无水分胁迫下行作物蒸发散与双涌源能量分配和交换关系

以内蒙古浑善达克沙地人工草地种植的行作物——青贮玉米为研究对象,将FAO-56的双作物系数法与双涌源能量平衡模型相结合,计算了太阳入射能量按叶面积指数（LAI）分配到两个涌源（冠层、土壤表面）的有效能量A_c和A_s、潜热通量λE_c和λE_s以及显热通量H_c和H_s.分析两个涌源在有效能量驱使下的潜热和显热通量相互作用.结果表明,1）在无水分胁迫条件下,冠层H_c与λE_c相互作用使冠层吸收微热平流,强化蒸腾作用,加大蒸腾量.蒸腾（以潜热通量表示）超过冠层有效能量的增量(λE_cⁱ-A_cⁱ).最大值出现在生长发育阶段LAI为0.6的7月15日到LAI为2.4 的8月9日之间,其平均值为4.32 MJ·m^-2·d^-1.2）无水分胁迫情况下,λE_s和H_s相互作用,除强湿润过程后的1~2 d外,其他各天土壤均以低于土壤表面有效能量的速率蒸发.蒸发强度取决于土壤表面有效能量消散为土壤潜热通量的百分比,这个百分比最小值出现在生长中期阶段,其平均值为11.5%;最大值出现在生长初始阶段,其平均值为51.9%.3）两个涌源潜热通量是蒸散过程中能量交换的主要成分,在生长发育、中期、后期阶段转换为两个涌源潜热通量的有效能量均占总能量的83%以上.     

基于涡度相关法和树干液流法评价杨树人工林 生态系统蒸发散及其环境响应

 运用涡度相关(Eddy covariance)开路系统、树干液流(Sap flow)、土壤水分以及微气象观测系统, 于2006年生长季(5~10月)对北京大兴区永定河沿河沙地杨树(Populus euramericana)人工林生态系统的水量和能量平衡进行了连续测定; 分析了该系统能量平衡闭合水平及其组分分配特征, 不同水分条件下蒸发散及其各组分变化过程和分配特征, 以及影响蒸发散的主要环境因子; 并对组分求和法、土壤水分平衡法与涡度相关法测得该生态系统生长季蒸发散总量的结果进行了对比。结果表明: 生长季内该生态系统的能量闭合水平较高, 能量平衡各组分在不同土壤水分环境条件下所占比例变化较大; 在水分充足的条件下, 潜热通量在可利用能量分配过程中占优势, 显热通量在水分胁迫条件下占可提供能量的比例比潜热通量大。雨季到来之前, 土壤蒸发与植被蒸腾强度相差较小; 进入雨季后, 土壤深层水分得到补偿, 植被蒸腾显著增强而土壤蒸发强度减弱。涡度相关法所得的总蒸发散量与基于树干液流法等组分求和法得到的蒸发散结果较接近, 分别为513和492 mm。土壤水分平衡法的观测结果略高于前二者的观测结果, 雨季研究界面以下的土体也有水分交换是该方法高估蒸发散的主要原因。与环境因子的响应关系表明, 蒸发散以及蒸腾的变化过程对净辐射的响应程度比对饱和水汽压差高; 水分条件较好情况下, 蒸发散以及蒸腾的变化过程与水汽压差关系不明显, 说明水分充足时, 水汽压差不是蒸散强弱的限制因子。     

古尔班通古特沙漠南缘梭梭(Haloxylon ammodendron)群落能量平衡及蒸散特征

梭梭是北方荒漠区重要的固沙植物,具有较强的荒漠环境适应能力。研究梭梭群落能量及蒸散变化对科学管理水资源、保护与建设生态植被等有重大意义。基于波文比自动观测系统在古尔班通古特沙漠南缘丘间地实时连续测定的2018年气象和能量数据,运用波文比-能量平衡法对梭梭群落能量平衡和蒸散特征进行了分析。结果表明:梭梭生长季(4—10月)太阳净辐射和土壤热通量的日变化呈单峰状分布,净辐射通量最高值出现在13:30左右,土壤热通量最大值出现时间比净辐射推迟2 h,波文比在梭梭生长旺盛期全天变化稳定,萌发期和枯落期白天变化较小,夜间波动较大,湍流通量以显热通量为主;在晴天和阴雨天条件下,梭梭生长旺盛期的日蒸散量均明显大于萌发期和枯落期,且日蒸散量在旺盛期呈双峰型,萌发期和枯落期呈单峰型;2018年梭梭生长季蒸散量为279.67 mm,日均蒸散强度1.31 mm/d,梭梭群落的蒸散受到气象、自身生长特性以及土壤水分的影响,4月蒸散强度开始逐渐增大,由于多阴雨天气导致6月的蒸散强度有所降低,7月达到最大,9—10月水分、温度等条件缺乏,梭梭生理活动微弱,蒸散强度急剧减小。     

