三峡库区21世纪气候变化的情景预估分析

利用政府间气候变化委员会第四次评估报告提供的新一代气候系统模式的模拟结果（IPCC AR4）,通过多模式集合方法预估分析了3种排放情景(高排放SRES A2、中等排放SRES A1B和低排放SRES B1)下三峡库区21世纪气候的可能变化。结果表明,挑选模拟性能较好的模式进行的多模式集合对库区气温和降水的变化具有较好的模拟能力,21世纪库区气候总体有显著变暖、变湿的趋势,年平均气温变暖趋势为2.1~4.2℃/100 a,年降水增加趋势为6.1%~9.7%/100 a。就季节变化而言,冬季的变暖幅度最大,降水增加幅度最大。库区年平均气温在21世纪将持续呈上升趋势,而年降水在21世纪前期有减少趋势,在中期和后期逐渐增多。在A2、A1B和B1排放情景,21世纪后期气温分别比常年偏暖3.7、3.3和2.2℃,年降水分别比常年偏多4.4%、5.5%和3.5%。     

Risk communication in emergency response to a simulated extreme flood

Risk communication in flood incident management can be improved through developing hydrometeorological and engineering models used as tools for communicating risk between scientists and emergency management professionals. A range of such models and tools was evaluated by participating flood emergency managers during a 4-day, real-time simulation of an extreme event in the Thamesmead area in the Thames estuary close to London, England. Emergency managers have different communication needs and value new tools differently, but the indications are that a range of new tools could be beneficial in flood incident management. Provided they are communicated large model uncertainties are not necessarily unwelcome among flood emergency managers. Even so they are cautious about sharing the ownership of weather and flood modelling uncertainties.     

Risk communication in emergency response to a simulated extreme flood

Risk communication in flood incident management can be improved through developing hydrometeorological and engineering models used as tools for communicating risk between scientists and emergency management professionals. A range of such models and tools was evaluated by participating flood emergency managers during a 4-day, real-time simulation of an extreme event in the Thamesmead area in the Thames estuary close to London, England. Emergency managers have different communication needs and value new tools differently, but the indications are that a range of new tools could be beneficial in flood incident management. Provided they are communicated large model uncertainties are not necessarily unwelcome among flood emergency managers. Even so they are cautious about sharing the ownership of weather and flood modelling uncertainties.