TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Characteristics of climate change and extreme weather from 1951 to 2011 in China
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Zhao, Chunli
A1  - Chen, Jianguo
A1  - Du, Peng
A1  - Yuan, Hongyong
SP  - e15112540
EP  - e15112540
VL  - 15
IS  - 11
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112540
ID  - ref1
ER  -