MEASURING EVAPORATION WITH CERAMIC BELLANI PLATE ATMOMETERS1

ABSTRACT: Ceramic atmometers were tested to determine their usefulness for measuring evaporation in water resources applications. Field experiments were used to evaluate the precision, responsiveness to a range of potential evaporation conditions in a forested catchment, and interpretation of water loss of Bellani plate atmometers. The experiments, conducted from April to October in a warm, humid climate in the southeastern United States, indicate that atmometers can be reliable monitoring instruments for estimating potential evaporation. The small size, portability, low internal thermal mass, low cost, and ability to integrate the effect of radiation, air temperature, humidity and windspeed into one direct measurement of potential evaporation, make atmometers a useful instrument for certain water resources applications.     

SWMHMS - SMALL WATERSHED MONTHLY HYDROLOGIC MODELING SYSTEM1

ABSTRACT: SWMHMS is a conceptual computer modeling program developed to simulate monthly runoff from a small nonurban watershed. The input needed to run model simulations include daily precipitation, monthly data for evapotranspiration determination (average temperature, crop consumptive coefficients, and percent daylight hours), and six watershed parameter values. Evapotranspiration was calculated with the Blaney-Criddle equation while surface runoff was determined using the Soil Conservation Service curve number procedure. For watershed parameter evaluation, SWMHMS provides options for both optimization and sensitivity analysis. Observed runoff data are required along with the model input previously mentioned in order to conduct parameter optimization. SWMEIMS was tested with data from six watersheds located in different regions of the United States. Model accuracy was generally found to be very good except on watersheds having substantial snowfall accumulation. In having only six watershed parameters, SWMHMS is less complex to use than many other computer programs that calculate monthly runoff. Consequently, SWMHMS may find its greatest application as an educational tool for students learning principles of hydrologic modeling, such as parameter evaluation procedures and the impacts of input data uncertainty on model results.     

典型喀斯特地区参考作物蒸散量的时空变化分析——以贵州省为例

喀斯特地区地表地下的二元储水结构导致地表水渗漏严重,而土被浅薄且分布不连续,土壤蓄水量不足,易导致作物出现缺水。以贵州省为例,基于FAO-56 Penman-Monteith公式和气象资料,估算了贵州省1961~2014年参考作物蒸散量ET_O,在此基础上运用反距离权重插值法对贵州省ET_O进行空间插值,分析了贵州省ET_O的时空变化特征,并用多元回归分析方法探讨了影响贵州省ET_O的主要因素。结果表明:贵州省西部地区的ET_O高于中、东部地区;1年之中ET_O主要集中于夏季和春季,冬季最少;60年代的ET_O高于多年平均值,70年代之后逐渐降低,90年代达到最低值,2000年以来ET_O急剧升高;从年际变化看,贵州省年平均ET_O总体呈波动上升趋势,1961~2002年持续降低,2003年以后显著升高;年际变化中秋季ET_O变化最大,其次为春季、夏季,冬季变化最小;影响贵州省ET_O的主导气象因素是日照时数,两者呈显著的正相关,地理纬度与ET_O存在明显的负相关。贵州省ET_O的时空特征研究及其影响因素分析将为其他喀斯特地区的农业发展和水资源合理配置提供科学依据。     

QUANTIFICATION OF THE WATER BUDGET AND NUTRIENT LOADING IN A SMALL PEATLAND1

ABSTRACT: Few water budgets exist for specific types of wetlands such as peatlands, even though such information provides the basis from which to investigate linkages between wetlands and upland ecosystems. In this study, we first determined the water budget and then estimated nutrient loading from an upland farm field into a 1.5 ha, kettle-block peatland. The wetland contains highly anisotropic peat and has no distinct, active layer of groundwater flow. We estimated the depth of the active layer using Fick's law of diffusion and quantified groundwater flow using a chemical mass balance model. Evapotranspiration was determined using MORECS, a semi-physical model based on the Penman-Monteith approach. Precipitation and surface outflow were measured using physical means. Groundwater provided the major inflow, 84 percent (44,418 m³) in 1993 and 88 percent (68,311 m³) in 1994. Surface outflow represented 54 percent (28,763 m³) of total outflows in 1993 and 48 percent (37,078 m³) in 1994. A comparison of several published water budgets for wetlands and lakes showed that error estimates for hydrologic components in this study are well within the range of error estimates calculated in other studies. Groundwater inflow estimates and nutrient concentrations of three springs were used to estimate agricultural nutrient loading to the site. During the study period, nutrient loading into the peatland via groundwater discharge averaged 24.74 kg K ha^-1, 1.83 kg total inorganic P ha^d, and 21.81 kg NO₃-N ha^-1.     