华北人工林水热碳通量环境影响因子分析

基于河北崇陵流域人工林涡度相关通量观测数据,采用通径分析和分段回归解析了水热碳通量与土壤水分、饱和水汽压差、空气和土壤温度,及净辐射、光合有效辐射等环境因子的关联性。结果表明,通径分析法揭示了各指标的主导/次要因子的直接及间接效应,显热通量和水分利用效率的主要影响因子为饱和水汽压差,而潜热通量、碳通量的影响因子以辐射、温度为主;分段回归法进一步探讨了次要因子对主导因子的限制作用,当0.20 m3·m–3土壤水分含量≤0.35 m3·m–3时,潜热通量、生态系统呼吸及水分利用效率与其主导因子间相关性最高,当饱和水汽压差≤1.0 k Pa时,净生态系统生产力、总生态系统生产力与其主导因子间相关性最高;两种方法的有机结合,使我们对生态水文过程各驱动因子有了清晰的宏观认识,并量化了次要因子起限制作用的数量范围。     

内蒙古温带荒漠草原生态系统水热通量动态

基于2008年全年内蒙古温带荒漠草原的水热通量观测数据,对荒漠草原水、热通量的日、季动态进行了分析.结果表明：温带荒漠草原感热通量和潜热通量的日动态均呈单峰型曲线,在12:00-13:30左右达最大值,其与地表净辐射的日变化趋势基本一致,但感热和潜热的峰值出现时间较地表净辐射峰值出现时间滞后约1 h;温带荒漠草原感热通量和潜热通量的日累积最大值分别为319.01和425.37 W·m^-2,分别出现在5月30日和6月2日;月均感热通量与潜热通量的最大值分别出现在5月和6月,最小值分别出现在1月和12月.研究区土壤含水量与降水的相关性较好,表层土壤含水量对降水的反应最敏感,深层土壤水分对降水的反应存在位相滞后.感热通量和潜热通量的季节动态与地表净辐射基本一致,均受降水影响.感热通量受地表净辐射的影响明显,而潜热通量对降水的反应较敏感,且土壤含水量在潜热通量中起主要作用.     

新疆艾比湖流域干旱荒漠区湿地地表能量收支特征

利用新疆艾比湖湿地国家级自然保护区通量塔2012年观测数据,比较了流域内荒漠区湿地地表典型日、季节尺度上的能量收支特征,揭示辐射通量、潜热通量、感热通量以及土壤热通量的变化规律、不同季节的能量闭合程度和能量残余累积特征。结果表明:艾比湖流域干旱荒漠区湿地四季典型日能量平衡各分量均表现为昼高夜低、正午高凌晨低的单峰曲线,春季感热通量为主要耗能方式,夏、秋、冬季潜热大于感热;年尺度上潜热通量整体呈春夏增长、秋冬降低,夏季波动较大的趋势,水分是决定感热和潜热通量配比的关键因子;荒漠区湿地地表能量残余量每日变化特征具有显著的时段性,春、夏、秋、冬日平均能量残余量分别为17.77、4.19、171.99和-12.81 W·m~(-2),而季节尺度上能量残余量排序为:冬季春季夏季秋季;相比于干旱区其他下垫面类型,荒漠区湿地潜热通量在能量支出中均占比较高(生长季,LE/R_n=0.803;全年,LE/R_n=0.698),同时其波文比小于干旱区平均水平。     

红壤坡地干旱季节地表-大气界面水分传输——以茶园为例

以红壤坡地茶园为研究对象 ,用波纹比——能量平衡法研究了红壤坡地干旱季节地表 -大气界面水热传输特性 ,结果表明 :在茶园稳定生态系统中 ,气象因素和表层土壤含水量是影响地表 -大气界面水热传输的重要因素。特别是在受旱条件下 ,土壤水分对地表 -大气界面水热传输起决定作用 ,土壤水分越小 ,潜热通量越小 ,显热通量越大 ,反之亦然。观测期间 ,棵间蒸发量占总蒸散量的 3 2 % ,因此通过减少田间土壤水分蒸发来提高农田水分利用效率大有可为     

