What should these rivers look like? Historical range of variability and human impacts in the Colorado Front Range,USA     

Ellen Wohl 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2011,36(10):1378-1390

Historical range of variability (HRV) describes the range of temporal and spatial variations in river variables such as flow regime or channel planform prior to intensive human alteration of the ecosystem. In mountainous river networks, HRV is most usefully applied to spatially differentiated geomorphic process domains with distinctive form and process. Using the Colorado Front Range as an example, three examples of how knowledge of HRV can assist river management and restoration are discussed. The examples involve instream wood load and channel morphology, beaver colonies and valley‐bottom form and process, and flow thresholds in regulated rivers. The question of what a river should look like – that is, what range of process and form the river included prior to intensive human alteration – can be addressed by (i) placing the river within a process domain, (ii) establishing correlations between form parameters that can be remotely sensed and reach‐scale process and form, so that the spatial extent, connectivity, and rarity of process domains within a river network or a region can be quickly assessed, (iii) inferring characteristics of the river prior to intensive alteration by documenting characteristics of the least altered reference rivers and by using proxy indicators of pre‐alteration conditions, and (iv) establishing process thresholds that must be exceeded to maintain form (e.g. flow thresholds to mobilize bed sediment). Once this context has been established, resource managers can better evaluate the options for restoring altered riverine form and function. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

粤西北霜日的年际变化与大气环流异常的关系     

李丽  简茂球 《热带气象学报》2011,27(1):101-108

利用1964-2006年测站观测资料和NCEP/NCAR再分析资料分析了粤西北霜日的年际变化特征,及其与大气环流异常的联系.结果表明:粤西北的霜日主要集中于12月和1月;从1986年之后年霜日呈明显的递减趋势.并且粤西北的西部和南部线性递减较快;粤西北地区12月和1月霜日偏多、偏少年的大气环流异常特征相似;12月和1月...  相似文献   

21个气候模式对东亚夏季环流模拟的评估II:年际变化   总被引：4，自引：2，他引：2  

张宏芳  陈海山 《气象科学》2011,31(3):247-257

利用欧洲中期天气预报中心的ERA40再分析资料, 评估了参与政府间气候变化专门委员会第四次评估报告的21个全球海气耦合模式对东亚地区夏季大气环流年际变率的模拟能力,结果表明：（1）模式对东亚地区不同要素的年际变率模拟能力整体偏弱, 500 hPa高度场的模拟能力总体优于海平面气压场及850 hPa风场;（2）两大环流系统年际变率的模拟结果评估表明：就相关系数而言,副高强度、面积的模拟能力优于印度低压,多数模式能正确模拟出副高1970s后期增强的趋势;就标准差来看,模式对印度低压、印度低压东伸槽模拟效果相对较好;（3）评估三种季风指数的模拟能力结果显示,环流异常指数模拟效果略好,但多数模式都不能模拟出海陆气压差、经向风、环流异常季风指数的年际变化。  相似文献   

欧洲冬季５００ｈＰａ环流异常及与中国气候异常的关系   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

潘敖大  李忠贤  倪东鸿  曾刚 《气象科学》2011,31(2):129-134

用中国160气象站月平均降水和气温资料以及NCEP/NCAR月平均再分析资料,采用EOF分析等方法,研究了冬季欧洲500 hPa高度异常的变化特征及其与中国气候的关系.结果表明:(1)EOF第1模态主要反映了欧洲东部大槽和西欧脊的空间变化特征,定义了主模态的两种异常型:西高东低型和西低东高型;(2)主模态时间系数与40°N以南中国中东部一直到华南地区的降水呈显著正相关关系,而与中国东北、内蒙古中东部以及长江下游沿海的气温呈显著正相关关系;(3)西高东低异常型年,有利于欧洲中高纬冷空气向中国南方地区传输,不利于向中国北方地区传输;有利于孟加拉湾水汽向中国华南地区输送,也有利于西北太平洋水汽向中国东部以及北方输送;欧亚高纬度高压系统减弱,而西北太平洋海面低压系统减弱,东亚冬季风减弱;反之亦然.  相似文献   

江苏省冬小麦播种期对气候要素变化的响应   总被引：7，自引：2，他引：5  

张佩  高苹  刘彦丽 《气象科学》2011,31(6):763-769

利用江苏省35个气象台站1961- 2009年冬小麦播种期内的气象观测资料,采用数理统计方法,分析了近49 a来冬小麦播种期内各气候要素的变化.结果表明:江苏省冬小麦主要播种期内的日平均气温随着时间的推移逐渐升高,且相关显著,其中淮河以南地区升高速度更快;秋季稳定通过15℃的终日总体呈逐年推迟趋势,尽管部分年际间波动较大;按传统播期播种到越冬的≥0℃有效积温与年序也呈极显著正相关关系.分析沭阳、淮安、盱眙、滨海、赣榆和徐州6个农业气象观测站的冬小麦发育期资料,及当地冬小麦播种至越冬前积温资料.结果表明:各地冬小麦播种至越冬≥0℃有效积温总体上逐年增加.此外,冬小麦播种期内降水量的波动较大,尤其自1990s中期以来,各地降水量呈逐年递减趋势.得出结论:江苏省冬小麦应适时晚播,并应趁墒及时播种.  相似文献   

Modeled Influence of East Asian Black Carbon on Inter-Decadal Shifts in East China Summer Rainfall   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

