Environmental reconstructions of Eemian Stage interglacial marine records in the Lower Vistula area,southern Baltic Sea     

Karen Luise Knudsen  Hui Jiang  Philip L. Gibbard  Peter Kristensen  Marit‐Solveig Seidenkrantz  Zofia Janczyk‐Kopikowa  Leszek Marks 《Boreas: An International Journal of Quaternary Research》2012,41(2):209-234

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A methodological framework for assessing and reducing temporal uncertainty in paleovegetation mapping from late-Quaternary pollen records     

Jessica L. Blois  John W. Williams  Eric C. Grimm  Stephen T. Jackson  Russell W. Graham 《Quaternary Science Reviews》2011,30(15-16):1926-1939

Mapping past vegetation dynamics from heterogeneous databases of fossil-pollen records must face the challenge of temporal uncertainty. The growing collection of densely sampled fossil-pollen records with accurate and precise chronologies allows us to develop new methods to assess and reduce this uncertainty. Here, we test our methods in the context of vegetation changes in eastern North America during the abrupt climate changes of the last deglaciation. We use the network of fossil-pollen records in the Neotoma Paleoecology Database (www.neotomadb.org) and data contributed by individual investigators. Because many of these records were collected decades before the current generation of ¹⁴C and age-model technologies, we first developed a framework to assess the overall reliability of ¹⁴C chronologies by systematically evaluating individual ¹⁴C ages and associated chronologies. We developed a qualitative ranking scheme for individual ¹⁴C ages that combines information about their accuracy and precision. ‘Benchmark’ pollen records were defined to have at least one ¹⁴C age with an accuracy within 250 years and a precision less than 500 years that is within 1000 years of the time interval of interest, and at least five pollen samples per 1000 years across this time period. Only 22 of >350 late-Pleistocene pollen cores in eastern North America met the benchmark criteria.We then used Bayesian change-point analysis to identify widespread ecological events (Picea decline, Quercus rise, and Alnus decline), and interpolated the ages of these events from the benchmark sites to non-benchmark sites. Leave-one-out cross-validation analyses with the benchmark sites indicated that the spatial error associated with interpolation was less for inverse distance-weighting (IDW) than thin-plate splines (TPS) and was about 500 years for the three biotic events. By comparison, the difference between the original ages of events at poorly constrained sites and the biostratigraphic ages interpolated from the benchmark sites was close to 1000 years, suggesting that the use of biostratigraphic ages can significantly improve the age models for poorly constrained sites. Overall, these analyses suggest that the temporal resolution of multi-site syntheses of late-Pleistocene fossil-pollen data in eastern North America is about 500 years, a resolution that allows analysis of ecological responses to millennial-scale climate change during the last deglaciation.  相似文献   

Chloride retention in forest soil by microbial uptake and by natural chlorination of organic matter   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

David Bastviken  Frida Thomsen  Susanne Karlsson  George Shaw  Gunilla Öberg 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2007,71(13):3182-3192

Inorganic chlorine (i.e. chloride; Cl_in) is generally considered inert in soil and is often used as a tracer of soil and ground water movements. However, recent studies indicate that substantial retention or release of Cl_in can occur in soil, but the rates and processes responsible under different environmental conditions are largely unknown. We performed ³⁶Cl tracer experiments which indicated that short-term microbial uptake and release of Cl_in, in combination with more long-term natural formation of chlorinated organic matter (Cl_org), caused Cl_in imbalances in coniferous forest soil. Extensive microbial uptake and release of Cl_in occurred over short time scales, and were probably associated with changes in environmental conditions. Up to 24% of the initially available Cl_in within pore water was retained by microbial uptake within a week in our experiments, but most of this Cl_in was released to the pore water again within a month, probably associated with decreasing microbial populations. The natural formation of Cl_org resulted in a net immobilization of 4% of the initial pore water Cl_in over four months. If this rate is representative for the area where soil was collected, Cl_org formation would correspond to a conversion of 25% of the yearly wet deposition of Cl_in. The study illustrates the potential of two Cl_in retaining processes in addition to those previously addressed elsewhere (e.g. uptake of chloride by vegetation). Hence, several processes operating at different time scales and with different regulation mechanisms can cause Cl_in imbalances in soil. Altogether, the results of the present study (1) provide evidence that Cl_in cannot be assumed to be inert in soil, (2) show that microbial exchange can regulate pore water Cl_in concentrations and (3) confirm the controversial idea of substantial natural chlorination of soil organic matter.  相似文献   

Analysis of Basic Features of the Onset of the Asian Summer Monsoon   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3       下载免费PDF全文

