夏季绿洲生态环境对荒漠背景地表能量过程的扰动

利用观测试验资料,对比分析了夏季典型晴天敦煌绿洲与周围荒漠戈壁背景地表过程的差异,揭示了绿洲生态系统对干旱区荒漠背景地表过程的扰动特征。结果表明:绿洲地表净辐射日平均要高出周围荒漠戈壁背景60 W/m2以上,约占绿洲净辐射的1/4以上。对绿洲高出的净辐射贡献最大的是绿洲相对低的地表长波辐射,其次是较高的太阳总辐射。而绿洲相对较低的大气长波辐射对高出的净辐射有较大的负贡献,特别是地表反射辐射也有很小的负贡献。绿洲高出的地表净辐射主要贡献于加强潜热和地热流量,还有一部分被绿洲地表能量不平衡差额所占,它实际上可能由一般地表热量平衡所不考虑的垂直热量平流来输送。而绿洲明显低于荒漠背景的感热通量则节省了一部分净辐射能量。     

高效经营雷竹林生态系统能量通量过程及闭合度

利用开路涡度相关系统和常规气象仪,对高效经营的雷竹林生态系统2011年的显热通量、潜热通量、净辐射、土壤热通量以及气温、地温、降雨量进行了观测,分析该生态系统能量通量的变化,以及各能量分量的分配特征,并计算了波文比及能量闭合.结果表明：雷竹林全年净辐射为2928.92 MJ·m^-2,潜热通量、显热通量和土壤热通量分别为1384.90、92754和-28.27 MJ·m^-2,各能量分量的日变化和月变化基本呈单峰曲线.潜热通量为能量散失主要形式,占净辐射的47.3%,显热通量占31.7%,波文比呈“U”型曲线,在0.285～2.062之间变化,土壤为热源.雷竹林年能量闭合度为0.782,月平均闭合度为0.808.
     

我国亚热带毛竹林生长季能量通量过程及闭合度分析

为探讨我国亚热带毛竹林(Phyllostachys edulis)生长季的能量平衡关系,利用开路涡度相关法,对2011年毛竹林生长季的能量通量的变化特征进行了研究,并应用能量平衡比率法和线性回归2种方法,分析了能量闭合的特点。结果表明,我国亚热带毛竹林生长季的净辐射总量为1738.2 MJ m–2,显热通量为354.3 MJ m–2,潜热通量为1146.0 MJ m–2,土壤热通量为58.9 MJ m–2,土壤为热汇,显热通量占净辐射的20.4%,潜热通量占65.9%,土壤热通量占3.4%。毛竹林生长季的能量闭合度为0.89,月平均闭合度为0.91,但仍有11%的能量不闭合。可见,毛竹林生长季以潜热能量散失形式为主,各能量分量均以净辐射变化为基础,且日变化基本呈单峰型曲线。     

亚热带毛竹林生态系统能量通量及平衡分析

利用开路涡度相关系统和常规气象观测仪器,对亚热带(浙江省)毛竹林生态系统2011年的净辐射、显热通量、潜热通量、土壤热通量以及气温、地温、降雨量等气象要素进行了连续观测,定量分析了毛竹林生态系统能量通量的变化和各能量分量的分配特征,并计算了能量闭合度以及波文比。结果表明:毛竹林全年净辐射为2628.00 MJ/m2,显热通量为576.80 MJ/m2,潜热通量为1666.77 MJ/m2,土壤热通量为-7.52 MJ/m2,土壤为热源,各能量分量季节变化明显,日变化基本呈单峰型曲线变化。显热通量占净辐射的22.0%,潜热通量占63.4%,毛竹林生态系统潜热通量为能量散失的主要形式。波文比逐月变化规律不明显,波动较大,在0.07—1.77之间变化,能量平衡比率法得出毛竹林年能量闭合度为0.85,月平均闭合度为0.84,能量闭合度高于线性回归法计算结果,但仍有15%的能量不闭合。     

