2012-2015年河西走廊中部绿洲农田生态系统水热碳通量观测数据集

陆地生态系统与大气间水分、热量和二氧化碳交换过程是陆地表层物质与能量交换的核心内容。涡动相关系统已成为当前测算陆地生态系统水热碳交换过程的首选方法之一。本数据集是中国通量观测研究联盟(ChinaFLUX)临泽内陆河流域研究站点河西走廊中部绿洲农田生态系统2012–2015年的水分、热量和二氧化碳通量,以及辅助微气象观测数据集。本数据集为深刻理解干旱区绿洲农田生态系统水分传输、能量交换、碳循环过程及其植物与环境调控机理提供了关键基础数据,对深入认识干旱区绿洲水文循环、生态–水文相互作用和气候变化中的碳水热耦合机制等具有重要科学价值。本数据集也可为干旱区绿洲水土资源管理、绿洲稳定与可持续发展、绿洲生态保护等干旱区所亟待解决的水资源短缺和生态环境脆弱等现实问题提供科学数据支撑。

干旱气候条件下多种潜在蒸发量估算方法对比研究

潜在蒸发量表征局地大气蒸发能力,是研究陆面过程和水文循环的关键参量。基于中国科学院临泽内陆河流域研究站2015 2016年实测气象数据,对比分析了综合法、辐射法和温度法共10种潜在蒸发量计算公式在河西走廊中段干旱气候条件下的差异,并将计算结果与台站内E601型和Φ20型蒸发皿记录的蒸发量数据进行了统计分析。结果表明:(1)影响E601型和Φ20型蒸发量的气象因素主要为饱和水气压差、净辐射和温度;(2)两种蒸发皿折算系数(ETp-E601/ETp-Φ20)的算术平均法和一元线性回归法计算值分别为0.65和0.62;(3)总体上综合法最适用,其次是辐射法,基于温度的各方法适用性最差;(4)综合法中FAO-56法最优,与E601型蒸发皿值拟合值为1.02(R2=0.70);其次是基于辐射的Doorenbos-Pruitt法,与Φ20型蒸发皿值拟合值为0.78(R2=0.85)。以上研究结果为估算我国西北干旱区及类似环境下潜在蒸发量提供了方法上的借鉴。

西北干旱区河西走廊荒漠绿洲土地覆盖类型与蒸散的关系研究——基于Landsat 8和ZY3数据融合

蒸散是地表水热平衡的重要分量,也是陆地生态过程与水文过程之间的重要纽带,尤其在干旱区地 气相互作用、碳循环、水循环等过程所包含的物质与能量交换中占有极其重要的地位。基于Landsat 8遥感影像和资源三号影像(ZY3)的高分辨率植被信息,利用SEBS模型对西北干旱区河西走廊中段临泽绿洲北部区域地表蒸散量进行了估算,并用绿洲内部和绿洲 荒漠过渡带两个通量塔涡动相关数据对模型进行评估,分析了不同土地覆盖类型对蒸散量空间分布的影响。结果表明:(1)SEBS模型模拟值与实测日蒸散值之间拟合效果较好,且在均一地表时(绿洲农田区)估算精度更高(R^2=0.96,P<0.001),RMSE、MAE分别为0.84 mm/d、0.56 mm/d;(2)从季节变化来看蒸散量与作物生长密切相关,夏季灌溉和降雨使得研究区水分充足,植被覆盖度高,蒸散量相应增加,在绿洲地区可达5.95 mm/d,而冬季最小仅为0.52 mm/d;(3)从蒸散量的空间变化来看,水体蒸散值最大,其余依次为农田、防护林、裸地和灌木丛,说明除水体外,随着植被覆盖的增大,蒸散量也逐渐增加。通过ZY3影像的高分辨率植被信息与Landsat 8影像热红外数据融合,提高了SEBS模型对该区域蒸散量的模拟效果,增进了我们对绿洲下垫面与大气间水热交换规律、水文过程、生态 水文相互作用的深入理解。