LIU Yanju  DING Yihui 《Acta Meteorologica Sinica》2007,21(3):257-276

In this paper,a relatively systematic climatological research on the onset of the Asian tropical summer monsoon(ATSM)was carried out.Based on a unified index of the ATSM onset,the advance of the whole ATSM was newly made and then the view that the ATSM firstly breaks out over the tropical eastern Indian Ocean and the middle and southern Indo-China Peninsula was further documented,which was in the 26th pentad(about May 10),then over the South China Sea(SCS)in the 28th pentad.It seems that the ATSM onset over the two regions belongs to the different stages of the same monsoon system.Then,the onset mechanism of ATSM was further investigated by the comprehensive analysis on the land-sea thermodynamic contrast,intraseasonal oscillation,and so on,and the several key factors which influence the ATSM onset were put forward.Based on these results,a possible climatological schematic map that the ATSM firstly breaks out over the tropical eastern Indian Ocean,the Indo-China Peninsula,and the SCS was also presented, namely seasonal evolution of the atmospheric circulation was the background of the monsoon onset;the enhancement and northward advance of the convections,the sensible heating and latent heating over the Indo-China Peninsula and its neighboring areas,the dramatic deepening of the India-Burma trough,and the westerly warm advection over the eastern Tibetan Plateau were the major driving forces of the summer monsoon onset,which made the meridional gradient of the temperature firstly reverse over this region and ascending motion develop.Then the tropical monsoon and precipitation rapidly developed and enhanced. The phase-lock of the 30-60-day and 10-20-day low frequency oscillations originated from different sources was another triggering factor for the summer monsoon onset.It was just the common effect of these factors that induced the ATSM earliest onset over this region.  相似文献   

Sensitivity Study of the South China Sea Summer Monsoon in 1998 to Different Cumulus Parameterization Schemes     

柳艳菊  丁一汇 《大气科学进展》2007,24(3):360-376

In this study, the improved high-resolution regional climate model of the China National Climate Center （RegCM_NCC） is used to examine the sensitivity of the simulated circulation and rainfall during the South China Sea summer monsoon （SCSSM） period during 1998 in an effort to compare to other cumulus param- eterization schemes. The investigation has indicated that the model is capable of simulating the seasonal march of the SCSSM and that the results were very sensitive to the choice of cumulus parameterization schemes. It seems that the Kuo cumulus parameterization scheme simulates the process of the SCSSM onset reasonably well, which can reproduce the onset timing and dramatic changes before and after the onset, especially the upper- and lower-level wind-fields. However, there are still some discrepancies between the simulations and observations. For example, the model can not completely simulate the intensity of the rainfall or the location of the western Pacific subtropical high as well as the feature of the rapid northward propagation of seasonal rain belt.  相似文献   

南海海-气通量交换研究进展   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

闫俊岳  刘久萌  蒋国荣  王辉  柳艳菊  姚华栋 《地球科学进展》2007,22(7):685-697

1998年的"南海季风试验(SCSMEX)"已经过去10年了,SCSMEX启动的南海海-气通量试验研究也有10个年头.在SCSMEX和国家自然科学基金面上项目"南海季风爆发期近海面层通量观测和湍流结构的观测研究"支持下,10年来在西沙实施了3次(1998年、2000年、2002年)海-气通量观测试验,开展了试验资料分析研究,重点是西南季风爆发前后海-气通量交换过程研究,辐射通量、感热通量、潜热通量、动量通量随天气条件的变化研究,海-气通量日变化,通量交换系数以及通量变化对低层大气、上层海洋的影响研究.对10年来南海通量研究作一回顾,对未来的通量观测研究计划特别是2008"亚洲季风年"西沙通量观测提出一些建议.  相似文献   

气候业务中全球台站逐日气候资料集的建立   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

王小玲  任福民  李威  龚振淞 《气象》2006,32(3):39-43

通过对全球逐日气温和降水观测资料集（GDCN1．0）的改进，建立了适用于开展气候业务的全球台站逐日气候资料集。新建资料集保留了GDCN1．0资料集中有较好代表性的资料，基本保持了原资料的空间分布，同时中国范围（含台湾岛）的资料内容更加丰富。对气温进行了严格的质量控制，最大限度地减少了错误值的影响。新建资料集在时间和空间分布上以及质量上都基本满足业务需求。  相似文献   

The effect of Hurricane Lili on the distribution of organic matter along the inner Louisiana shelf (Gulf of Mexico,USA)     

