Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2017, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 326-336.doi: 10.1007/s11442-017-1379-3
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Xuemei LIU(), Mingjun ZHANG(
), Shengjie WANG, Jie WANG, Peipei ZHAO, Panpan ZHOU
Received:
2016-05-16
Accepted:
2016-06-15
Online:
2017-03-30
Published:
2017-03-30
About author:
Author: Liu Chunla, PhD, specialized in economic geography and regional development. E-mail:
*Corresponding author: Chen Mingxing, PhD and Associate Professor, E-mail:
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Xuemei LIU, Mingjun ZHANG, Shengjie WANG, Jie WANG, Peipei ZHAO, Panpan ZHOU. Assessment of diurnal variation of summer precipitation over the Qilian Mountains based on an hourly merged dataset from 2008 to 2014[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2017, 27(3): 326-336.
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Table 1
Correlation coefficients of the mean hourly precipitation amount, frequency and intensity in the Qilian Mountains during the summers of 2008-2014"
Eastern portion | Middle portion | Western portion | Qilian Mountains | |
---|---|---|---|---|
r(amount vs. Intensity) | 0.366 | 0.887** | -0.062 | 0.194 |
r(amount vs. frequency) | 0.834** | 0.963** | 0.598** | 0.931** |
r(intensity vs. frequency) | -0.036 | 0.806** | -0.483* | -0.071 |
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