Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2020, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (4): 642-656.doi: 10.1007/s11442-020-1747-2
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ZHAO Fang1,2, LIU Junjie1, ZHU Wenbo1, ZHANG Baiping3,*(), ZHU Lianqi1
Received:
2020-01-06
Accepted:
2020-02-10
Online:
2020-04-25
Published:
2020-06-25
Contact:
ZHANG Baiping
E-mail:zhangbp@lreis.ac.cn
About author:
Zhao Fang, PhD and Lecturer, specialized in mountain physical geography and mountain ecological environment. E-mail: zhaofang84@163.com
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ZHAO Fang, LIU Junjie, ZHU Wenbo, ZHANG Baiping, ZHU Lianqi. Spatial variation of altitudinal belts as dividing index between warm temperate and subtropical zones in the Qinling-Daba Mountains[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(4): 642-656.
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Table 1
Climatic variables from weather stations in the piedmont of the Qinling-Daba Mountains (WI: warmth index; AMT: annual biotemperature; MTWM: mean temperature for the warmest month; MTCM: mean temperature for the coldest month; AP: annual precipitation; data from CIMISS http://data.cma.cn/)"
Site | Location | latitude (°) | Longitude (°) | Altitude (m) | WI (℃·month) | AMT (℃) | MTWM (℃) | MTCM (℃) | AP(mm) | |
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Songxian | North slope of Qinling | 34.1 | 112.1 | 326 | 128.2 | 15 | 26.6 | 0.8 | 689 | |
Luoning | 34.4 | 111.1 | 328 | 121.7 | 14.4 | 25.9 | 0.6 | 569 | ||
Liquan | 34 | 108.5 | 543 | 113.3 | 13.4 | 25.7 | 0.9 | 541 | ||
Qinling Mountains | ||||||||||
Shannan | South slope of Qinling North slope of Daba | 33.5 | 110.9 | 523 | 118.8 | 14.4 | 25.1 | 1.6 | 864 | |
Hanzhong | 33.1 | 107 | 510 | 123.5 | 15 | 25.6 | 2.8 | 838 | ||
Shiquan | 33 | 108.3 | 485 | 123.4 | 15.1 | 25.5 | 3 | 890 | ||
Hanyin | 32.9 | 108.1 | 413 | 127.2 | 15.4 | 26 | 3.3 | 904 | ||
Daba Mountains | ||||||||||
Guanyuan | South slope of Daba | 32.4 | 105.8 | 514 | 140.6 | 16.7 | 26.2 | 5.4 | 929 | |
Wangcang | 32.2 | 106.3 | 486 | 141.3 | 16.8 | 26.3 | 5.4 | 1158 | ||
Nanzhang | 31.8 | 111.1 | 151 | 135.9 | 16.1 | 27.3 | 2.6 | 912 | ||
Wuxi | 31.4 | 109.6 | 338 | 156.6 | 18.1 | 27.8 | 6.7 | 1091 | ||
Xingshan | 31.4 | 110.7 | 337 | 148.5 | 17.4 | 27.3 | 5.5 | 977 |
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