A Note on Tree Deaths during the Current (2001–?) Drought in South-eastern Australia     

Bill Semple  Madeleine Rankin  Terry Koen  Guy Geeves 《The Australian geographer》2010,41(3):391-401

Tree deaths over large areas during droughts are uncommon. In the semi-arid zone of New South Wales (NSW) such events were last reported during the prolonged droughts of 1895–1903 and 1939–45, though whether caused solely by drought is open to question. Anecdotal and quantitative evidence during the current prolonged drought (2001–?) in NSW's sub-humid zone (where deaths are localised) and semi-arid zone (where deaths are more extensive) suggest that climatic conditions are comparable to, and perhaps more severe than, those of the earlier prolonged droughts. It is suggested that lack of access to deep soil moisture due to inherent shallow rooting, or due to site conditions, is the most likely cause; and that this may be associated with higher than optimal tree densities in cohorts of trees that arose from previous regeneration events during periods of well above average rainfall. A more thorough examination of the extent and severity of this event is warranted.  相似文献   

A novel soil moisture‐based drought severity index (DSI) combining water deficit magnitude and frequency          下载免费PDF全文

Carmelo Cammalleri  Fabio Micale  Jürgen Vogt 《水文研究》2016,30(2):289-301

A correct identification of drought events over vegetated lands can be achieved by detecting those soil moisture conditions that are both unusually dry compared with the ‘normal’ state and causing severe water stress to the vegetation. In this paper, we propose a novel drought index that accounts for the mutual occurrence of these two conditions by means of a multiplicative approach of a water deficit factor and a dryness probability factor. The former quantifies the actual level of plant water stress, whereas the latter verifies that the current water deficit condition is unusual for the specific site and period. The methodology was tested over Europe between 1995 and 2012 using soil moisture maps simulated by Lisflood, a distributed hydrological precipitation–runoff model. The proposed drought severity index (DSI) demonstrates to be able to detect the main drought events observed over Europe in the last two decades, as well as to provide a reasonable estimation of both extension and magnitude of these events. It also displays an improved adaptability to the range of possible conditions encountered in the experiment as compared with currently available indices based on the sole magnitude or frequency. The results show that, for the analyzed period, the most extended drought events observed over Europe were the ones in Central Europe in 2003 and in southern Europe in 2011/2012, while the events affecting the Iberian Peninsula in 1995 and 2005 and Eastern Europe in 2000 were among the most severe ones. © 2015 European Commission ‐ Joint Research Centre. Hydrological Processes published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.  相似文献   

Assessing Mongolian snow disaster risk using livestock and satellite data   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

K. Tachiiri  M. Shinoda  B. Klinkenberg  Y. Morinaga   《Journal of Arid Environments》2008,72(12):2251-2263

In Mongolia, several record-breaking disastrous dzuds (mass livestock loss directly induced by harsh winter conditions but often influenced by drought in the previous summer) occurred from 1999 to 2003. To understand the mechanism of this climatic disaster, we conducted a tree regression analysis. The predictor variables included two indices developed from remote sensing data—the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the Snow Water Equivalent (SWE)—as well as the previous year's livestock numbers and mortality rates. According to the model, serious livestock mortality was associated with low NDVI values (i.e., poor vegetation) in August of the previous year, high SWE values (i.e., significant snow accumulation) in December of the previous year, a high previous year's mortality, and high previous year's livestock population. This result suggests that for dzud risk assessment, we need to monitor snowfall in winter, the vegetation condition in the previous summer, and the density and health condition of the livestock. The tree-based model developed in this study is effective only for a white dzud (deep snow), the most common type of dzud. The large cross-validation error indicates that more data are needed before using the model in order to make predictions.  相似文献   

SPI drought class prediction using log-linear models applied to wet and dry seasons     

