Mosaic desert pavement influences water infiltration and vegetation distribution on fluvial fan surfaces     

Dejin Wang  Wenzhi Zhao  Hong Zhou  Weicheng Luo  Hu Liu 《水文研究》2021,35(9):e14373

Desert pavements (DPs) are critical for maintaining ecological stability and promoting near-surface hydrological cycling in arid regions. However, few studies have focused on eco-hydrological processes of DPs in the ecological systems of fluvial fans. Although DP surfaces appear to be barren and flat, we found that the surfaces are characterized by surface mosaic patterns of desert pavement (mosaic DP) and bare ground (mosaic BG). We investigated the effects of mosaic DP on water infiltration and vegetation distribution at six sites in fluvial fans (one on a hillside and five within the sectors of fans) along a southwest belt transect in northern Linze County, in the central Hexi Corridor (China). We found significant differences in mosaic DP between the hillside and sector sites in terms of pavement thickness and vesicular horizon thickness (Av thickness), particle composition, and bulk density, although significant differences were absent for mass soil water content, gravel coverage, and surface gravel size. The mosaic DP inhibited water infiltration by the pavement layer, where the sorptivity (S), initial infiltration rate (i_int), steady-state infiltration rate (i_sat) and infiltration time (T) averaged 1.19 cm/min^-0.5, 0.64 cm/min, 0.13 cm/min and 12.76 min, respectively. Where the pavement layer was scalped, the S, i_int, and i_sat increased by 0.27 cm/min^-0.5, 0.52 cm/min, and 0.40 cm/min, respectively, and the T reduced by 7.42 min. Water infiltration was mainly controlled by the pavement layer thickness (+), Av thickness (−), surface gravel coverage (−), fine earth (+) and fine gravel (−) in the pavement layer. The DP surfaces only had a sparse covering of shrubs, but an abundance of herbs. Few shrubs were present on the mosaic DP, but a greater number of shrubs and herbs grew on the mosaic BG. It can be concluded that DPs can maintain vegetation stability for different surface mosaic patterns. This study deepens our understanding of the eco-hydrological cycle of DP landscapes in arid regions.  相似文献   

Asymptotic solutions of differential rotation driven by convection in rapidly rotating fluid spheres with the non-slip boundary condition     

Xinhao Liao  Ligang Li 《地球物理与天体物理流体动力学》2013,107(6):643-659

A strong Coriolis force in a rapidly rotating planet and star not only enforces two-dimensionality of fluid motion driven by thermal instabilities but also generates strong differential rotation even in the vicinity of the onset of instabilities. We derive an asymptotic solution describing convection-driven differential rotation in rotating, self-gravitating Boussinesq fluid spheres with the no-slip boundary condition, taking into account full spherical curvature and being valid for asymptotically small Ekman numbers. For the purpose of validating the asymptotic solution, the corresponding numerical analysis valid for large or small Ekman numbers is also carried out, showing a satisfactory agreement between the asymptotic and numerical solutions.  相似文献   

Modeling the effects of riparian planting strategies on stream temperature: Increasing suitable habitat for endangered Formosan Landlocked Salmon in Shei‐Pa National Park,Taiwan     

T. Y. Lee  J. C. Huang  L. Y. Liao  C. S. Tzeng  C. H. Yang  P. K. Kalita  C. P. Tung 《水文研究》2012,26(24):3635-3644

Reducing or stabilizing the stream temperature of ChiChiaWan Creek is a crucial work for Formosan Landlocked Salmon because ChiChiaWan Creek is the only one habitat for this endangered species. Planting trees in the riparian zone would be one of the alternatives. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of several planting strategies on daily maximum stream temperature along the river. The results showed the effective vegetative shading angles should be more than 50° along ChiChiaWan Creek to reduce the direct solar radiation heating effectively. Upstream planting with 70° vegetative shading angle could be the most effective way among all the scenarios. However, this planting strategy could not improve the worst situations in summer because of the large solar elevation angles. The upstream planting in ChiChiaWan Creek was strongly recommended because the canopies could be easier to extend to totally cover the narrow width of river producing the most effective shades. Practicing the upstream planting with 90° vegetative shading angle can increase more than 1 km long suitable habitats for the endangered Salmon in summer. Alternatively, the west‐side planting scenario was the second effective way for temperature reduction. Our result provided a useful suggestion for the authorities in charge of saving the Formosan Landlocked Salmon, particularly under the stress of global warming. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Mineral Chemistry of Clinopyroxenes in Mantle-Derived Inclusions in Cenozoic Basalts from Eastern China and Their Geological Significance     