Rashed MAHMOOD  LI Shuang-Lin 《大气和海洋科学快报》2011,4(6):349-355

Two inter-decadal shifts in East China summer rainfall during the last three decades of the 20th century have been identified.One shift occurred in the late 1970s and featured more rainfall in the Yangtze River valley and prolonged drought in North China.The other shift occurred in the early 1990s and featured increased rainfall in South China.The role of black carbon(BC) aerosol in the first shift event is controversial,and it has not been documented for the second event.In this study,the authors used Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory's(GFDL's) atmospheric general circulation model known as Atmosphere and Land Model(AM2.1) ,which has been shown to capture East Asian climate variability well,to investigate these issues by conducting sensitive experiments with or without historical BC in East Asia. The results suggest that the model reproduces the first shift well,including intensified rainfall in the Yangtze River and weakened monsoonal circulation.However,the model captures only a fraction of the observed variations for the second shift event.Thus,the role of BC in modulating the two shift events is different,and its impact is relatively less important for the early 1990s event.  相似文献   

安顺地区暴雨日数年际变化的气候特征   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

白慧  吴龙 《贵州气象》2011,35(2):8-12

利用1979—2009年31 a安顺地区（安顺、平坝、普定、镇宁、关岭和紫云）6站的降水资料,统计分析6站暴雨日数和暴雨量的变化特征,提取代表安顺地区的代表站,对其进行统计分析,得到安顺地区暴雨日数年际变化的气候特征。安顺地区暴雨日数的在20世纪80年代末—90年代末期间具有明显的3～5a的年际震荡,并在90年代初达到峰值。安顺地区暴雨偏多年在高低空环流、风场和能量场配置的主要特征为：700hPa和500hPa高低空位势高度配置一致,位势高度在中高纬度出现＂东高西低＂的走势,安顺地区位于异常低涡的东南部,西太平洋副热带高压的西部,这样来自异常低涡东南侧的冷空气与来自海洋北上的暖湿气流在此交汇,利于底层切变线和准静止锋的建立;安顺地区位于高空偏西急流的右前方的出口处,低空西南急流右前方的出口处和低空东南急流左前方的出口处,这种高低空急流的配置非常有利于暴雨区垂直上升运动的产生;安顺地区及其附近区域对流不稳定较强,利于对流不稳定能量的积累,从而使对流不稳定区域易出现强对流系统,对安顺地区的不稳定能量的储存和释放十分有利。  相似文献   

1951—2009年衢州气候变化特征     

吴利强  李娜 《辽宁气象》2011,(4):44-48

基于1951—2009年衢州国家基本气象站近59 a的气温、降水等资料,对衢州市特征性灾害天气——暴雨分布进行分析,探讨衢州市区域性气象要素的变化特征。结果表明：近59 a来衢州市年平均温度在波动中呈上升趋势,特别是20世纪90年代初期开始,气温急剧上升;90年代以后19 a的平均温度比50年代上升了0.68℃,其中冬季变暖比较明显,其次为夏季。极端气温年平均值也有上升趋势,且具有明显季节性,最高温度上升幅度大于最低温度上升幅度。衢州市年降水量变化有向极端方向变化的趋势,通常以4—5 a为一个周期,偏多和偏少年份交替出现,但平均年降水量的变化并不明显。年内降水量分布呈现明显的季节性,夏季较多,冬季较少。1966年前,年降雨量变化幅度较平稳,年降雨量偏少;1966年后,降雨量逐渐增多,1975年前后达到峰值,而后逐渐减少;1980年前后发生突变,且波动增多。  相似文献   

气候变化适应行动实施框架——宁夏农业案例实践     

居煇  陈晓光  王涛明  姜帅 《辽宁气象》2011,(1):58-64

宁夏是我国生态脆弱区和贫困区之一,以宁夏为例开展农业适应行动实践具有一定的代表性和示范作用。根据气候变化适应行动实施框架,研究结果表明：宁夏未来气候干旱风险将增加,水资源短缺矛盾加剧,极端气候事件频率和强度加大。未来宁夏北部灌区农业应以发展节水灌溉和高效种植为主,中部以设施农业和牧业为主,南部以发展特色农业为主。气象部门和水利部门对适应技术的适应效果持乐观态度,农牧业部门和林业部门则态度谨慎。适应措施能否实施的首要条件是措施符合国家和地方的政策方针,其次是成本效益;在实施条件中,要求相对比较弱化的是公众对气候风险的认知程度以及措施的灵活调整性。在适应措施选择上,气象服务和种植结构调整成为首选的适应技术,而覆盖技术、节水技术由于更倾向于传统的技术范畴,虽然效果较好,但对其适应优先性选择存在影响。  相似文献   

“Global warming” versus “climate change”: A replication on the association between political self-identification,question wording,and environmental beliefs     

Alistair Raymond Bryce Soutter  René Mõttus 《Chemie der Erde / Geochemistry》2011

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to humanity and requires immediate action. Schuldt, Konrath, and Schwarz (2011) suggested that beliefs in environmental phenomena can be influenced by the terminology used to describe it: changing question wording from global warming to climate change resulted in a 6.3 percentage point increase in belief in environmental phenomena. This association was moderated by political self-identification, with Republicans being 16.2 percentage points more likely to believe in climate change than in global warming, with Democrats showing no difference. The potential for connotative meanings to shift over time and the sociopolitical changes since the original study, potential policy and environmental campaign implications, and an expansion of these findings to other countries, motivated an attempt to replicate this important finding. This pre-registered study repeated the original procedures in the United States of America and two other countries (United Kingdom and Australia; total N = 5,717). Although question wording no longer had a significant effect on beliefs in climate change/global warming, the association of political self-identification with beliefs in environmental phenomena replicated in all three countries, with Conservatives consistently believing less in climate change/global warming than Liberals. The potential impacts of temporal and methodological differences on the discrepancies between this study's and the original's findings are discussed.  相似文献