黄土高原农牧交错带稀疏自然植被生态系统的地表能量特征

基于2011-2012年黄土高原农牧交错带稀疏自然植被生态系统的地表能量通量以及气象数据,对该地区能量平衡各分量(净辐射、感热、潜热和土壤热通量)以及波文比进行日、季节动态的特征分析,研究了潜热通量和感热通量对不同强度降雨事件响应程度的差异,并分析了潜热通量和感热通量的主控因子.结果表明:该地区净辐射、感热、潜热和土壤热通量的日、季节动态曲线均为单峰型曲线,净辐射、感热通量、潜热通量和土壤热通量的年平均值分别为78.19、33.32、24.91和2.65 W·m-2.在全年能量收支平衡中,感热通量占净辐射的43％,潜热通量占32％,土壤热通量占3％,表明对于黄土高原农牧交错带自然稀疏灌木生态系统,全年能量主要以感热的形式交换.生长季感热和潜热占净辐射的比例相同(36％);而在非生长季,感热占主导,占净辐射的比例高达54％.潜热通量在强、弱降雨事件发生后明显升高,感热通量则明显下降.潜热通量与净辐射、水汽压差及植被参数均显著相关,感热通量与净辐射及空气温度梯度显著相关.     

敦煌绿洲夏季典型晴天地表福射和能量平衡及小气候特征

利用“我国西北干旱区陆－气相互作用试验”加强期（IOP）在甘肃省敦煌录洲观测的资料,系统地分析了夏季典型晴天敦煌地表辐射收支和地表能量平衡特征及小气候特征,结果发现：敦煌绿洲总辐射特别大,其峰值高达1038．1w.m^-2,地表净辐射也高于其它地区,白天能超过600w.m^-2,在地表能量分配中,感热,潜热和地热流量的日积分值的量级相当,白天地热流量比潜热要大,几乎与感染相当;地表反照率除中乖比较接近荒漠戈壁的值外,其它时候均明显比荒漠戈壁的值小：B比在白天1－2之间,比一般灌溉地区要大,地表能量不平衡差额较大,这可能与水平热能量的影响有很大关系,另外,还首次发现了比较可观的下沉气流,部分证实了绿洲与荒漠之间存在的热力环流。     

城市公园绿地水、热与CO2通量观测与分析

水、热和CO2通量是评价城市绿地生态效益的重要指标。在北京海淀公园中部和边缘架设涡度相关系统,连续观测和定量研究城市公园绿地影响下的通量变化特征。结果表明,公园绿地所获得的净辐射在植被生长季节大部分用于植被的蒸散作用,潜热大于显热;而在植被非生长季节大部分用于显热,潜热数值非常小。晴天显热与潜热的比值在春季随着植被枝叶的生长逐渐减少,到夏季达到最小值约1/3,在秋季随着植被叶片枯黄逐渐变大,冬季达到数倍。公园绿地能量平衡率在52%～83%,普遍存在能量不平衡。公园中部的潜热观测值大于公园边缘,而显热小于公园边缘;公园中部CO2通量日均值为负,公园绿地是CO2汇。公园绿地在植被生长季节具有明显的降温增湿、吸收CO2等生态效应。     

敦煌绿洲夏季典型晴天地表辐射和能量平衡及小气候特征

 利用“我国西北干旱区陆-气相互作用试验”加强期(IOP)在甘肃省敦煌绿洲观测的资料,系统地分析了夏季典型晴天敦煌地表辐射收支和地表能量平衡特征及小气候特征,结果发现：敦煌绿洲总辐射特别大,其峰值高达1 038.1 w·m-2;地表净辐射也高于其它地区,白天能超过600 w·m-2;在地表能量分配中,感热、潜热和地热流量的日积分值的量级相当,白天地热流量比潜热要大,几乎与感热相当;地表反照率除中午比较接近荒漠戈壁的值外,其它时候均明显比荒漠戈壁的值小;Bowen比在白天1～2之间,比一般灌溉地区要大。地表能量不平衡差额较大,这可能与水平热通量的影响有很大关系。另外,还首次发现了比较可观的下沉气流,部分证实了绿洲与荒漠之间存在的热力环流。     