利用累积NDVI估算黄河流域年蒸散量

地表蒸散的准确估算在流域水资源的评价、干旱监测及农作物产量模拟研究中很重要,论文通过建立年蒸散量与累积NDVI及相对湿润指数之间的关系,利用1982～2000年8km分辨率的AVHRRNDVI资料及月平均气温和月降水量资料,对黄河流域近20年来地表蒸散的时空分布进行了分析,并利用水文站径流观测资料对估算结果进行了检验。结果表明,黄河流域多年平均年蒸散量是389mm,年际间变化很大,空间分布格局是东南部蒸散量最大,其次是兰州以上区间,宁蒙河段及鄂尔多斯高原蒸散量最小;全流域平均蒸散估算误差比较小,吻合比较好。     

IMPLICATIONS OF FEEDBACK PROCESSES IN PLANT WATER USAGE AND RESULTING CLIMATE CHANGE1

ABSTRACT: Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has the secondary effect on plants of reducing transpiration. The degree of reduction in transpiration has been studied mostly at the leaf scale and as such, has not taken feedbacks into account that come into play when the plant canopy or the atmosphere as a whole is considered. The objective of this paper is to examine the role of negative feedback processes that act through the dynamics of the canopy and the atmosphere. This is done through the application of two canopy models, one of which is later coupled to a full Atmospheric General Circulation Model (AGCM) called GENESIS. The results suggest that the reduction in transpiration in a double CO₂ environment compared to present day will not be as considerable as the leaf scale experiments suggest ‐ a 7 percent reduction compared to 15 to 57 percent when feedbacks are considered. At the regional scale, precipitation patterns appear to be the primary factor in determining evapotranspiration. The implications for agriculture, in terms of water usage, would therefore not seem to be as acute as the leaf scale experiments depict. Regarding climate change, there is a suggestion that regional water usage may vary from present day values in certain areas.     

重金属环境标准样品发展现状及对策建议

对照国家《重金属污染综合防治“十二五”规划》和重金属有关的环境标准实施需求,从配套环境标准样品的角度,对现有重金属环境标准样品发展现状和存在的问题进行全面总结和梳理,并在深层次分析存在问题原因的基础上,对环境标准样品事业发展提出有关对策和建议。     

用于水中多环芳烃被动采样的聚合物厚度和材料的选择：哪个更有力地影响采样器性能？

本文使用3种单相聚合物制作用于多环芳烃被动采样的装置,这3种聚合物分别为聚甲醛(POM)、硅橡胶(SR)和聚乙烯(PE),通过室内试验测定了它们的分配系数和POM的扩散系数以及验证了动态积累模型。此外,在野外现场对每种装置的性能进行了评估。基于已开发模型的支持,讨论了使用不同材料和聚合物厚度的装置性能。结果表明,采样器性能,比如浓度平均周期的长短和多环芳烃的采集容量,都广受所选材料的影响。采样器的厚度也会对装置的性能造成影响,但程度很小。选择合适的聚合物和/或厚度可以使采样器更有适用于快速平衡或动态积累,以及促进膜或水边界层对动态积累的控制。此外,利用膜技术控制或平衡的化合物能够更精确的被量化,因为它们不需要利用参比法(PRC)来校正。然而,当富集浓度达到平衡后,采样器中的平均浓度就不能准备测量化合物浓度,而由膜控制的采样装置通过动态累积的方式能够提供不需要PRC校正的平均浓度;随着膜传质阻力的提高,采样器的检测限也得到提高。
精选自Angel Belles, Claire Alary, Yannick Mamindy-Pajany.Thickness and material selection of polymeric passive samplers for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water: which more strongly affects sampler properties?. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: Volume 35, Issue 7, pages 1708–1717, July 2016. DOI: 10.1002/etc.3326
详情请见http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/etc.3326/full
     

基于MOD16的陕西省蒸散量时空分布特征

基于MOD16 遥感数据集,在ERDAS IMAGINE 2013 遥感图像处理系统的支持下,通过空间建模,计算蒸散多年年平均值和月平均值,并生成图像;结合陕西省矢量边界图、土地利用矢量图,统计不同时间尺度统计行政区域和不同土地利用类型的蒸散值.在ARCGIS 10 系统中,制作陕西省2000-2013 年年、月平均蒸散分布图.利用线性回归进行蒸散时间趋势分析,采用相关系数的统计检验方法进行显著性趋势检验.进而研究了陕西省2000-2013 年蒸散量的空间分布特征和时间变化规律,分析了不同类型下蒸散量的差异性变化特征.结果表明：（1）全省年蒸散量在波动中缓慢上升,波动范围为448.0～533.3 mm·a^-1,年平均值493.3 mm·a^-1.各月蒸散量的年际变化具有季节分异特征,秋末至仲春的月蒸散具有减少的趋势,春末至仲秋的蒸散具有增加的趋势.年内蒸散量呈单峰型分布,季节性变化特征明显,蒸散主要集中在5-9 月份,最高、最低值分别出现在8 月和11 月.（2）多年平均蒸散空间格局呈现北低南高的分布规律,高植被覆盖区蒸散量较大.蒸散变化趋势不明显的面积占77.2%,蒸散显著、极显著增加的像元主要分布在陕北地区、关中地区西部和陕南丘陵浅山区,蒸散显著和极显著减少的像元主要分布在关中城市群.（3）土地利用特点影响着陕西省蒸散量的分布状况,蒸散强度大小按类型排序依次为森林〉草地〉农田〉荒漠.研究结果对于陕西有限水资源的合理利用以及水资源短缺问题的解决、旱涝监测和预警等研究具有重要意义.