干旱区荒漠-绿洲过渡带3种典型灌木气孔导度对环境变化的响应及其对蒸腾的调控

利用LI-6400XT便携式光合作用测定系统和Model 1505植物压力室对河西走廊中部荒漠-绿洲过渡带3种优势种C4植物梭梭(Haloxylon ammodendron)、沙拐枣(Calligonum mongolicum)和C3植物泡泡刺(Nitraria sphaerocarpa)的水分交换过程和叶片水势(Ψ)变化进行了观测试验,对比了荒漠植物生长季降水前后水分传输因子的变化;模拟了气孔导度对主要环境因子和叶片水势的响应;从饱和水汽压差(VPD)对气孔导度的制约作用研究了荒漠植物蒸腾的调控机制。结果表明:影响3种灌木气孔导度的主要因子依次为VPD、气温(T)和Ψ,气孔导度随着VPD和T的升高而降低,随着Ψ的降低逐渐减小;不同荒漠植物气孔导度对环境因子和叶片水势的综合响应模拟研究表明,模型能够很好地模拟气孔导度日内变化,C3植物泡泡刺对这些因子变化的响应比C4植物梭梭和沙拐枣更敏感;通过类比于欧姆定律,表明可用气孔导度和VPD的乘积来对蒸腾速率进行线性模拟,相关性很强。

西北干旱区泡泡刺灌丛的降雨再分配特征及影响因素分析

定量分析植被冠层对降雨再分配过程的影响,是认识陆地生态系统水文循环的重要环节。然而,由于干旱区天然植被分布稀疏、形态结构特殊,其降雨再分配过程的测算较为困难,相关研究较少,特别是关于荒漠低矮灌丛的降雨再分配研究鲜有报道。本文以河西走廊中段临泽绿洲—荒漠过渡带的天然建群种泡泡刺灌丛(Nitraria sphaerocarpa)为研究对象,基于3年逐个单次降雨事件的观测数据分析了生长季泡泡刺灌丛的降雨再分配特征及主要影响因素,量化了泡泡刺灌丛覆盖下实际进入土壤的有效降雨量及其空间分布特征。结果表明:(1)生长季泡泡刺灌丛的平均穿透率、树干茎流率和冠层截留损失率分别为87.89%、1.61%和10.50%;(2)降雨量是影响泡泡刺灌丛降雨再分配特征的关键气象因素,其与穿透雨量、树干茎流量、冠层截留损失量之间具有显著的统计关系(P<0.001);(3)与干旱区其他稀疏植被相比,泡泡刺灌丛的穿透率和集流率较高,冠层截留损失率较低,与其特殊的植被形态特征有关,相关分析的结果表明,泡泡刺灌丛的穿透雨量与植被面积指数和株高呈显著的负相关关系(P<0.001),树干茎流量与树干倾角呈显著的正相关关系(P<0.01)。这些研究结果增进了我们对于绿洲—荒漠过渡带植被对局地水文过程影响的认识,为合理估算干旱区稀疏植被覆盖下的冠层截留损失提供了方法参考。

Cultivation effects on soil texture and fertility in an arid desert region of northwestern China

In arid desert regions of northwestern China, reclamation and subsequent irrigated cultivation have become effective ways to prevent desertification, expand arable croplands, and develop sustainable agricultural production. Improvement in soil texture and fertility is crucial to high soil quality and stable crop yield. However, knowledge on the long-term effects of the conversion of desert lands into arable croplands is very limited. To address this problem, we conducted this study in an arid desert region of northwestern China to understand the changes in soil physical-chemical properties after 0, 2, 5, 10, 17, and 24 years of cultivation. Our results showed that silt and clay contents at the 17-year-old sites increased 17.5 and 152.3 folds, respectively, compared with that at the 0-year-old sites. The soil aggregate size fraction and its stability exhibited an exponential growth trend with increasing cultivation ages, but no significant change was found for the proportion of soil macroaggregates(>5.00 mm) during the 17 years of cultivation. The soil organic carbon(SOC) content at the 24-year-old sites was 6.86 g/kg and increased 8.8 folds compared with that at the 0-year-old sites. The total(or available) nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium contents showed significant increasing trends and reached higher values after 17(or 24) years of cultivation. Changes in soil physical-chemical properties successively experienced slow, rapid, and stable development stages, but some key properties(such as soil aggregate stability and SOC) were still too low to meet the sustainable agricultural production. The results of this long-term study indicated that reasonable agricultural management, such as expanding no-tillage land area, returning straw to the fields, applying organic fertilizer, reducing chemical fertilizer application, and carrying out soil testing for formula fertilization, is urgently needed in arid desert regions.