《Physics and Chemistry of the Earth》2016

A log-linear modelling for 3-dimensional contingency tables was used with categorical time series of SPI drought class transitions for prediction of monthly drought severity. Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) time series in 12- and 6-month time scales were computed for 10 precipitation time series relative to GPCC datasets with 2.5° spatial resolution located over Portugal and with 112 years length (1902–2014). The aim was modelling two-month step class transitions for the wet and dry seasons of the year and then obtain probability ratios – Odds – as well as their respective confidence intervals to estimate how probable a transition is compared to another. The prediction results produced by the modelling applied to wet and dry season separately, for the 6- and the 12-month SPI time scale, were compared with the results produced by the same modelling without the split, using skill scores computed for the entire time series length. Results point to good prediction performances ranging from 70 to 80% in the percentage of corrects (PC) and 50–70% in the Heidke skill score (HSS), with the highest scores obtained when the modelling is applied to the SPI12. The adding up of the wet and dry seasons introduced in the modelling brought improvements in the predictions, of about 0.9–4% in the PC and 1.3–6.8% in the HSS, being the highest improvements obtained in the SPI6 application.  相似文献   

Seasonal drought predictability in Portugal using statistical–dynamical techniques     

《Physics and Chemistry of the Earth》2016

Atmospheric forecasting and predictability are important to promote adaption and mitigation measures in order to minimize drought impacts. This study estimates hybrid (statistical–dynamical) long-range forecasts of the regional drought index SPI (3-months) over homogeneous regions from mainland Portugal, based on forecasts from the UKMO operational forecasting system, with lead-times up to 6 months. ERA-Interim reanalysis data is used for the purpose of building a set of SPI predictors integrating recent past information prior to the forecast launching. Then, the advantage of combining predictors with both dynamical and statistical background in the prediction of drought conditions at different lags is evaluated. A two-step hybridization procedure is performed, in which both forecasted and observed 500 hPa geopotential height fields are subjected to a PCA in order to use forecasted PCs and persistent PCs as predictors. A second hybridization step consists on a statistical/hybrid downscaling to the regional SPI, based on regression techniques, after the pre-selection of the statistically significant predictors. The SPI forecasts and the added value of combining dynamical and statistical methods are evaluated in cross-validation mode, using the R² and binary event scores. Results are obtained for the four seasons and it was found that winter is the most predictable season, and that most of the predictive power is on the large-scale fields from past observations. The hybridization improves the downscaling based on the forecasted PCs, since they provide complementary information (though modest) beyond that of persistent PCs. These findings provide clues about the predictability of the SPI, particularly in Portugal, and may contribute to the predictability of crops yields and to some guidance on users (such as farmers) decision making process.  相似文献   

基于多尺度SPI的中国南方大旱监测   总被引：15，自引：5，他引：10  

白永清  智协飞  祁海霞  张玲 《气象科学》2010,30(3):292-300

用标准化降水指数(SPI)对2003年南方大旱发生、发展、持续、缓解进行全过程监测。2002年12月—2003年5月中国西南地区东部以及华南南部两广交界一带发生冬春连旱,其中西南地区东部冬旱最为严重,华南南部一带春旱最为严重。入夏以来南方大范围地区6—12月逐月均表现亏水,尤以7、8、10月亏水面积最广,强度最大。2003年6—12月长江以南大范围地区持续夏秋冬三季连旱,旱情极为严重,局部地区出现极端干旱,而长江以北则持续偏涝。2003年3月—2004年2月全年属于典型的"南旱北涝"型分布。基于多尺度SPI进一步统计南方地区1951—2007年历史上严重的夏秋冬季连旱事件。结果表明1980s以前发生过3次,分别是1956、1967、1978年,每11 a出现一次;1980s以后仅2003年发生1次。而这4次连旱的强度却是一次高于一次。  相似文献   

