Airborne particulates play a central role in both the earth’s radiation balance and as a trigger for a wide range of health impacts. Air quality monitors are placed in networks across many cities glob-ally. Typically...Airborne particulates play a central role in both the earth’s radiation balance and as a trigger for a wide range of health impacts. Air quality monitors are placed in networks across many cities glob-ally. Typically these provide at best a few recording locations per city. However, large spatial var-iability occurs on the neighborhood scale. This study sets out to comprehensively characterize a full size distribution from 0.25 - 32 μm of airborne particulates on a fine spatial scale (meters). The data are gathered on a near daily basis over the month of May, 2014 in a 100 km2 area encompassing parts of Richardson, and Garland, TX. Wind direction was determined to be the dominant factor in classifying the data. The highest mean PM2.5 concentration was 14.1 ± 5.7 μg·m-3 corresponding to periods when the wind was out of the south. The lowest PM2.5 concentrations were observed after several consecutive days of rainfall. The rainfall was found to not only “cleanse” the air, leaving a mean PM2.5 concentration as low as 3.0 ± 0.5 μg·m-3, but also leave the region with a more uniform PM2.5 concentration. Variograms were used to determine an appropriate spatial scale for future sensor placement to provide measurements on a neighborhood scale and found that the spatial scales varied, depending on the synoptic weather pattern, from 0.8 km to 5.2 km, with a typical length scale of 1.6 km.展开更多
The number of urban vitality assessment studies is rising continuously,owing to the emergence of geographic data.The current literature focuses primarily on evaluation,rather than implementation,of urban vitality.Henc...The number of urban vitality assessment studies is rising continuously,owing to the emergence of geographic data.The current literature focuses primarily on evaluation,rather than implementation,of urban vitality.Hence,a scoping review and research agenda are needed for urban vitality research to be more practical.This study aims to fill the research gap by exploring the content and methods of vitality assessment that can make urban vitality research more compatible with policy,planning,and design practice.We chose the neighborhood scale,which is the most practical initiative unit for vitality enhancement.We discovered that the gaps between the current research and practice primarily lie in the diversity of research subjects,the authenticity and comprehensiveness of vitality measurement,and the multi-domain of impact factor analysis.On this basis,we classified the following expandable aspects:(1) multi-type,multi-dimensional,multi-temporal,and implementation-adaptive vitality evaluation;(2) methods reflecting high-quality social interactions and the perceptions of vulnerable groups;(3) how design and urban management impacts vitality;and(4) the synergistic effects of multiple indicators on vitality.Overall,the research content and methodology presented in this paper can help neighborhood-scale vitality assessment to provide more meaningful insights for policy makers and practitioners.展开更多
概率预报是由集合预报衍生、包含不确定性信息的客观产品,对业务决策服务有重要的参考价值。传统的邻域集合概率法中,邻域半径固定不变,不符合实际天气过程中牵涉甚广的尺度谱。为此引入基于集合匹配尺度的邻域集合概率法(Neighborhood ...概率预报是由集合预报衍生、包含不确定性信息的客观产品,对业务决策服务有重要的参考价值。传统的邻域集合概率法中,邻域半径固定不变,不符合实际天气过程中牵涉甚广的尺度谱。为此引入基于集合匹配尺度的邻域集合概率法(Neighborhood Ensemble Probability based on Ensemble Agreement Scale,EAS_NEP),并在中国南方典型的梅雨锋暴雨中开展准确性和预报技巧的定量检验评估,以期验证该方法在此类过程中的适用性,并促进其在实际业务中的推广使用。联合扰动初始场、侧边界和物理过程所得到的集合预报能较好地表征实际的预报不确定性,进一步在此基础上比较了格点概率法、不同半径的邻域集合概率法以及EAS_NEP的优劣。试验结果表明,EAS_NEP能根据集合成员间的一致性程度,自适应地调整邻域半径,其在集中型降水中所确定的邻域半径通常大于分散型降水。动态调整的邻域半径既避免了半径过大时的过度平滑与关键信息丢失,又消除了半径较小所带来的奇异点,其空间分布呈阶梯型,空间连续性更优。此外,BS(布莱尔评分)、FSS(分数技巧评分)和ROC曲线(相对作用特征曲线)等定量评估结果也体现出EAS_NEP相比传统方法正的预报技巧,尤其是在分散型降水和高阈值检验时优势更明显。以上结果表明,EAS_NEP在梅雨锋暴雨的预报中具有较好的应用前景,运用在业务中能有效提升概率预报质量。展开更多
