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Reconstruction and characterization of droughts and floods in the Hanjiang River Basin, China, 1426–2017
Based on the records of drought and flood in Chinese historical documents and precipitation data during the instrumental period, and by using the five-grade classification method, this study reconstructs the d...
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Extreme drought events diagnosed along the Yellow River and the adjacent area
Drought is a major natural disaster that has long-lasting effects on economic and social activities in northern China and has regional distinctions in duration, severity, and spatial extent. In this study, tre...
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Open AccessObserved decrease in light precipitation in part due to urbanization
Decrease in light precipitation (LP) frequency has been reported in many regions. However, reason for the decrease remains poorly understood. Here, we quantify urbanization effect on LP (< 3.0 mm day−1) trend in ...
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Historical and recent change in extreme climate over East Asia
This is an extended editors’ commentary on the topical collection “Historical and recent change in extreme climate over East Asia”, which collects a total of 15 papers related to the change and variability of ...
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Urbanization reduces frequency of light rain: an example from Beijing City
An hour precipitation dataset of 42 automatic weather stations is developed and applied to analyze the temporal and spatial characteristics of light precipitation in urban areas of Beijing City during 2007–201...
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Changes in the diurnal temperature range over East Asia from 1901 to 2018 and its relationship with precipitation
Since the 1950s, the East Asian diurnal temperature range (DTR), defined as the difference between the daily maximum (Tmax) and minimum temperatures (Tmin), has gradually decreased. Precipitation changes have oft...
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Homogenization and trend analysis of 1960–2015 in situ sea surface temperature observations along the coast of China
Sea surface temperature (SST) measurements from 26 coastal hydrological stations of China during 1960–2015 were homogenized and analyzed in this study. The homogenous surface air temperature (SAT) series from ...
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Extreme temperature of the mid-eighteenth century as compared to todays in Beijing
The extreme temperature events of the mid-eighteenth century can help understand the background climate conditions of the pre-industrial revolution period. However, studies are lacking mainly due to the scarce...
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An imputation method for the climatic data with strong seasonality and spatial correlation
Missing data were frequently found in the instrumental climatic records, which hindered the statistical analyses on climate change. A novel imputation method, called Imputation Based on Decomposition of Time S...
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Application of geographically weighted regression model in the estimation of surface air temperature lapse rate
The surface air temperature lapse rate (SATLR) plays a key role in the hydrological, glacial and ecological modeling, the regional downscaling, and the reconstruction of high-resolution surface air temperature...
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Open AccessChange in mean and extreme temperature at Yingkou station in Northeast China from 1904 to 2017
The understanding of centennial trends of extreme temperature has been impeded due to the lack of early-year observations. In this paper, we collect and digitize the daily temperature data set of Northeast Chi...
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Surface air pressure–based reconstruction of tropical cyclones affecting Hong Kong since the late nineteenth century
By using instrumental surface air pressure (SAP) records for 1885–2017 at Hong Kong (HK) station, SAP data for 1951–2016 at 66 stations over mainland China and modern tropical cyclones (TCs) of 1951–2017 deriv...
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Tempospatial Pattern of Surface Wind Speed and the “Urban Stilling Island” in Beijing City
An hourly-resolution dataset from observations at the automatic weather stations (AWSs) is developed and applied to study the characteristics of weakening surface wind in the urban areas of Beijing City in 200...
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Extreme Temperature Change of the Last 110 Years in Changchun, Northeast China
In China and East Asia, the long-term continuous observational data at daily resolution are insufficient, and thus there is a lack of good understanding of the extreme climate variation over the last 100 years...
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Diurnal and intra-season variation of warm-season temperature in coastal zone of Qinghai Lake
The Qinghai Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Tibetan Plateau and in mainland China. Effects of the lake on surface climate of the coastal areas, however, are not well understood. This article utilizes...
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Long-term change in surface air temperature over DPR Korea, 1918–2015
Land surface air temperature (SAT) change is one of the core issues in monitoring and assessing regional climate change. In this study, the characteristics of SAT change over DPR Korea for the period 1918–2015...
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Reassessment of urbanization effect on surface air temperature trends at an urban station of North China
Based on a homogenized data set of monthly mean temperature, minimum temperature, and maximum temperature at Shijiazhuang City Meteorological Station (Shijiazhuang station) and four rural meteorological statio...
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Global diurnal temperature range (DTR) changes since 1901
Previous observational analyses show that the land-surface diurnal temperature range (DTR) has decreased in the past 6 decades worldwide. Based on a newly developed China Meteorological Administration–Land Sur...
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Unravelling Climate Change in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Rapid Warming in the Mountains and Increasing Extremes
Historically, the climate of the HKH has experienced significant changes that are closely related to the rise and fall of regional cultures and civilizations. Studies show well-established evidence that climate d...
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Relationship Between Fine-Particle Pollution and the Urban Heat Island in Beijing, China: Observational Evidence
Urbanization has led to a significant urban heat island (UHI) effect in Beijing in recent years. At the same time, air pollution caused by a large number of fine particles significantly influences the atmosph...