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。     

黄河小浪底人工混交林生长季能量平衡特征

利用涡度相关系统和小气候梯度观测系统,对黄河小浪底人工混交林2012年生长季(5—9月)各能量通量进行了连续观测,分析了该生态系统能量平衡各项的变化特征,讨论了能量闭合状况。结果表明:潜热通量、感热通量和土壤热通量均与净辐射有类似的日变化特征。各项的绝对值大小表现为净辐射潜热通量感热通量土壤热通量。受日照时数的影响,5—9月能量平衡各项正值的日持续时间逐渐缩短。生长季,净辐射、感热通量和土壤热通量在6月份最大,最大值分别为418.5、231.4和12.5 MJ m-2month-1);潜热通量在7月份达到最大,最大值为320.8 MJ m-2month-1)。潜热通量、感热通量和土壤热通量占净辐射的比例分别在0.48—0.62、0.15—0.55、0.02—0.05之间。人工混交林生长季的能量分配主要以潜热通量和感热通量为主,且潜热通量为感热通量的2倍。波文比呈单峰曲线:6月最大,8月最小。黄河小浪底人工混交林生长季全天能量闭合度为79%。其中,白天闭合程度较高(81%),夜晚较低(41%)。本研究站点存在21%的能量不闭合。其原因可能与通量源区面积不匹配、忽略冠层热储存、湍流能的相位差等有关。     

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。     

东北阔叶红松林能量平衡特征

采用涡度相关法,结合小气候观测,对东北阔叶红松林的能量平衡特征进行了研究。结果表明,森林全年获得的辐射能量为2.3×109J/m2,平均净辐射(Rn)强度为72.1 W/m2,12月最小,平均为5.8W/m2,6月最大,平均为127 W/m2。除了受太阳高度角的支配,Rn对中小尺度天气变化响应显著。非生长季,森林主要能量支出项为感热通量(H),约占Rn的72%,H最大值出现在5月份;生长季,主要能量支出项为潜热通量(LE),约占Rn的60%,LE最大值出现在7月份。全年因蒸散消耗的能量为1.2×109J/m2,占净辐射的52%,森林蒸散的水量为493mm,占降水量的88%。波文比β近似呈U字型变化,其值受森林物候变化影响显著,在非生长季平均值约为3.0,生长季为0.5左右。土壤热通量(G)在非生长季表现为能量平衡方程的收入项,约占有效能量的5.0%;生长季表现为支出项,约占有效能量的4.0%,其变化过程与土壤温度梯度及叶面积指数密切相关。长白山通量观测站能量平衡收支闭合度为86%,不闭合的原因有待于进一步的研究。     

盐生荒漠地表水热与二氧化碳通量的季节变化及驱动因素

以古尔班通古特沙漠南缘原始盐生荒漠为对象,利用涡度相关法,对原始盐生荒漠地表水热、二氧化碳通量进行了连续观测,对通量的季节变化、浅层土壤水分条件改变对盐生荒漠植物群落水汽、二氧化碳通量以及水分利用效率的影响进行了系统的分析.结果表明:净辐射通量、潜热通量和二氧化碳通量都具有明显的季节变化趋势,而显热通量的季节变化不明显.在有效能量的分配上,显热通量是有效能量的主要输出项.在降水影响期和非影响期,二氧化碳通量没有明显的变化;而在非降水影响期潜热通量明显降低,表明土壤水分处于亏缺状态,但二氧化碳通量并没有降低的趋势,而与前期保持高度的一致性.以此可以推断,该荒漠盐生植物群落并不以降水为主要水分来源,降水后水汽通量和二氧化碳通量变化的不一致性是该原始盐生荒漠独特植物特征决定的.降水影响期原始盐生荒漠植物群落的水分利用效率低于非影响期,是由于降水后土壤蒸发迅速增加,而植物蒸腾与光合并未随之增加造成的.     

Prediction of human thermophysiological responses during shower bathing

This study develops a model to predict the thermophysiological response of the human body during shower bathing. Despite the needs for the quantitative evaluation of human body response during bathing for thermal comfort and safety, the complicated mechanisms of heat transfer at the skin surface, especially during shower bathing, have disturbed the development of adequate models. In this study, an initial modeling approach is proposed by developing a simple heat transfer model at the skin surface during shower bathing applied to Stolwijk’s human thermal model. The main feature of the model is the division of the skin surface into three parts: a dry part, a wet part without water flow, and a wet part with water flow. The area ratio of each part is decided by a simple formula developed from a geometrical approach based on the shape of the Stolwijk’s human thermal model. At the same time, the convective heat transfer coefficient between the skin and the flowing water is determined experimentally. The proposed model is validated by a comparison with the results of human subject experiments under controlled and free shower conditions. The model predicts the mean skin temperature during shower fairly well both for controlled and free shower bathing styles.     

