000-2014年林火排放颗粒物时空动态变化

林火是森林生态系统重要干扰因子并对大气环境和人类健康有显著影响.该研究基于2000-2014年中国亚热带地区卫星火点数据,结合林业统计年鉴,估算各区域林火燃烧生物量,运用排放因子法,估算15年间中国亚热带地区林火排放颗粒物总量.研究结果表明,亚热带地区林火存在季节性差异,福建、广东、广西、湖南和江西林火主要集中在春、秋两季;贵州和云南林火主要集中在春季;浙江林火集中在春、夏两季.亚热带地区森林可燃物总燃烧量为333.92 Mt,污染物PM_2.5、OC、EC和TC总量分别为：698.33、338.18、40.04和378.22 kt,此外,各污染物排放在时间和空间上不均衡,各污染物排放量多集中在云南南部和东南部,湖南、贵州和广东交汇处,广东东南部和福建中部等区域;PM_2.5、OC、EC和TC在浙江、云南、贵州、湖南和江西呈显著增长趋势.林火释放PM_2.5与工业粉尘的排放比变化趋势总体呈上升趋势,说明森林火灾导致的颗粒物排放对大气环境影响力呈逐年增长趋势.该文通过对中国亚热带地区林火释放污染物的时空变化研究,为深入揭示林火对区域环境的影响提供数据支持.     

西苕溪支流河口水体营养盐的特征及源贡献分析

支流是干流营养物质的重要贡献源,也是流域水污染控制的关键区域.为探明西苕溪营养物质来源,有效控制该流域的水质污染,对西苕溪支流河口水质的时空变化特征及营养盐的输出通量进行了分析,利用PMF源解析模型对西苕溪10条典型支流的污染源贡献进行了定量解析.结果表明,中下游支流的TN、TP浓度高于上游支流,枯水期TN、TP浓度均值是4.25 mg·L~(-1)和0.11 mg·L~(-1),丰水期对应浓度均值为3.15 mg·L~(-1)和0.09 mg·L~(-1),枯水期高于丰水期,其时空变化较显著;支流水体的氮磷形态组成各不相同,反映支流流经区域周围土地利用的差异.污染源解析结果显示,影响西苕溪支流营养盐的污染源有农田径流、养殖废水和生活污水三类,在丰水期和枯水期,上游支流营养盐中农田径流的贡献率是40%和35%,中游养殖废水贡献率是33%和30%,而枯水期的生活污水则比丰水期贡献较多营养盐.因此,在整治改善西苕溪流域水质时,应考虑营养物的时空变化特点和支流周边环境.     

不同水分管理方式下水稻生长季N_2O排放量估算:模型应用

基于田间原位测定结果,作者建立了不同水分管理方式下稻田N2O排放估算的统计模型.在模型验证和输入参数检验的基础上,本研究应用模型估算了20世纪50～90年代我国稻田水稻生长季N2O直接排放量.结果表明,由于水稻种植面积和氮输入量的增加、以及水分管理方式的变化,稻田N2O-N季节排放量从20世纪50年代平均每年9.55 Gg增加到了90年代每年32.26 Gg,同期伴随着水稻单产的增加.在20世纪50～90年代间,我国水稻生产的N2O-N排放量以平均每10 a 6.74 Gg的速度递增.20世纪50年代和90年代稻田N2O-N季节排放通量平均分别为0.32 kg·hm-2和1.00 kg·hm-2,相当于季节氮输入总量的0.37%和0.46%.本研究模型估算50～90年代间稻田N2O季节排放量的不确定性为59.8%～37.5%.就全国稻田的不同种植区域而言,长江中下游地区稻田水稻生长季N2O排放量占全国稻田N2O排放总量的51%～56%.20世纪90年代水稻生长季N2O排放量约占我国农田N2O年总排放量的8%～11%.相对于旱地作物而言,过去几十年水稻生产的发展在很大程度上减缓了我国农业生产的N2O排放.然而,随着水稻生产中节水灌溉的推广和氮肥施用量的增加,我国稻田N2O季节排放量预计将相应增加.