Trends of Temperature Extremes in Summer and Winter during 1971–2013 in China

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 220-225

  Ling, Huang ^a   Ai Fang, Chen ^a   Yun Hua, Zhu ^b   Hong Lin, Wang ^a   Bin, He ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; diurnal temperature range; spatial and temporal features; temperature extremes; temperature trend

Indexed keywords

EXTREME EVENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS; WINTER;

CHINA;

EID: 85067526866     PISSN: 16742834     EISSN: 23766123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3878/AOSL20150005     Document Type: Article

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