The effects of land use and its patterns on soil properties in a small catchment of the Loess Plateau

Due to relatively strong human activities in the hilly area of Loess Plateau, the natural vegetation has been destroyed, and landscape pattern based on agricultural land matrix was land use mosaic composing of shrub land, grassland, woodland and orchard. This pattern has an important effect on soil moisture and soil nutrients. The Danangou catchment, a typical small catchment, was selected to study the effects of land use and its patterns on soil moisture and nutrients in this paper. The results are as follows: The comparisons of soil moisture among seven land uses for wet year and dry year were performed: (1) the average of soil moisture content for whole catchment was 12.11% in wet year, while it was 9.37% in dry year; (2) soil moisture among seven land uses was significantly different in dry year, but not in wet year; (3) from wet year to dry year, the profile type of soil moisture changed from decreasing type to fluctuation-type and from fluctuant type to increasing type; (4) the increasing trend in soil moisture from the top to foot of hillslope occurred in simple land use along slope, while complicated distribution of soil moisture was observed in multiple land uses along slope. The relationships between soil nutrients and land uses and landscape positions were analysed: (1) five nutrient contents of soil organic matter (SOM), total N (TN), available N (AN), total P (TP) and available P (AP) in hilly area were lower than that in other areas. SOM content was less than 1%, TN content less than 0.07%, and TP content between 0.05% and 0.06%; (2) SOM and TN contents in woodland, shrub land and grassland were significantly higher than that in fallow land and cropland, and higher level in soil fertility was found in crop-fruit intercropping land among croplands; (3) soil nutrient distribution and responses to landscape positions were variable depending on slope and the location of land use types.

The impact of cropland conversion on environmental effect in the Loess Plateau: a pilot study based on the national experimental bases

Conversion of cropland to forestry and grassland is an important method to reduce soil erosion and improve the biophysical environment in the Loess Plateau. The feasibility, methods, and environmental effects of cropland conversion were studied based on 11 typical watersheds of national experimental bases instead of different geographic areas of the Loess Plateau. Between 1986 and 2000, cropland, sloping cropland and non-agricultural land decreased by 8%, 92.5% and 8% respectively, while forestry increased by 15.7%. The land use change not only decreased annual soil erosion by 74%, but also increased vegetation coverage by 100% and improved the soil condition and biodiversity. This can be achieved by building basic farmland, increasing capital and scientific input, and planting trees and grasses according to the natural biophysical restrictions.

Land-use changes in the small watershed of the Loess Plateau,hilly-gully region, China

As more and more farmland is converted to forestry, the need for effective decision support regarding the use of land in the fragile ecological environment of the Loess Plateau hilly-gully area. The Luoyugou watershed was chosen as the study area to calculate the single dynamic degree, integrated dynamic degree, and change indexes of land use, as well as the land-use type transition matrix. This was done by interpreting the TM and SPOT images of the Luoyugou watershed in 1986, 1995, and2004 and making statistical analysis. The results of ou statistical analysis show that the conversion of slope farm land to terrace and forest land plays a dominant role in land-use changes in the Luoyugou watershed from 1986 to2004. The land-use changes are mainly driven by popula tion growth, socio-economic development, consume spending, and investment in forest ecology.

Fractal features of soil profiles under different land use patterns on the Loess Plateau, China

Fractal theory is becoming an increasingly useful tool to describe soil structure dynamics for a better understanding of the performance of soil systems. Changes in land use patterns significantly affect soil physical, chemical and biological properties. However, limited information is available on the fractal characteristics of deep soil layers under different land use patterns. In this study, the fractal dimensions of particle size distribution（PSD） and micro-aggregates in the 0–500 cm soil profile and soil anti-erodibility in the 0–10 cm soil profile for 10 typical land use patterns were investigated in the Zhifanggou Watershed on the Loess Plateau, China. The 10 typical land use patterns were： slope cropland, two terraced croplands, check-dam cropland, woodland, two shrublands, orchard, artificial and natural grasslands. The results showed that the fractal dimensions of PSD and micro-aggregates were all significantly influenced by soil depths, land use patterns and their interaction. The plantations of shrubland, woodland and natural grassland increased the amount of larger micro-aggregates, and decreased the fractal dimensions of micro-aggregates in the 0–40 cm soil profile. And they also improved the aggregate state and aggregate degree and decreased dispersion rate in the 0–10 cm soil profile. The results indicated that fractal theory can be used to characterize soil structure under different land use patterns and fractal dimensions of micro-aggregates were more effective in this regard. The natural grassland may be the best choice for improving soil structure in the study area.