宁南半干旱地区农田和草地生态系统能量通量的季节变化

根据2002~2003年宁南山区不同下垫面小气候考察资料,用能量平衡法计算了不同下垫面不同季节的感热、潜热通量。分析结果表明:(1)宁南半干旱地区夏季农田和草地的净辐射峰值可达到700W/m2以上,土壤热通量的值比净辐射小1个量级。同类下垫面净辐射通量日积分值夏季>春季>秋季>冬季。(2)宁南半干旱山区感热输送强度以典型草地的最大,其次是禁牧草地,稀树草地的最小。春季各类下垫面地表热量平衡以感热输送为主。在春、夏、秋季的晴天,感热通量日积分值为正,冬季为负。(3)农田在夏、秋季、冬季水汽输送大于各类草地的,其次是稀树草地的,典型草地向上的水汽输送量是最小的。夏季白天农田β在0.2~0.7,稀树草地β为0.2~1.0,能量输送以潜热为主。禁牧草地β为0.2~9.2,典型草地为1.5~13.1,能量输送以感热为主。(4)宁南半干旱地区宜退耕,发展典型草原,在水分充足的山地背阴坡少量发展稀树草地。     

水分胁迫与光照条件对棉花干物质和产量形成影响的数学模型

从作物冠层净同化速率入手,通过引入对CO2浓度、空气湿度、光照强度和土壤含水量反映较敏感的光能利用系数（β）,建立了考虑水分胁迫和光照条件对作物干物质积累与产量形成影响的数学模型,模型考虑了水分胁迫与低光照下冠层阻力增加的设定,将反映作物冠层水分状况的功能叶水势（Ψl）作为参数纳入本模型,通过对土壤相对含水量（Aw)、气温（Ta）、水汽压差（VPD）的多元回归估算出Ψl,并将空气动力学阻力（Ra）简化为风速（u）的函数,盆载试验应用实例和敏感性分析表明,该模型在诊断环境因子特别是土壤水分与光照因子对作物生长和产量构成的影响具有一定的实用性。     

千烟洲人工林水汽通量特征及其与环境因子的关系

利用涡度相关技术研究了2004年千烟洲人工针叶林生态系统的水汽通量变化特征,结合气象要素的观测,进一步分析了净辐射、温度、水分、热量等环境因子对水汽通量的影响。结果表明:全年各月各时刻的水汽通量大多为正值,夏季大于春秋两季,冬季最小。其中7月份为全年最高,日最大值达到0·149gm-2·s-1;1月份最低,日最高值仅为0·021gm-2·s-1。不同天气条件下(晴天和多云)水汽通量的日变化有明显区别。全年蒸散量为736·1mm,占总降水量(1323·6mm)的55·6%。除7月份和10月份外,各月的蒸散量都要小于降水,尤以3、4月份差别最大,2004年10月出现典型的秋旱,但蒸散量和常年相差不大。水汽通量对净辐射、气温、地温、以及土壤热通量的变化都有很好的响应,两种天气条件下都能达到显著水平,可以用一元二次方程表达其间的关系。逐步回归分析显示晴天和多云时入选的变量不完全相同,晴天主要是净辐射、温度(气温、地温)、水分(饱和水汽压差),多云时包括净辐射、地温、土壤热通量和水分(空气相对湿度、土壤含水量)。可见气象条件在很大程度上制约着水汽通量的变化,而以辐射和地温的影响最大。     