Qiu Jiaxiang  Liao Qun'an 《《地质学报》英文版》1988,62(2):159-176

In this paper, 183 chemical analyses of clinopyroxenes are collected from mantle-derived inclusions inCenozoic basalts of eastern China. Through synthetic studies of the relevant data, their mineral chemistry andgeological significance are discussed. Based on the composition fo clinopyroxenes the authors conclude that theCenozoic upper mantle in eastern China is of the continental, primitive, metasomatic and high-temperaturetypes and is related to rift structural environment and variation in composition of basalts. The geobarometry ofclinopyroxenes indicates that Cenozoic basalts of eastern China are derived from the asthenosphere and thatthe average depth of faults progressively increases from south to north and from east to west.  相似文献   

红粘土的微结构及其概化模型   总被引：9，自引：0，他引：9  

廖义玲  余培厚 《工程地质学报》1994,2(1):27-37

本文论述红粘土的物质组成和微结构特征,在此基础上提出了红粘土微结构的概化模型,并根据这种模型对红粘土的工程特性进行了探讨。  相似文献   

Studies of Nitrous Oxide Emission from Farmlands in North China     

Wang Shaobin  Su Weihan  Song Wenzhi  Zeng Jianghai  Zhang Yuming 《大气科学进展》1993,10(4):489-496

Measurements of nitrous oxide emission from agricultural lands were conducted. The results show that nitrous oxide fluxes on several soils are at the range of 2-60 μg . N / m2 h. Factors influencing the production rates of nitrous oxide from the soils, such as soil temperature, soil moisture and fertilization, are discussed. The calculated amount of nitrous oxide emission from China farmlands is 9.8 × 107 Kg . N per year, which accounts for about 10% of the total source strength in China areas.  相似文献   

EFFECTS OF OROGRAPHY AND HORIZONTAL DIFFUSION ON THE GENERATION OF THE ASYMMETRIC MOTION IN THE BAROTROPIC FILTERED MODEL ATMOSPHERE          下载免费PDF全文

Liao Dongxian  Yu Hai''an 《Acta Meteorologica Sinica》1990,4(3):324-333

By utilizing the barotropic vorticity equation including effects of orography and horizontal diffusion,the linearized equations describing symmetric and antisymmetric motions and their analytic solutions are pre-sented.It can be found from the solutions that no matter what kind of motion may be,each solution consistsof three waves,namely,Rossby wave related to initial values,marching wave propagating at Rossby wavevelocity and stationary wave.The latter two are closely related to orography and horizontal diffusion.However,if the motion is symmetric at the initial instant,then the antisymmetric components of orographyand of horizontal diffusion are likely to lead to the generation of antisymmetric motion.In the steady state,the symmetric flow is connected with symmetric orography and horizontal diffusion and the antisymmetricflow with antisymmetric orography and horizontal diffusion.Further,in order to verify the above analysis,three numerical experiments have been made.The results show that antisymmetric orography can produceantisymmetric motion.Finally,the atmospheric interactions between Northern and Southern Hemispheresare discussed.  相似文献   

近10年我国数值天气预报的进展(1980-1989)   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

廖洞贤 《气象学报》1990,48(1):17-25

对近十年来我国的数值天气预报工作进行了回顾和分析。还对这时期前后的工作进行了比较。从中可以看出,我国数值天气预报的进展是巨大的。还估计了我国和世界先进水平之间的差距,并提出了应采取的措施。  相似文献   

福州地区的Q结构和它的横向不均匀性     

邱陶兴  廖其林 《华南地震》1990,10(3):1-8

本文利用人工爆破地震资料,在频率域中,用波组频谱比方法计算了福州地区的Q结构,结果发现:该区中地壳低速层Q值明显偏低,仅为40——80,且存在横向变化,地壳上部和下部Q均为200左右;福州盆地与永泰——梧桐地段地壳平均Q也明显偏低,且福州盆地中部Q仅120—150,为全区最低值,低Q区与温泉分布和断裂位置有良好的对应关系。  相似文献   

地磁干扰噪声的实验观测   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

詹志佳  高金田  郭启华  胡荣盛  张洪利  赵从利  沈文志 《地震工程学报》1990,12(4):49-54

为探查1988年3月前后在北京地磁台附近出现的较明显的地磁干扰噪声,我们在苏家坨—卧龙岗一带布设了8个测点,开展了专门的地磁干扰噪声实验观测。结果表明,该地磁干扰噪声主要是来自香山一带的电磁干扰,其次是北京市的地铁干扰。此地磁干扰噪声出现于每天06~h—23~h(北京时),其主要频谱成分在短周期(T=2—4 m)部分。另外本文的观测研究方法对于监测地磁台站(测点)的环境状况,改正受污染的地磁资料等方面具有实际应用价值。  相似文献