The impact of land use change on soil organic carbon and labile organic carbon stocks in the Longzhong region of Loess Plateau

Land use change （LUC） is widely recognized as one of the most important driving forces of global carbon cycles. The soil organic carbon （SOC） and labile organic carbon （LOC） stores were investigated at arable land （AL）, artificial grassland （AG）, artificial woodland （AW）, abandoned arable land （AAL） and desert steppe （DS） in the Longzhong region of the Loess Plateau in Northwest China. The results showed that conversions from DS to AL, AL to AG and AL to AAL led to an increase in SOC content, while the conversion from DS to AW led to a decline. The differences in SOC content were significant between DS and AW at the 20-40 cm depth and between AL and AG at the 0-10 cm depth. The SOC stock in DS at the 0-100 cm depth was 39.4 t/hm2, increased by 28.48% after cultivation and decreased by 19.12% after conversion to AW. The SOC stocks increased by 2.11% from AL to AG and 5.10% from AL to AAL. The LOC stocks changed by a larger magnitude than the SOC stocks, which suggests that it is a more sensitive index of carbon dynamics under a short-term LUC. The LOC stocks increased at 0-20 cm and 0-100 cm depths from DS to AW, which is opposite to that observed for SOC. The proportion of LOC to SOC ranged from 0.14 to 0.20 at the 0-20 cm depth for all the five land use types, indicating low SOC dynamics. The allocation proportion of LOC increased for four types of LUC conversion, and the change in magnitude was largest for DS to AW （40.91%）. The afforestation, abandonment and forage planting on arable land led to sequestration of SOC; the carbon was lost initially after afforestation. However, the carbon sink effect after abandonment may not be sustainable in the study area.

Remote-sensing data reveals the response of soil erosion intensity to land use change in Loess Plateau, China

Developing an effective approach to rapidly assess the effects of restoration projects on soil erosion intensity and theirextensive spatial and temporal dynamics is important for regional ecosystem management and the development of soilconservation strategies in the future. This study applied a model that was developed at the pixel scale using water soilerosion indicators （land use, vegetation coverage and slope） to assess the soil erosion intensity in the Loess Plateau,China. Landsat TM/ETM＋ images in 2000, 2005 and 2010 were used to produce land use maps based on the object-oriented classification method. The MODIS product MOD13Q1 was adopted to derive the vegetation coveragemaps. The slope gradient maps were calculated based on data from the digital elevation model. The area of watersoil-eroded land was classified into six grades by integrating slope gradients, land use and vegetation coverage. Resultsshow that the Grain-To-Green Project in the Loess Plateau worked based on the land use changes from 2000 to 2010and enhanced vegetation restoration and ecological conservation. These projects effectively prevented soil erosion.During this period, lands with moderate, severe, more severe and extremely severe soil erosion intensities significantlydecreased and changed into less severe levels, respectively. Lands with slight and light soil erosion intensities increased.However, the total soil-eroded area in the Loess Plateau was reduced. The contributions of the seven provincesto the total soil-eroded area in the Loess Plateau and the composition of the soil erosion intensity level in eachprovince are different. Lands with severe, more severe and extremely severe soil erosion intensities are mainly distributedin Qinghai, Ningxia, Gansu and Inner Mongolia. These areas, although relatively small, must be prioritised andpreferentially treated.

Land use optimization at small watershed scale on the Loess Plateau

At present, land use optimization at small watershed scale is the key measure to control soil erosion, restore the eco-environment and improve the farmers＇ living standard on the Loess Plateau, China. Based on the land use survey maps of 1966, 1988, 1997, 2003 and the digital topographic map of 1984 in Yangou watershed, and assisted by spatial techniques of GIS, the basic characteristics and driving forces of land use change in Yangou watershed are analyzed. According to the summarization of land-use optimization characteristics since 1997, and with the help of continuous monitoring data for years and farmer investigation data, this paper appraises eco-environmental benefits, economic benefits and sustainability of Yangou watershed. We have used sediment reduction benefits, coverage ratio of permanent vegetation, per capita food production and per capita income of farmers as indices. The results show that Yangou watershed project has successfully controlled the soil and water loss and the farmers＇ living standard has been improved markedly by reasonable adjustment to land use structure. The benefit of sediment reduction is higher than 80% and the coverage ratio of permanent vegetation reaches 61.03%. In 2006, the per capita income increased by 1493 yuan compared with the year 1998.The successful measures and experiences of Yan- gou watershed are worth promoting on the Loess Plateau.

Impact of large-scale vegetation restoration project on summer land surface temperature on the Loess Plateau, China

A large-scale afforestation project has been carried out since 1999 in the Loess Plateau of China. However, vegetation-induced changes in land surface temperature (LST) through the changing land surface energy balance have not been well documented. Using satellite measurements, this study quantified the contribution of vegetation restoration to the changes in summer LST and analyzed the effects of different vegetation restoration patterns on LST during both daytime and nighttime. The results show that the average daytime LST decreased by 4.3°C in the vegetation restoration area while the average nighttime LST increased by 1.4°C. The contributions of the vegetation restoration project to the changes in daytime LST and nighttime LST are 58% and 60%, respectively, which are far greater than the impact of climate change. The vegetation restoration pattern of cropland (CR) converting into artificial forest (AF) has a cooling effect during daytime and a warming effect at nighttime, while the conversion of CR to grassland has an opposite effect compared with the conversion of CR to AF. Our results indicate that increasing evapotranspiration caused by the vegetation restoration on the Loess Plateau is the controlling factor of daytime LST change, while the nighttime LST change is affected by soil humidity and air humidity.

Analysis of Patterns and Benefits of Cultivated Land Transfer in Rural Areas in the Loess Plateau——A Case Study of Yuanzhou District of Ningxia

Cultivated land transfer is one of hotspots in research on agriculture,rural areas and farmers in China. Based on research achievements related to cultivated land transfer and the field survey of Yuanzhou District in the Loess Plateau,the primary patterns of cultivated land transfer in rural areas in the Loess Plateau were summarized according to the management subjects of cultivated land. According to the analyses of family income and expenses of a peasant household,the benefit of various patterns of cultivated land transfer to increase farmers' income was analyzed,and the social and ecological benefits of cultivated land transfer were assessed. The results showed that cultivated land transfer had developed rapidly in the Loess Plateau,and 42. 5% of the investigated peasant households took part in cultivated land transfer. The benefit of cultivated land transfer to increase farmers' income was obvious after cultivated land transfer. There were significant differences between various patterns of cultivated land transfer in the increase of farmers' income. The pattern driven by agricultural cooperatives increased farmers' income most obviously,and the annual family earnings per peasant household reached 12072. 99 yuan / a. The social and ecological benefits of cultivated land transfer conducted by peasant households spontaneously were very remarkable. The pattern led by leading enterprises promoted the large-scale operation of cultivated land greatly,but its benefit to increase farmers' income was limited. The comprehensive benefit of the pattern guided by the government was the most balanced. Geographic environment had decisive influences on the choose of patterns of cultivated land transfer in the Loess Plateau.

Study on adverse effects of groundwater level rising induced by land creation engineering in hilly and gully area of the Loess Plateau

Land creation projects have been implemented in China to expand urban space in mountainous areas.In addition to the predictable settlement brought about by filling construction,varying degrees of land subsidence and engineering failures have a demonstrated relationship to groundwater level fluctuation induced by land creation engineering.In this work,we adopted a typical large-scale land creation project,Yan’an New City in Shaanxi province,West China,as our study area.Prior to conducting the main experiment,preliminary field investigation and groundwater level monitoring were conducted to determine the groundwater fluctuation trend induced by land creation engineering.Although a blind drainage system was implemented,the depth aspect of groundwater level changes after large-scale land creation still needed to be addressed.To study the degree of impact and the settlement mechanism induced by the rising groundwater level,we conducted a Water Immersion Test(WIT)in a typical land creation site for 107 days.The rising groundwater level was simulated by injecting water from the bottom of the filling foundation.During the WIT,the soil water content,surface subsidence,and internal settlement of soil at different depths were obtained.Surface subsidence development could be categorized into four stages during the water level increase.The second stage,which is defined as the point when the groundwater level rises to 10 m,marked the critical point in the process.Furthermore,it was ascertained that the local settlement in regions that were originally composed of steep slopes is larger than that in originally flat areas.In addition,ground cracks and sinkholes in the study area were inspected;and it was determined that they would become new channels that would accelerate water infiltration and exacerbate the settlement.Based on the results from our field investigation and testing,several suggestions are proposed for land creation projects to mitigate issues associated with construction-induced groundwater level rising.

A Probe into the Dynamic Change of Land Use in the Southern Loess Plateau

In order to reveal the characteristics of land use change in the south loess plateau,this paper tentatively divided Loess Plateau into North and South under the support of GIS,and then introduced land use spatial temporal dynamic model,analyzed land use dynamic change in provincial scale. The results showed: during the 25 years,construction land area increased from 3 555. 99 km2 to 4 794. 28 km2,unused land decreased by 0. 02 percentage points,forest land area increased from 51 011. 31 km2 to 51 066. 79 km2,waters increased of 0. 01 percentage points,farmland area decreased to 98 561. 57 km2 from 100 004. 79 km2,grassland area increased by 0.08 percentage points. Land use change important values in province scale on each were not identical,showed obvious regional differences.

Spatio-temporal evolution of ecologically-sustainable land use in China's Loess Plateau and detection of its influencing factors

Ecological land(Eco-land) is a basic resource for human beings to survive, and eco-land use is a strategy, a way to manage the land resource. So, ecologically-sustainable land use is essential for human beings to survive. This paper investigates the spatiotemporal characteristics and mechanisms of urban-rural eco-land using a new and innovative integration way based on eco-land change data in China's Loess Plateau(LP) prefecture level cities and explores factors of eco-land change. The spatial difference characteristic of eco-land among different level cities in the LP is that: small cities > big cities > middle cities. From 2009 to 2016, the eco-land in the LP from the perspective of urban-rural areas has changed significantly. Significant differences of urban-rural eco-land were identified among various urban growth types, and all the cities in the LP were further classified into four types based on eco-land change trend, with type A and B cities identified as the vital zone and major zone. Taking the eco-fragile region Loess Plateau(LP) as an example, our results demonstrated that the migrants to cities in LP could relieve ecological pressures and promote restoration of ecological vegetation. We have demonstrated that urbanization and the influence of government policy can be discerned through the quantification of the spatial-temporal change of eco-land and suggest that combining both urban and rural eco-land can support more effective land use decisions and provide theoretical basis for the practical application of urban planning, policy-making and sustainable development. What's more, governments should strive to population mobility and restore vegetation to sustain this fragile ecological environment.

Land use and land cover change processes in China's eastern Loess Plateau

Using Landsat remote sensing images, we analyzed changes in each land use type and transitions among different land use types during land use and land cover change （LUCC） in Ningwu County, located in the eastern Loess Plateau of China, from 1990 to 2010. We found that grassland, woodland, and farmland were the main land use types in the study area, and the area of each type changed slightly from 1990 to 2010, whereas the area of water, construction land, and unused land increased greatly. For the whole area, the net change and total change were insignificant due to weak human activity intensity in most of the study area, and the LUCC was dominated by quasi-balanced two-way transitions from 1990 to 2010. The insignificant overall amount of LUCC appears to have resulted from offsetting of rapid increases in population, economic growth, and the im- plementation of a program to return farmland to woodland and grassland in 2000. This program converted more farmland into woodland and grassland from 2000 to 2010 than from 1990 to 2000, but reclamation of woodland and grassland for use as farmland continued from 2000 to 2010, and is a cause for concern to the local government.

2023年积石山Ms6.2级地震同震地质灾害初步分析

2023年12月18日,甘肃省临夏回族自治州积石山县发生Ms6.2级地震,触发了大量同震地质灾害,亟需查明同震地质灾害的基本特征、发育分布规律和成因机制,为震后恢复重建与地质灾害防治提供支撑。本文基于多源高分辨率遥感解译和已有研究成果对比分析,初步揭示了此次地震地质灾害的基本特征和发育分布规律,并探讨了草滩村液化滑坡—泥流的成因机制。结果表明:此次地震Ⅶ度及以上烈度区内共发育1 535处同震地质灾害,主要为中小规模黄土滑坡和浅表层岩质崩塌,集中分布于黄土梁和黄土塬内冲沟两侧、单薄黄土梁两侧以及大型历史滑坡后壁等局部地形较陡峭的部位。地震因素控制了同震地质灾害的区域分布规律,而地形因素控制了同震地质灾害的局部分布规律。同震地质灾害在0.1~0.3 g震峰值加速度区域、发震断层下盘区域、南东坡向、30~60 m坡高范围、斜坡中部以上20~40 m范围分布数量最多。受广泛关注的草滩村“砂涌”灾害本质是饱水黄土在地震作用下发生的液化滑坡。2016年完成的填沟造地工程改变了滑源区地表和地下水流通条件,地下水通道被堵塞,导致地下水位抬升和下部土体饱和可能是该处发生液化滑坡的重要原因。

黄土高原宁南山区土壤养分空间分布特征

[目的]土壤养分含量及其空间分布状况是陆地生态系统健康与可持续发展的重要评价因素,因此分析土壤养分及其空间特征对该区域的土壤养分管理以及土地可持续利用意义重大。[方法]在半干旱的宁南山区选取不同土地利用类型为研究对象,采用地统计学空间插值分析了土壤养分含量及其空间分布特征。[结果]黄土丘陵不同土地利用类型土壤全量养分均处于中等偏下的水平,表层0—20 cm土壤养分含量均高于20—40 cm土层,“表聚效应”明显。整体上,土壤养分含量基本表现为天然草地>柠条>山杏>裸地>梯田>退耕草地,其中天然草地显著高于其他植被类型(p<0.05)。从土壤养分的空间分布可知,土壤有机碳含量呈中部低、南北高的状态;土壤速效磷含量呈中部高,南北低的状态;土壤硝态氮和铵态氮含量变化趋势则是从南到北逐渐递增。[结论]人工种植柠条和山杏有利于改善该地区土壤综合质量水平;因此,退耕还林(草)的生态恢复措施能够持续、有效改善当地的土壤质量状况。

黄土高原彬长矿区土壤侵蚀特征及其与环境变化的关系

黄土高原矿区煤炭产量占全国70%以上,大规模开采活动导致区域内生态环境退化与土壤侵蚀加剧。然而,当前鲜有矿区土壤侵蚀时空特征及其与环境变化关系的定量研究,限制了煤矿区土地复垦与生态修复进展。为了探究矿区土壤侵蚀特征及其与环境变化的关系,为黄土高原煤矿区生态环境治理提供理论指导,该研究以彬长矿区为研究区,利用修订的通用土壤流失方程(revised universal soil loss equation,RUSLE)分别模拟了矿区全区2003—2019年及沉陷区2014—2019年土壤侵蚀速率,探究了矿区全区及沉陷区土壤侵蚀特征,定量研究了降雨、地形和植被对土壤侵蚀的影响。结果表明:1)2003—2019年间,彬长矿区土壤侵蚀速率整体呈显著上升趋势(P<0.05),年份间差异较大,2003年土壤侵蚀最为严重,侵蚀速率为85.56 t/(hm~2·a),2009年侵蚀程度最低,侵蚀速率为15.54 t/(hm^(2)·a)。微度、轻度侵蚀主要分布于城区、黄土塬和河流阶地等平坦地区,其空间分布在不同年份间基本保持一致,其余侵蚀类型主要分布于煤矿开采区、沟壑区及河道周边,且侵蚀强度空间异质性较大。2)2014—2019年间矿区全区及沉陷区土壤侵蚀速率表现出明显的季节周期性变化。春秋季节土壤侵蚀强度多表现为微度、轻度侵蚀,冬季侵蚀速率接近于0,夏季土壤侵蚀速率为一年中最高,是矿区水土流失治理的重点时段。3)彬长矿区土壤侵蚀速率与降雨量呈极显著正相关(P<0.01),沉陷区土壤侵蚀速率与降雨量、沉陷量及植被覆盖度均呈极显著正相关(P<0.01),降雨量是土壤侵蚀的主要影响因子,且开采沉陷加剧了土壤侵蚀,沉陷区的沉陷量不同,土壤侵蚀程度也不同。该研究方法探明了矿区的土壤侵蚀变化规律及环境变化对土壤侵蚀的影响,可为黄土高原煤矿区土壤侵蚀防治和生态环境恢复提供决策支持和科学依据。

黄土切沟沟头位置地形临界模型及不同土地利用下的参数差异

切沟侵蚀是黄土高原地区重要侵蚀形式。切沟的发生存在一定的地形临界,坡度-汇水面积(Slope-Area)临界模型是切沟沟头位置模拟与预测的常用方法,对模型参数的空间分异及其不同土地利用下的参数差异的规律认识不足极大限制了该临界模型的实际应用。本研究以典型黄土丘陵沟壑区陕北岔巴沟流域为研究区,采用无人机航摄并结合野外实测,研究了S-A临界模型参数的空间分异及其不同土地利用下的参数差异。结果表明:(1)切沟沟头坡度从上游到下游呈递增趋势,沟头汇水面积呈递减趋势。(2)岔巴沟流域S-A临界模型切沟发生的临界常数a值和模型指数b从上游到下游变化不大,均呈轻微递增趋势,流域内切沟沟头发生的临界模型空间分异性不明显。岔巴沟流域上游、中游和下游的切沟沟头S-A临界模型参数a分别为1.006、1.128和1.157,参数b分别为0.197、0.203和0.209。(3)切沟沟头S-A临界模型参数受土地利用类型的影响较大。坡耕地切沟S-A临界模型参数a和b分别为0.810和0.159,林草地切沟临界模型参数a和b分别为2.007和0.341。林草地切沟沟头S-A临界模型常数a是坡耕地的近2.5倍,指数b是坡耕地的近2倍。本研究深化了对黄土丘陵沟壑区切沟沟头发生的地形临界条件的认识,提升了S-A临界模型在黄土切沟治理实践中的可用性,将有效支撑黄土高原侵蚀精准治理。

黄土高原沟壑区生态用地空间格局变化分析——以陕西省洛川县为例

[目的]揭示基础生态用地与生产性生态用地相结合的现实条件下生态用地的时空格局变化,为探索果业生产在林地资源有限区域的现实生态意义提供支撑。[方法]利用国土二调和三调数据,从景观生态学和空间统计学视角,对洛川县生态用地数量变化、转移过程、空间冷热点进行了分析。[结果](1)2009—2019年,洛川县生态用地总量增加了4703.87 hm^(2),其中林地和果园增加面积最大,分别为23103.4,9025.31 hm^(2)。(2)全县稳定性生态用地面积达108583.1 hm^(2),其中北部的低峁丘陵区稳定性生态用地以林地为主,其面积占比达到了90.04%。中部塬区与南部残塬沟壑区稳定性生态用地以生产性生态用地类型为主,面积占比分别达到了各区域稳定生态用地总面积的44.35%,45.7%。(3)生态用地占比的局部空间自相关分析显示,2009年和2019年两个年度基础性生态用地的聚集度格局未发生显著变化,但生产性生态用地的空间聚集格局变化较大,其高—高聚集区和低—低聚集区分别增加了6079.64,10792.11 hm^(2),统计不显著区域减少了18309.15 hm^(2)。(4)以园地为代表的生产性生态用地变化直接促进了整个县域生态用地格局的变化,其中高—高聚集区和低—低聚集区分别减少了18262.62,8373.14 hm^(2),统计不显著区域增加了27725.61 hm^(2),并显著提高了乡村农民的收入水平,对区域环境的可持续发展具有重要的促进作用。[结论]洛川县以果园为代表的生产性生态用地对该区生态用地稳定性影响较大,未来应加强果业生产对林地资源有限区域的生态研究。

宁夏黄土区典型坡面表层土壤有机碳含量的空间变化特征及尺度效应

【目的】定量认识土壤有机碳(SOC)含量在坡面上的空间异质性及尺度效应,探索“由点及面”估算坡面平均SOC含量的精确便捷途径,为细致刻画坡面土壤资源状况、全面理解生态系统碳循环、制定土壤高质量管理方案提供科学基础。【方法】在宁夏半干旱黄土丘陵区,选择3个相邻的由退耕还林工程形成的典型坡面,从坡顶向坡脚设置连续样点,调查各样点的土地利用、植被特征、立地条件及表层(0^20 cm)SOC含量,分析其坡向差异、坡位变化;以“离坡顶的水平距离或相对距离”为自变量,以表层SOC含量的顺坡滑动平均值为因变量,定量描述坡面尺度效应;再以坡面上任一样点表层SOC含量与坡面平均值的比值为因变量,实现由“点”到“面”的尺度上推。【结果】研究区表层SOC含量存在明显的坡向差异、坡位变化、尺度效应。表层SOC含量的坡面平均值在南坡(7.60 g·kg^(-1))最高,东坡(6.42 g·kg^(-1))次之,西坡(5.65 g·kg^(-1))最低,其坡位间变幅在东坡(15.95 g·kg^(-1))最大,其次为西坡(11.34 g·kg^(-1)),最小为南坡(9.72 g·kg^(-1)),说明东坡的坡面效应最强,其次为西坡,南坡最弱。东坡、西坡、南坡表层SOC含量的坡位变化大致相同,均由坡顶向下逐渐减小,至离坡顶水平距离200、150、280 m(相对距离0.73、0.45、0.76)后趋于稳定,主要与坡面“上部为自然状态的坡地+林草植被+恢复年限长、下部为人工梯田+林农植被+扰动频繁”的空间格局有关。在东坡、西坡、南坡上,距坡顶水平距离每增加100 m,SOC含量的滑动平均值分别变化-3.40、-2.50、-1.51 g·kg^(-1);距坡顶相对距离每增加0.1,SOC含量的滑动平均值分别变化-0.96、-0.75、-0.55 g·kg^(-1)。构建3个坡向不同坡位样点表层SOC含量与坡面平均值的比值随离坡顶水平距离或相对距离增加而变化的数量关系(R^(2)>0.7,P<0.001),籍此可由坡面上任一样点表层SOC含量精确便捷地估算坡面平均值。将所有位点数据融合得出,离坡顶相对距离0.4的位点表层SOC含量最接近坡面平均值。【结论】半干旱黄土丘陵区坡面表层SOC含量沿坡从上至下基本呈先减小后稳定的变化,与土地利用类型、植被类型、恢复年限的坡面分布格局有关。以顺坡(相对)水平坡长增加为尺度变量可较好地定量刻画表层SOC含量的坡面变化特征及尺度效应,藉此可实现坡面表层SOC含量平均值的精确便捷推算。

四维LOESS插值法在台湾海峡及其邻近海域温盐场研究中的应用

将四维LOESS(locally weighted regression)插值法应用至台湾海峡及其邻近海域,在考虑了研究海域海底地形和岸界对分析结果影响的基础上,通过引入空间和时间拟合函数,有效地解决了调查资料在时间和空间上的不均匀性.通过与气候态WOD01数据及卫星遥感资料的对比分析,可以发现,四维LOESS插值法不仅能够较好地再现研究海域的水文要素整体分布特征,而且对于台湾海峡及其邻近海域的中尺度现象(如夏季浅滩附近的局地低温、东山外海上升流等)也有较好的分辨能力.总的来说,四维LOESS插值法在台湾海峡及其邻近海域的应用是可行、可靠的.