文摘Airborne particulates play a central role in both the earth’s radiation balance and as a trigger for a wide range of health impacts. Air quality monitors are placed in networks across many cities glob-ally. Typically these provide at best a few recording locations per city. However, large spatial var-iability occurs on the neighborhood scale. This study sets out to comprehensively characterize a full size distribution from 0.25 - 32 μm of airborne particulates on a fine spatial scale (meters). The data are gathered on a near daily basis over the month of May, 2014 in a 100 km2 area encompassing parts of Richardson, and Garland, TX. Wind direction was determined to be the dominant factor in classifying the data. The highest mean PM2.5 concentration was 14.1 ± 5.7 μg·m-3 corresponding to periods when the wind was out of the south. The lowest PM2.5 concentrations were observed after several consecutive days of rainfall. The rainfall was found to not only “cleanse” the air, leaving a mean PM2.5 concentration as low as 3.0 ± 0.5 μg·m-3, but also leave the region with a more uniform PM2.5 concentration. Variograms were used to determine an appropriate spatial scale for future sensor placement to provide measurements on a neighborhood scale and found that the spatial scales varied, depending on the synoptic weather pattern, from 0.8 km to 5.2 km, with a typical length scale of 1.6 km.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.51908495。
文摘The number of urban vitality assessment studies is rising continuously,owing to the emergence of geographic data.The current literature focuses primarily on evaluation,rather than implementation,of urban vitality.Hence,a scoping review and research agenda are needed for urban vitality research to be more practical.This study aims to fill the research gap by exploring the content and methods of vitality assessment that can make urban vitality research more compatible with policy,planning,and design practice.We chose the neighborhood scale,which is the most practical initiative unit for vitality enhancement.We discovered that the gaps between the current research and practice primarily lie in the diversity of research subjects,the authenticity and comprehensiveness of vitality measurement,and the multi-domain of impact factor analysis.On this basis,we classified the following expandable aspects:(1) multi-type,multi-dimensional,multi-temporal,and implementation-adaptive vitality evaluation;(2) methods reflecting high-quality social interactions and the perceptions of vulnerable groups;(3) how design and urban management impacts vitality;and(4) the synergistic effects of multiple indicators on vitality.Overall,the research content and methodology presented in this paper can help neighborhood-scale vitality assessment to provide more meaningful insights for policy makers and practitioners.
文摘概率预报是由集合预报衍生、包含不确定性信息的客观产品,对业务决策服务有重要的参考价值。传统的邻域集合概率法中,邻域半径固定不变,不符合实际天气过程中牵涉甚广的尺度谱。为此引入基于集合匹配尺度的邻域集合概率法(Neighborhood Ensemble Probability based on Ensemble Agreement Scale,EAS_NEP),并在中国南方典型的梅雨锋暴雨中开展准确性和预报技巧的定量检验评估,以期验证该方法在此类过程中的适用性,并促进其在实际业务中的推广使用。联合扰动初始场、侧边界和物理过程所得到的集合预报能较好地表征实际的预报不确定性,进一步在此基础上比较了格点概率法、不同半径的邻域集合概率法以及EAS_NEP的优劣。试验结果表明,EAS_NEP能根据集合成员间的一致性程度,自适应地调整邻域半径,其在集中型降水中所确定的邻域半径通常大于分散型降水。动态调整的邻域半径既避免了半径过大时的过度平滑与关键信息丢失,又消除了半径较小所带来的奇异点,其空间分布呈阶梯型,空间连续性更优。此外,BS(布莱尔评分)、FSS(分数技巧评分)和ROC曲线(相对作用特征曲线)等定量评估结果也体现出EAS_NEP相比传统方法正的预报技巧,尤其是在分散型降水和高阈值检验时优势更明显。以上结果表明,EAS_NEP在梅雨锋暴雨的预报中具有较好的应用前景,运用在业务中能有效提升概率预报质量。