Plant temperatures and heat flux in a Sonoran Desert ecosystem

Summary In the extreme desert environment the potential energy load is high, consequently high temperatures might be a limiting factor for plant survival. Field measurements of plant temperatures in a Sonoran Desert ecosystem were made using fine thermocouples. Temperatures of six desert species were measured: Opuntia engelmannii, Opuntia bigelovii, Opuntia acanthocarpa, Echinocereus engelmannii, Larrea tridentata and Franseria deltoidea. Daily temperature profiles were used to compare the different responses of cacti and shrubs to the desert heat load and also to compare spring and summer responses. Leaf temperature of shrubs was at or near air temperature during both the mild, spring season and the hotter dry season. The cacti, on the other hand, absorbed and stored heat, thus temperatures were often above air temperature. The energy absorbed is determined largely by plant orientation and surface area exposed to the sun. Actual energy absorbed by the plants was estimated from energy diagrams.The flat stem pads of Opuntia engelmannii plants are oriented to receive maximum sunlight without long periods of continuous heating. Opuntia bigelovii spines reflect and absorb much of the environmental energy load, thereby protecting the thick, succulent stems from overheating. The smaller stems of Opuntia acanthocarpa dissipate heat more effectively by their large surface area exposed to convective air currents. Leaves on desert shrubs remain nearer to air temperature than do succulent stems of cacti, because their very large surface to volume ratio allows them to dissipate much heat by convection.     

A moderate level of hypovirulence conferred by a hypovirus in the avocado white root rot fungus,Rosellinia necatrix

Two isolates of Rosellinia necatrix (Rn118-8 and Rn480) have previously obtained from diseased avocado trees in commercial orchards of the coastal area in southern Spain. Rn118-8 and Rn480 have weak virulence on avocado plants, and are infected by R. necatrix hypovirus 2 (RnHV2). In this work, the possible biological effects of the hypovirus on R. necatrix were tested. First, RnHV2 was transmitted from each of Rn118-8 and Rn480 to a highly virulent, RnHV2-free isolate of R. necatrix (Rn400) through hyphal anastomosis, using zinc compounds which attenuate the mycelial incompatibility reactions and allow for horizontal virus transfer between vegetatively incompatible fungal strains. Next, we carried out an analysis of growth rate in vitro and a virulence test of these newly infected strains in avocado plants. We obtained five strains of Rn400 infected by RnHV2 after horizontal transmission, and showed some of them to have lower colony growth in vitro and lower virulence on avocado plants compared with virus-free Rn400. These results suggest that R. necatrix isolates infected by RnHV2 could be used as novel virocontrol agents to combat avocado white root rot.     

Heat shock proteins and survival strategies in congeneric land snails (Sphincterochila) from different habitats

Polmunate land snails are subject to stress conditions in their terrestrial habitat, and depend on a range of behavioural, physiological and biochemical adaptations for coping with problems of maintaining water, ionic and thermal balance. The involvement of the heat shock protein (HSP) machinery in land snails was demonstrated following short-term experimental aestivation and heat stress, suggesting that land snails use HSPs as part of their survival strategy. As climatic variation was found to be associated with HSP expression, we tested whether adaptation of land snails to different habitats affects HSP expression in two closely related Sphincterochila snail species, a desert species Sphincterochila zonata and a Mediterranean-type species Sphincterochila cariosa. Our study suggests that Sphincterochila species use HSPs as part of their survival strategy following desiccation and heat stress, and as part of the natural annual cycle of activity and aestivation. Our studies also indicate that adaptation to different habitats results in the development of distinct strategies of HSP expression in response to stress, namely the reduced expression of HSPs in the desert-inhabiting species. We suggest that these different strategies reflect the difference in heat and aridity encountered in the natural habitats, and that the desert species S. zonata relies on mechanisms and adaptations other than HSP induction thus avoiding the fitness consequences of continuous HSP upregulation.     

警惕沙漠蝗的猖獗发生

沙漠蝗在史前期就是北非、西亚和印度等热带荒漠地区的河谷与绿洲上的农业大害虫。我国云南和西藏自治区的聂拉木均有沙漠蝗的分布记载 ,虽尚未发生灾害 ,但是沙漠蝗猖獗发生的最大扩散区已达我国云南接壤的缅甸和西藏接壤的尼泊尔、印度。故我国的西藏自治区和云南省的有关边防及农业植物保护机构应予以高度重视并加强监测和预警 ,谨防沙漠蝗的发生危害