Spatio-temporal variation in transpiration responses of maize plants to vapor pressure deficit under an arid climatic condition

The transpiration rate of plant is physically controlled by the magnitude of the vapor pressure deficit（VPD） and stomatal conductance. A limited-transpiration trait has been reported for many crop species in different environments, including Maize（Zea mays L.）. This trait results in restricted transpiration rate under high VPD, and can potentially conserve soil water and thus decrease soil water deficit. However, such a restriction on transpiration rate has never been explored in maize under arid climatic conditions in northwestern China. The objective of this study was to examine the transpiration rate of field-grown maize under well-watered conditions in an arid area at both leaf and whole plant levels, and therefore to investigate how transpiration rate responding to the ambient VPD at different spatial and temporal scales. The transpiration rates of maize at leaf and plant scales were measured independently using a gas exchange system and sapflow instrument, respectively. Results showed significant variations in transpiration responses of maize to VPD among different spatio-temporal scales. A two-phase transpiration response was observed at leaf level with a threshold of 3.5 k Pa while at the whole plant level, the daytime transpiration rate was positively associated with VPD across all measurement data, as was nighttime transpiration response to VPD at both leaf and whole plant level, which showed no definable threshold vapor pressure deficit, above which transpiration rate was restricted. With regard to temporal scale, transpiration was most responsive to VPD at a daily scale, moderately responsive at a half-hourly scale, and least responsive at an instantaneous scale. A similar breakpoint（about 3.0 k Pa） in response of the instantaneous leaf stomatal conductance and hourly canopy bulk conductance to VPD were also observed. At a daily scale, the maximum canopy bulk conductance occurred at a VPD about 1.7 k Pa. Generally, the responsiveness of stomatal conductance to VPD at the canopy scale was lower than that at leaf scale. These results indicate a temporal and spatial heterogeneity in how maize transpiration responses to VPD under arid climatic conditions. This could allow a better assessment of the possible benefits of using the maximum transpiration trait to improve maize drought tolerance in arid environment, and allow a better prediction of plant transpiration which underpin empirical models for stomatal conductance at different spatio-temporal scales in the arid climatic conditions.

西北干旱区灌溉绿洲农田生态系统冠层导度估算及其在蒸散计算中的应用

冠层导度是植被与大气间碳、水、热交换的关键调控因子,可靠合理的冠层导度估计对于量化陆地表面蒸散的物质与能量交换具有重要意义。基于Jarvis模型原理,采用叶片气孔导度对环境因子响应的分时段函数和叶面积指数构建了适用于西北干旱区灌溉绿洲农田生态系统的冠层导度模型,并用Penman-Monteith方程结合环境因子观测数据和涡度相关数据的反推计算结果对模型进行了验证,结果表明冠层导度模型能够提供合理的预测;应用该模型进一步计算了在叶面积指数大于3时的蒸散,模拟值与实测值也具有很好的一致性;此外,叶片气孔导度向冠层导度的尺度提升需要考虑遮荫系数(shelter factor),并拟合得到了其与叶面积指数的对应函数关系。这为干旱区土壤水分条件较好的农田生态系统提供了估算冠层导度和提高蒸散计算准确度的方法,对于理解植物与大气间物质和能量交换机制以及当地的水资源管理具有重要意义。