内蒙古半干旱草原土壤水分对降水格局变化的响应

在全球气候变化背景下, 未来我国北方半干旱地区的降水格局将呈现出季节与年际间降水波动增强和极端降水事件增加的趋势。水分是半干旱草原的主要限制因子, 降水格局变化导致的土壤水分状况的改变必然对生态系统的结构和功能产生显著的影响。该研究选取内蒙古多伦和锡林浩特两个典型半干旱草原群落, 通过分析2006-2013年的降水和多层次土壤(0-10 cm, 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm和50 cm)含水量连续观测数据, 研究降水格局变化对土壤水分状况及其垂直分布的影响, 特别是土壤水分对降水事件的脉冲响应过程。结果表明: 两个站点的土壤含水量均呈现显著的季节及年际间波动, 其中土壤表层 0-10 cm水分波动更剧烈。锡林浩特50 cm处土壤含水量波动较大, 主要由于春季融雪的影响。年际间多伦和锡林浩特生长季土壤表层0-10 cm土壤含水量与降水量存在显著的正相关关系, 下层(10-50 cm)土壤含水量与降水量相关性不显著。研究发现小至2 mm的降水事件就能够引起两个站点表层0-10 cm土壤含水量的升高, 即该地区有效降水为日降水量> 2 mm。表层0-10 cm土壤含水量对独立降水事件的脉冲响应可通过指数方程很好地拟合。降水事件的大小决定了降水后表层0-10 cm土壤含水量的最大增量和持续时间, 同时这个脉冲响应过程还受到降水前土壤含水量的影响, 但该过程中并未发现植被因子(叶面积指数)的显著影响。降水后水分下渗深度及该深度的土壤含水量增量主要由降水事件的大小主导, 同时受到降水前土壤含水量的影响。在多伦和锡林浩特, 平均每增加1 mm降水, 下渗深度分别增加1.06和0.79 cm。由此作者认为, 在内蒙古半干旱草原, 降水事件大小和降水前土壤干湿状况是影响土壤水分对降水响应的主要因素, 而植被因子的影响较小。     

Responses of soil moisture to precipitation pattern change in semiarid grasslands in Nei Mongol,China

Aims Under global climate change, precipitation patterns were predicted to change with larger seasonal and annual variations and more extreme events in the semiarid regions of northern China. Water availability is one of the key limited factors in semiarid grasslands. Changes in precipitation patterns will inevitably affect ecosystem structure and function through soil water condition. Our objective was to investigate the response of soil water content to changes of precipitation pattern, especially its pulse response to precipitation events.
Methods Two semiarid steppe sites (Duolun and Xilinhot) in Nei Mongol were chosen and meteorological stations were installed to monitor precipitation and soil volumetric water content (VWC) at five soil depths (0-10 cm, 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm, 50 cm) from 2006 to 2013. The pulse response of VWC at 0-10 cm to an individual precipitation event was simulated by an exponential equation.
Important findings Significant seasonal and inter-annual variations of VWC were observed at the Duolun and Xilinhot sites. VWC at 50 cm soil layer in Xilinhot showed an obvious increase during the early spring due to the influences of snow melting. Mean surface (0-10 cm soil layer) VWC was significantly correlated with annual precipitation across eight years, but VWC in the deeper soil layers (10-50 cm) were not impacted by precipitation. We also found that the precipitation event larger than 2 mm could induce a significant increase in surface (0-10 cm soil layer) VWC, and could be regarded as an effective precipitation in this region. The maximum increment of surface VWC after the events and lasting time (T_lasting) were determined by the event size, while showed negatively linear correlations with the initial soil water content before the events. Vegetation development (leaf area index) did not show significant impacts on the responses of surface soil moisture to precipitation pulses. The infiltration depth of rain water was also determined by rain size and pre-event soil moisture. In average, soil water can infiltrate 1.06 cm and 0.79 cm deeper in Duolun and Xilinhot with 1 mm more precipitation, respectively. Therefore, our results suggest that the event size and pre-event soil moisture were the most important factors affecting response patterns of soil moisture to rain events in semiarid ecosystems.     

Responses of soil respiration to simulated precipitation pulses in semiarid steppe under different grazing regimes

Aims Precipitation pulses and different land use practices (such as grazing) play important roles in regulating soil respiration and carbon balance of semiarid steppe ecosystems in Inner Mongolia. However, the interactive effects of grazing and rain event magnitude on soil respiration of steppe ecosystems are still unknown. We conducted a manipulative experiment with simulated precipitation pulses in Inner Mongolia steppe to study the possible responses of soil respiration to different precipitation pulse sizes and to examine how grazing may affect the responses of soil respiration to precipitation pulses.Methods Six water treatments with different precipitation pulse sizes (0, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 mm) were conducted in the ungrazed and grazed sites, respectively. Variation patterns of soil respiration of each treatment were determined continuously after the water addition treatments.Important findings Rapid and substantial increases in soil respiration occurred 1 day after the water treatments in both sites, and the magnitude and duration of the increase in soil respiration depended on pulse size. Significantly positive relationships between the soil respiration and soil moisture in both sites suggested that soil moisture was the most important factor responsible for soil respiration rate during rain pulse events. The ungrazed site maintained significantly higher soil moisture for a longer time, which was the reason that the soil respiration in the ungrazed site was maintained relatively higher rate and longer period than that in the grazed site after a rain event. The significant exponential relationship between soil temperature and soil respiration was found only in the plots with the high water addition treatments (50 and 100 mm). Lower capacity of soil water holding and lower temperature sensitivity of soil respiration in the grazed site indicated that degraded steppe due to grazing might release less CO₂ to the atmosphere through soil respiration under future precipitation and temperature scenarios.     