标准化降水蒸发指数在中国区域的应用   总被引：14，自引：0，他引：14  

庄少伟  左洪超  任鹏程  熊光洁  李邦东  董文成  王利盈 《气候与环境研究》2013,18(5):617-625

利用中国气象局160个站1951～2010年月降水和月平均气温资料,分析了最近定义的一种干旱指数——标准化降水蒸发指数(SPEI)在我国不同等级降水区域的适用性,并与标准化降水指数(SPI)和湿润指数H进行了对比分析。结果表明:1)在我国年均降水量大于200 mm的地区,各种时间尺度的SPEI分析均适用;在干旱区(年均降水量小于200 mm),只有12个月以上的大尺度SPEI分析适用性较好;其中12个月尺度的SPEI分析在各区适用性最好。2)由于干旱区冬季的潜在蒸发量和降水量0值均较多,导致1、3、6个月的小尺度SPEI分析在该区不适用。3)与SPI和H指数相比,SPEI既能充分反映1997年气温跃变以后增温效应对干旱程度的影响,又可作为监测指数识别干旱是否发生和结束,能较准确地表征干旱状况。  相似文献   

Influence of droughts on remote villages in the karst region of Guizhou Province,China: Causes and control          下载免费PDF全文

TANG Yi-qun  YANG Qi  ZHOU Jie 《地下水科学与工程》2017,5(2):91-103

Even though the precipitation is abundant in the Karst region of Guizhou Province, remote villages in this area frequently suffer severe droughts. This paper studied the causes of droughts in this region through field investigation and references collection. Based on the cause analysis, some suggestions were provided for hazard prevention and control from an engineering perspective. Besides occasional extreme weathers, the drought in this area is primarily caused by its unique geological structures of Karst plateau and underdeveloped agricultural techniques. Meanwhile, the vicious cycle between drought and poverty, which causes the deficiency of water conservancy facilities and hazard prevention awareness, is an important reason for the frequent occurrence of agricultural and socioeconomic drought. Considering the social and economic conditions of remote villages, the long-term control of drought can only be realized if current measures are capable of bring immediate effects and benefits. Therefore, the construction of well-planned and designed water conservancy system based on each village’s natural and social conditions are the priority for current hazard prevention. Generally, the exploitation of subterranean river should be considered as the first choice to stabilize the water supply for remote villages. Meanwhile, the construction and improvement of micro water conservancy facilities, such as small water tank, small pond and so on, can effectively support the water providence during droughts as well.  相似文献   

土壤干旱化对短期气候影响的数值模拟   总被引：9，自引：5，他引：4  

王安宇  冯瑞权  唐天毅  吴池胜  樊琦  蒙伟光  侯尔滨  李江南 《高原气象》2004,23(5):580-586

用加进了奥勒冈州立大学陆面模式(OSULSM)的美国PSU／NCAR第五代中尺度模式(MM5)进行了减少土壤含水量对短期气候影响的模拟试验,目的在于探讨我国北方干旱化对短期气候的影响。试验结果表明,对整个模拟区域月降水总量没有明显的影响,但对不同地区有明显的影响。对月降水量较大地区的影响表现为使月降水量有一定程度的减少,而对月降水量中等以下地区的影响则相反,使月降水量略有增加。分析结果表明,其原因是土壤含水量减少会造成地面潜热通量减少、感热通量增加和陆面温度增高,最后生成一个浅薄的偏差热低压。这个偏差热低压在对流层低层有偏差辐合上升气流与之相配合,在对流层中层以上则与偏差辐散下沉气流相伴。这对于浅薄的降水系统的发展是有利的,但对于强大而深厚的降水系统的发展则不利。  相似文献   

长江中下游梅雨量与西北地区东部夏季降水的联系   总被引：6，自引：4，他引：2  

王晓芳  谢金南  罗哲贤 《高原气象》2004,23(6):857-864

应用1951—2000年长江中下游梅雨量资料及全国160个站1951—2000年历年降水量资料,分析了长江中下游梅雨量与西北地区东部夏季降水量之间的联系。结果表明：梅雨量偏多年份,西北地区东部夏季降水正常或偏旱;梅雨量偏少年份,西北地区东部夏季降水偏多。梅雨特多(少)的合成流型与西北地区东部特征的干旱(多雨)流型相对应。并用MM5模式数值研究了多(少)梅雨年500hPa高度场演变的不同特征及其与西北地区东部降水的联系。  相似文献