《Continental Shelf Research》2006,26(17-18):2260-2280

On October 3, 2002 Hurricane Lili made landfall on a previously studied region of the inner Louisiana shelf as a Category 2 storm with winds over 160 km/h. A week after the hurricane, major impacts of the storm were not evident in the water column except for the lower than expected inshore salinities (∼12 psu) for this time of year, which was characterized by low river discharge. Turbidity profiles were typical of those measured during previous investigations with suspended sediment concentrations >75 mg/L at inshore stations and <50 mg/L in surface waters and offshore. The implication is that the sediments resuspended during the hurricane settled soon after the storm passage. Water column particulate organic carbon (POC) concentrations ranged from 0.1 to over 2.0 mg/L, with the highest concentrations measured near the seabed and in the inshore portions of the study area. Suspended particles were characterized by low organic matter content (%POC of 0.5–2 wt%), low chlorophyll:POC ratios (Chl:POC<4 mg/g) and moderately elevated POC:particulate nitrogen ratios (POC:PN of 10–14 mol/mol), all suggesting their source was locally resuspended seabed sediment rather than from algal biomass or land-derived vascular plant detritus.Post hurricane sediment deposition throughout the study area resulted in a storm layer that ranged from <0.5 to 20 cm in thickness. In most locations sediment accumulation ranged from 3 to 10 cm. The storm deposits were generally composed of silty clays with a coarser, somewhat sandy 1–2 cm basal layer. Surface sediments from the storm layer were characterized by relatively high mineral surface areas (SA of 30–50 m²/g) and elevated OC contents (%OC of 1.0–2.0%). The dispersal of fine sediments following the hurricane resulted in marked changes in the SA and %OC values of surface sediments from offshore locations, which prior to the storm contained coarser, organic-poor particles (SA of 5–15 m²/g and %OC of 0.2–0.6%). The OC:SA and OC:N ratios of storm layer sediments ranged from 0.4 to 0.6 mg OC/m² and from 10 to 12 mol/mol, respectively, and were comparable to those measured in surface sediments prior to the hurricane. Such similarities in the composition of the organic matter reinforce the idea that the source of the storm deposits was the finer fraction of resuspended seabed sediments, with little evidence for inputs from local land-derived sources or autochthonous algal production. Overall, the magnitude of sediment and organic matter deposition on the seabed after the storm greatly exceeded the annual inputs from the Atchafalaya River and coastal primary production. The combined effects of hurricane-driven erosion and post-storm deposition represent a major perturbation to the benthic community of the region, which is already subject to these types of disturbances due to the combined effects of peaks in river discharge and the passage of storm fronts.  相似文献   

1956²000年中国潜在蒸散量变化趋势   总被引：55，自引：3，他引：55  

高歌  陈德亮  任国玉  陈峪  廖要明 《地理研究》2006,25(3):378-387

利用1956²000年全国580个气象站的逐月气候资料,采用FAO推荐的彭曼-孟蒂斯公式计算潜在蒸散量,对中国及十大流域这45年的潜在蒸散量时空分布特征和变化趋势进行了分析,并采用偏相关分析方法,对造成潜在蒸散量变化的主要气候影响因子进行了探讨。结果表明:45年中除松花江流域外,全国绝大多数流域的年和四季的潜在蒸散量均呈现减少趋势,南方各流域（西南诸河流域除外）年和夏季潜在蒸散量减少趋势尤其明显。1980²000年和1956¹979年两时段多年平均年潜在蒸散量差值表明,我国大部地区1980²000年时段较前一时段减少,山东半岛、黄河和长江源区、西南诸河的中西部以及宁夏等地则增多。分析还表明,全国及大多数流域的年和四季潜在蒸散量与日照时数、风速、相对湿度等要素关系密切,但这45年日照时数和/或风速的明显减少可能是导致大多数地区潜在蒸散量减少的主要原因。  相似文献   

Biogeophysical effects of historical land cover changes simulated by six Earth system models of intermediate complexity   总被引：12，自引：0，他引：12  

V. Brovkin  M. Claussen  E. Driesschaert  T. Fichefet  D. Kicklighter  M. F. Loutre  H. D. Matthews  N. Ramankutty  M. Schaeffer  A. Sokolov 《Climate Dynamics》2006,26(6):587-600

Six Earth system models of intermediate complexity that are able to simulate interaction between atmosphere, ocean, and land surface, were forced with a scenario of land cover changes during the last millennium. In response to historical deforestation of about 18 million sq km, the models simulate a decrease in global mean annual temperature in the range of 0.13–0.25°C. The rate of this cooling accelerated during the 19th century, reached a maximum in the first half of the 20th century, and declined at the end of the 20th century. This trend is explained by temporal and spatial dynamics of land cover changes, as the effect of deforestation on temperature is less pronounced for tropical than for temperate regions, and reforestation in the northern temperate areas during the second part of the 20th century partly offset the cooling trend. In most of the models, land cover changes lead to a decline in annual land evapotranspiration, while seasonal changes are rather equivocal because of spatial shifts in convergence zones. In the future, reforestation might be chosen as an option for the enhancement of terrestrial carbon sequestration. Our study indicates that biogeophysical mechanisms need to be accounted for in the assessment of land management options for climate change mitigation.  相似文献