环境因子对民勤绿洲荒漠过渡带梭梭人工林蒸散的影响

利用涡度相关系统、土壤水分TDR传感器,于2014年7月—2015年6月连续测定了民勤绿洲荒漠过渡带退化梭梭人工林蒸散量,研究不同天气条件下梭梭人工林的蒸散对外界环境因子的响应.结果表明: 梭梭人工林晴天蒸散量日变化具有明显的季节变化规律.梭梭人工林蒸散量日变化幅度在生长季初期逐渐增大,在生长旺盛期达到最大峰值(0.07 mm·h^-1), 而后逐渐减小,至12月达到最低峰值(0.01 mm·h^-1).不同天气条件下梭梭人工林蒸散日变化波动幅度差异较大,阴天蒸散日变化波动幅度最小,降水后蒸散波动明显增高,强降水(>9 mm·d^-1)后日蒸散量显著增加至雨前的28倍,然后逐渐减少,并持续4个晴朗日后恢复至雨前蒸散量.在整个观测年,梭梭人工林蒸散总量为108 mm,占降水总量的98%,土壤水是梭梭人工林蒸散的水源,为主导因子.净辐射、光合有效辐射、空气温度、水汽压饱和差是决定植被用水和大气边界层水传输的气象动力,为显著影响梭梭人工林蒸散的主要因子.利用日蒸散量与环境因子数据建立了蒸散与土壤含水量和小气候因子的多元回归方程,拟合度(R²)高达0.80.     

Effect of precipitation variability on net primary production and soil respiration in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland

Precipitation regimes are predicted to become more variable with more extreme rainfall events punctuated by longer intervening dry periods. Water‐limited ecosystems are likely to be highly responsive to altered precipitation regimes. The bucket model predicts that increased precipitation variability will reduce soil moisture stress and increase primary productivity and soil respiration in aridland ecosystems. To test this hypothesis, we experimentally altered the size and frequency of precipitation events during the summer monsoon (July through September) in 2007 and 2008 in a northern Chihuahuan Desert grassland in central New Mexico, USA. Treatments included (1) ambient rain, (2) ambient rain plus one 20 mm rain event each month, and (3) ambient rain plus four 5 mm rain events each month. Throughout two monsoon seasons, we measured soil temperature, soil moisture content (θ), soil respiration (R_s), along with leaf‐level photosynthesis (A_net), predawn leaf water potential (Ψ_pd), and seasonal aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) of the dominant C₄ grass, Bouteloua eriopoda. Treatment plots receiving a single large rainfall event each month maintained significantly higher seasonal soil θ which corresponded with a significant increase in R_s and ANPP of B. eriopoda when compared with plots receiving multiple small events. Because the strength of these patterns differed between years, we propose a modification of the bucket model in which both the mean and variance of soil water change as a consequence of interannual variability from 1 year to the next. Our results demonstrate that aridland ecosystems are highly sensitive to increased precipitation variability, and that more extreme precipitation events will likely have a positive impact on some aridland ecosystem processes important for the carbon cycle.     

The Sensitivity of Evapotranspiration to Inter-Specific Plant Neighbor Interactions: Implications for Models

Evapotranspiration (ET) is an important water loss flux in ecosystem water cycles, and quantifying the spatial and temporal variation of ET can improve ecohydrological models in arid ecosystems. Plant neighbor interactions may be a source of spatial and temporal variation in ET due to their effects on the above- and belowground microclimate and increased water demand for transpiration. Over longer timescales (annual to multiple years), adjustments in plant physiological traits may occur in response to neighbor environments, potentially affecting the transpiration (T) component of ET. We used a dynamic soil water model to assess the sensitivity of ET and T estimates to neighbor effects on soil moisture via competition for water, aboveground microclimate effects via canopy shading, and physiological adjustments (specifically, root distribution, stomatal behavior, and canopy leaf area). We focus on a common desert shrub (Larrea tridentata) under different inter-specific neighbor environments and precipitation regimes. Neighbors impacted T of Larrea by as much as 75% at the patch scale (plant and surrounding soil) and 30% at the stand scale. Annual T estimates were highly sensitive to changes in soil moisture associated with competition for water, and the inclusion of physiological adjustments to neighbor environments significantly impacted seasonal T. Plant neighbor interactions can significantly influence ET and soil moisture, and their inclusion in models can help explain spatial and temporal variation in water fluxes in arid ecosystems. Furthermore, physiological adjustments to neighbor environments may be an important source of variation to include in models that operate over seasonal timescales or in studies focused on plant responses to precipitation under climate change.     

