Trends in temperature and precipitation extremes over Circum-Bohai-Sea region, China |
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Authors: | Dejuan Jiang Zhi Li Qiuxian Wang |
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Institution: | Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Yantai 264003,China;2.College of Resources and Environment,Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University,Yangling 712100,China;3.School of Geography and Planning,Ludong University,Yantai 264025,China) |
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Abstract: | Trends in temperature and precipitation extremes from 1961 to 2008 have been investigated over Circum-Bohai-Sea region, China
using daily temperature and precipitation data of 63 meteorological stations. The results show that at most stations, there
is a significant increase in the annual frequency of warm days and warm nights, as well as a significant decrease in the annual
frequency of cold days, cold nights, frost days, and annual diurnal temperature range (DTR). Their regional averaged changes
are 2.06 d/10yr, 3.95 d/10yr, −1.88 d/10yr, −4.27 d/10yr, −4.21 d/10yr and −0.20°C/10yr, respectively. Seasonal changes display
similar patterns to the annual results, but there is a large seasonal difference. A significant warming trend is detected
at both annual and seasonal scales, which is more contributed by changes of indices defined by daily minimum temperature than
those defined by daily maximum temperature. For precipitation indices, the regional annual extreme precipitation displays
a weak decrease in terms of magnitude and frequency, i.e. extreme precipitation days (RD95p), intensity (RINTEN), proportion
(RPROP) and maximum consecutive wet days (CWD), but a slight increase in the maximum consecutive dry days (CDD), which are
consistent with changes of annual total precipitation (PRCPTOT). Seasonally, PRCPTOT and RD95p both exhibit an increase in
spring and a decrease in other seasons with the largest decrease in summer, but generally not significant. In summary, this
study shows a pronounced warming tendency at the less rainy period over Circum-Bohai-Sea region, which may affect regional
economic development and ecological protection to some extent. |
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Keywords: | temperature precipitation climate extreme trend analysis Circum-Bohai-Sea region |
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