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Characteristics of Climate Change and Extreme Weather from 1951 to 2011 in China
It has been demonstrated that climate change is an established fact. A good comprehension of climate and extreme weather variation characteristics on a temporal and a spatial scale is important for adaptation and response. In this work, the characteristics of temperature, precipitation, and extreme...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6265753/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30428540 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112540 |
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author | Zhao, Chunli Chen, Jianguo Du, Peng Yuan, Hongyong |
author_facet | Zhao, Chunli Chen, Jianguo Du, Peng Yuan, Hongyong |
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description | It has been demonstrated that climate change is an established fact. A good comprehension of climate and extreme weather variation characteristics on a temporal and a spatial scale is important for adaptation and response. In this work, the characteristics of temperature, precipitation, and extreme weather distribution and variation is summarized for a period of 60 years and the seasonal fluctuation of temperature and precipitation is also analyzed. The results illustrate the reduction in daily and annual temperature divergence on both temporal and spatial scales. However, the gaps remain relatively significant. Furthermore, the disparity in daily and annual precipitation are found to be increasing on both temporal and spatial scales. The findings indicate that climate change, to a certain extent, narrowed the temperature gap while widening the precipitation gap on temporal and spatial scales in China. |
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spelling | pubmed-62657532018-12-15 Characteristics of Climate Change and Extreme Weather from 1951 to 2011 in China Zhao, Chunli Chen, Jianguo Du, Peng Yuan, Hongyong Int J Environ Res Public Health Article It has been demonstrated that climate change is an established fact. A good comprehension of climate and extreme weather variation characteristics on a temporal and a spatial scale is important for adaptation and response. In this work, the characteristics of temperature, precipitation, and extreme weather distribution and variation is summarized for a period of 60 years and the seasonal fluctuation of temperature and precipitation is also analyzed. The results illustrate the reduction in daily and annual temperature divergence on both temporal and spatial scales. However, the gaps remain relatively significant. Furthermore, the disparity in daily and annual precipitation are found to be increasing on both temporal and spatial scales. The findings indicate that climate change, to a certain extent, narrowed the temperature gap while widening the precipitation gap on temporal and spatial scales in China. MDPI 2018-11-13 2018-11 /pmc/articles/PMC6265753/ /pubmed/30428540 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112540 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Zhao, Chunli Chen, Jianguo Du, Peng Yuan, Hongyong Characteristics of Climate Change and Extreme Weather from 1951 to 2011 in China |
title | Characteristics of Climate Change and Extreme Weather from 1951 to 2011 in China |
title_full | Characteristics of Climate Change and Extreme Weather from 1951 to 2011 in China |
title_fullStr | Characteristics of Climate Change and Extreme Weather from 1951 to 2011 in China |
title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics of Climate Change and Extreme Weather from 1951 to 2011 in China |
title_short | Characteristics of Climate Change and Extreme Weather from 1951 to 2011 in China |
title_sort | characteristics of climate change and extreme weather from 1951 to 2011 in china |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6265753/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30428540 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112540 |
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