Based on AVISO (archiving, validation and interpretation of satellite data in oceanography) data from 1993 to 2010, QuikSCAT (Quick Scatterometer) data from 2000 to 2008, and Argo data from 2003 to 2008, the inter...Based on AVISO (archiving, validation and interpretation of satellite data in oceanography) data from 1993 to 2010, QuikSCAT (Quick Scatterometer) data from 2000 to 2008, and Argo data from 2003 to 2008, the interannual variability of the Great Whirl (GW) and related mechanisms are studied. It shows that the origin and termination times of the GW, as well as its location and intensity, have significant interarmual variability. The GW appeared earliest (latest) in 2004 (2008) and vanished ear- liest (latest) in 2006 (2001), with the shortest (longest) duration in 2008 (2001). Its center was most southward (northward) in 2007 (1995), while the minimum (maximum) amplitude and area occurred in 2003 and 2002 (1997 and 2007), respectively. The GW was weaker and disappeared earlier with its location tending to be in the southwest in 2003, while in 2005 it was stronger, van- ished later and tended to be in northeast. The abnormal years were often not the same among different characters of the GW, and were not all coincident with ENSO (El Nifio-Southern Oscillation) or IOD (Indian Ocean Dipole) events, indicating the very com- plex nature of GW variations. Mechanism investigations shows that the interannual variability of intraseasonal wind stress curl in GW region results in that of the GW. The generation of the GW is coincident with the arrival of Rossby waves at the Somali coast in spring; the intensity of the GW is also influenced by Rossby waves. The termination of the GW corresponds well to the second one of the top two peaks in the baroclinic energy conversion rate in GW region, and the intensity and the position of the GW are also closely related to the top two baroclinic energy conversion rates.展开更多
A high-resolution 2ooo-year methane record has been constructed from an ice core recovered at 7200 m a.s.1, on the Dasuopu Glacier in the central Himalayas. This sub-tropical methane record reveals an increasing trend...A high-resolution 2ooo-year methane record has been constructed from an ice core recovered at 7200 m a.s.1, on the Dasuopu Glacier in the central Himalayas. This sub-tropical methane record reveals an increasing trend in the concentration of methane during the industrial era that is similar to observations from polar regions. However, we also observed the differences in the atmospheric methane mixing ratio between this monsoon record and those from polar regions during pre-industrial times. In the time interval o N 1850 A.D., the average methane concentration in the Dasuopu ice core was 782±40 ppbv and the maximum temporal variation exceeded 200 ppbv. The difference gradient of methane concentration in Dasuopu ice core with Greenland and Antarctica cores are 66±40 ppbv and 107±40 ppbv, respectively. This suggests that the tropical latitudes might have acted as a major global methane source in preindustrial times. In addition, the temporal fluctuation of the pre-industrial methane records suggests that monsoon evolution incorporated with high methane emission from south Asia might be responsible for the relatively high methane concentration observed in the Dasuopu ice core around A.D. 800 and A.D. 1600. These results provide a rough understanding of the contribution of tropical methane source to the global methane budget and also the relationship betweenatmospheric methane and climate change.展开更多
Experimental research of anode current and anode voltage influence on the speed of decaying plasma resistance change and the time ofthyratron cutoff. Anode current resistance increase is shown to cause thyratron cutof...Experimental research of anode current and anode voltage influence on the speed of decaying plasma resistance change and the time ofthyratron cutoff. Anode current resistance increase is shown to cause thyratron cutoff time increase in case of fixed anode voltage. In turn anode voltage increase in case of fixed anode current causes earlier increase of decaying plasma resistance growth speed and quicker apparatus cutoff:展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41076004)
文摘Based on AVISO (archiving, validation and interpretation of satellite data in oceanography) data from 1993 to 2010, QuikSCAT (Quick Scatterometer) data from 2000 to 2008, and Argo data from 2003 to 2008, the interannual variability of the Great Whirl (GW) and related mechanisms are studied. It shows that the origin and termination times of the GW, as well as its location and intensity, have significant interarmual variability. The GW appeared earliest (latest) in 2004 (2008) and vanished ear- liest (latest) in 2006 (2001), with the shortest (longest) duration in 2008 (2001). Its center was most southward (northward) in 2007 (1995), while the minimum (maximum) amplitude and area occurred in 2003 and 2002 (1997 and 2007), respectively. The GW was weaker and disappeared earlier with its location tending to be in the southwest in 2003, while in 2005 it was stronger, van- ished later and tended to be in northeast. The abnormal years were often not the same among different characters of the GW, and were not all coincident with ENSO (El Nifio-Southern Oscillation) or IOD (Indian Ocean Dipole) events, indicating the very com- plex nature of GW variations. Mechanism investigations shows that the interannual variability of intraseasonal wind stress curl in GW region results in that of the GW. The generation of the GW is coincident with the arrival of Rossby waves at the Somali coast in spring; the intensity of the GW is also influenced by Rossby waves. The termination of the GW corresponds well to the second one of the top two peaks in the baroclinic energy conversion rate in GW region, and the intensity and the position of the GW are also closely related to the top two baroclinic energy conversion rates.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40671044)the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2005CB422004)
文摘A high-resolution 2ooo-year methane record has been constructed from an ice core recovered at 7200 m a.s.1, on the Dasuopu Glacier in the central Himalayas. This sub-tropical methane record reveals an increasing trend in the concentration of methane during the industrial era that is similar to observations from polar regions. However, we also observed the differences in the atmospheric methane mixing ratio between this monsoon record and those from polar regions during pre-industrial times. In the time interval o N 1850 A.D., the average methane concentration in the Dasuopu ice core was 782±40 ppbv and the maximum temporal variation exceeded 200 ppbv. The difference gradient of methane concentration in Dasuopu ice core with Greenland and Antarctica cores are 66±40 ppbv and 107±40 ppbv, respectively. This suggests that the tropical latitudes might have acted as a major global methane source in preindustrial times. In addition, the temporal fluctuation of the pre-industrial methane records suggests that monsoon evolution incorporated with high methane emission from south Asia might be responsible for the relatively high methane concentration observed in the Dasuopu ice core around A.D. 800 and A.D. 1600. These results provide a rough understanding of the contribution of tropical methane source to the global methane budget and also the relationship betweenatmospheric methane and climate change.
文摘Experimental research of anode current and anode voltage influence on the speed of decaying plasma resistance change and the time ofthyratron cutoff. Anode current resistance increase is shown to cause thyratron cutoff time increase in case of fixed anode voltage. In turn anode voltage increase in case of fixed anode current causes earlier increase of decaying plasma resistance growth speed and quicker apparatus cutoff: