NDLI: Altitude dependency of trends of daily climate extremes in southwestern China, 1961

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Author	Li, Zongxing He, Yuanqing Theakstone, Wilfred H. Wang, Xufeng Zhang, Wei Cao, Weihong Du, Jiankuo Xin, Huijuan Chang, Li
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	A total of 12 indices of temperature extremes and 11 indices of precipitation extremes at 111 stations in southwestern China at altitudes of 285–4700 m were examined for the period 1961–2008. Significant correlations of temperature extremes and elevation included the trends of diurnal temperature range, frost days, ice days, cold night frequency and cold day frequency. Regional trends of growing season length, warm night frequency, coldest night and warmest night displayed a statistically significant positive correlation with altitude. These characteristics indicated the obvious warming with altitude. For precipitation extreme indices, only the trends of consecutive dry days, consecutive wet days, wet day precipitation and the number of heavy precipitation days had significant correlations with increasing altitude owing to the complex influence of atmospheric circulation. It also indicated the increased precipitation mainly at higher altitude areas, whereas the increase of extreme precipitation events mainly at lowers altitude. In addition, the clearly local influences are also crucial on climate extremes. The analysis revealed an enhanced sensitivity of climate extremes to elevation in southwestern China in the context of recent warming.
Starting Page	416
Ending Page	430
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1009637X
Journal	Journal of Geographical Sciences
Volume Number	22
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	18619568
Language	English
Publisher	SP Science Press
Publisher Date	2012-06-13
Publisher Place	Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	southwestern China climate altitude dependency Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry Geographical Information Systems/Cartography Physical Geography Nature Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth and Planetary Sciences

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