内蒙古温带荒漠草原能量平衡特征及其驱动因子

基于内蒙古苏尼特左旗温带荒漠草原生态系统观测站2008年全年的涡度相关观测与相应的生物、环境观测资料,对生态系统能量平衡特征及其驱动因子分析表明:能量平衡各分量(净辐射,Rn;感热通量,H;潜热通量,LE;土壤热通量,G)呈单峰型日动态,白天大部分时间H/RnG/RnLE/Rn;夜间G/Rn占主导;全天LE/Rn相对较小,即使在植物生长盛期。较低的LE/Rn可能与荒漠草原气候干旱及植被分布稀少有关。日Rn受天气变化的影响,特别是在雨季,Rn日间差异较大,呈现锯齿状波动。能量平衡各分量季节变化明显,Rn、H、LE和G最大月分别为7、5、6月份和6月份。全年H是Rn的主要能量支出项(58%);LE其次(26%),年蒸散量(190.3mm)大于年降水量(136.3mm),与多年平均降水量接近(183.9mm),其中最大日蒸散率3.8mm/d;G所占比例较小(1%),全年基本保持平衡。然而G白天吸收能量,夜间释放能量;夏季储存能量,冬季释放能量的特点,在能量平衡中存在类似"能量缓存"的作用,不能被忽略。降水过程显著影响内蒙古温带荒漠草原水热交换。降水后较降水前LE峰值明显增大,而H峰值降低。日蒸散率峰值多数与降水事件有关。而且,生长季日蒸散率波动与降水引起的SWC变化趋势一致。生长季潜热分配(LE/Rn)主要受到土壤含水量(SWC)、饱和水汽压差(VPD)及叶面积指数(LAI)共同影响。LE/Rn随SWC增大呈增加趋势,LE/Rn随VPD增大而降低,LE/Rn随LAI增大呈二次曲线变化。其中LAI为0.2m2/m2是一个阈值,当LAI0.2m2/m2,SWC是LE/Rn主要驱动因子;当LAI0.2m2/m2,SWC和LAI共同驱动LE/Rn。应用退耦因子(Ω)评价了荒漠草原与大气之间水汽交换的耦合状况。与其他草原类型相比,本研究区退耦因子(Ω)相对较低(生长季平均0.15)。生长盛期Ω相对较高,Rn是LE的主导因子;而生长前期和后期Ω相对较低,VPD是LE的主要控制因子。     

降雨格局对库布齐沙漠土壤水分的补充效应

 土壤水分是鄂尔多斯高原沙地油蒿(Artemisia ordosica)群落自发演替的重要驱动因子之一, 其主要来源是大气降水。由于降水后总有部分水分被植物和表层土壤截留, 随后很快蒸发, 降水未能全部用于补充植物根系层土壤水分。减少的这部分降水不仅受年降水总量的影响, 也与各次降水过程有密切的关系。因此, 降水格局如何影响土壤水分的补充是探讨降水有效性、降水与植物群落关系需要解决的理论问题。该文从生态系统尺度出发, 利用涡度相关技术, 综合考虑生态系统水文平衡的各个环节, 通过分析降雨、蒸散特征, 对沙地土壤水分状况、生长季内降雨对土壤水分的补充进行了研究。结果表明, 2006年全年降水总量229.4 mm, 以降雨为主。降雨、蒸散主要集中在5~10月, 有效降雨约153.9 mm, 降雨效率68.9%。各次降雨的雨量、历时和强度等特征变异较大, 降雨效率随雨量的增大而增大。降雨特征与其它生物和非生物因素相结合, 影响生态系统蒸散及降雨对根系层土壤水分补充的有效性。5.0 mm以下的降雨一般有增加空气湿度、降温的作用, 一定程度上可以缓解旱情; 5.0 mm以上的降雨才能有效补充土壤水分, 对植物群落长期稳定发展具有积极的意义。