Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2017, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (9): 1027-1043.doi: 10.1007/s11442-017-1419-z
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Ming ZHANG1(), Shiqiang DU1,*(
), Yanjuan WU2,1(
), Jiahong WEN1, Congxiao WANG1, Ming XU3, Shuang-Ye WU4
Received:
2016-08-16
Accepted:
2017-02-24
Online:
2017-09-10
Published:
2017-09-05
Contact:
Shiqiang DU
E-mail:zhangminggeo@126.com;shiqiangdu@shnu.edu.cn;wuyanjuanfree@sina.cn
About author:
Author: Zhang Ming (1989-), Master, specialized in meteorological disasters and climate change. E-mail:
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Ming ZHANG, Shiqiang DU, Yanjuan WU, Jiahong WEN, Congxiao WANG, Ming XU, Shuang-Ye WU. Spatiotemporal changes in frequency and intensity of high-temperature events in China during 1961-2014[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2017, 27(9): 1027-1043.
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Figure 3
Trends in HTE frequency (a, c, e; days/10a) and intensity (b, d, f; °C/10a) during 1961-2014 (Red circles = increasing trends; blue circles = decreasing trends; filled circles = significant trends (p<0.05); gray dots = no trend or no data; three representative regions: I, northern China; II, central China; and III, southeastern coast)."
Table 1
Trends of HTE frequency during 1961-2014 in entire China and representative regions (days/10a)"
1961-1980 | 1961-1990 | 1990-2014 | 1961-2014 | 1961-1980 | 1961-1990 | 1990-2014 | 1961-2014 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entire China | Southeastern Coast | ||||||||
HTEf35 | -1.455* | -0.653 | 1.833*** | 0.425** | HTEf35 | -0.888 | 0.804 | 2.768** | 1.345*** |
HTEf37 | -0.665 | -0.321 | 0.947** | 0.240** | HTEf37 | -0.426 | 0.125 | 1.227 | 0.500** |
HTEf40 | 0.018 | 0.175 | 0.105 | 0.033 | HTEf40 | -1.068 | -0.571 | 0.370 | -0.033 |
Northern China | Central China | ||||||||
HTEf35 | -0.078 | 0.020 | 2.059*** | 1.043*** | HTEf35 | -5.326** | -4.012*** | 2.068 | -0.595 |
HTEf37 | -1.195 | -0.357 | 1.25* | 0.378 | HTEf37 | -2.746** | -1.742*** | 0.933* | -0.423* |
HTEf40 | -2.492 | -0.684 | 1.451 | -0.386 | HTEf40 | -0.503 | -0.345* | 0.386** | -0.021 |
Table 2
Trends of HTE intensity during 1961-2014 in entire China and representative regions (°C/10a)"
1961-1980 | 1961-1990 | 1990-2014 | 1961-2014 | 1961-1980 | 1961-1990 | 1990-2014 | 1961-2014 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entire China | Southeastern Coast | ||||||||
HTEi35 | -0.052 | -0.048* | 0.099*** | 0.022* | HTEi35 | -0.061 | -0.02 | 0.116** | 0.033** |
HTEi37 | -0.041 | -0.036* | 0.061* | 0.013 | HTEi37 | -0.037 | 0.021 | 0.049 | 0.025 |
HTEi40 | 0.046 | 0.005 | 0.019 | 0.015 | HTEi40 | -0.105 | -0.013 | 0.162** | 0.042* |
Northern China | Central China | ||||||||
HTEi35 | 0.011 | -0.008 | 0.071 | 0.042** | HTEi35 | -0.201 | -0.164** | 0.152** | -0.025 |
HTEi37 | -0.013 | -0.018 | 0.041 | 0.016 | HTEi37 | -0.102 | -0.131** | 0.132*** | -0.004 |
HTEi40 | -0.035 | -0.049 | 0.021 | -0.012 | HTEi40 | -0.135 | -0.133** | 0.093 | 0.007 |
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