Open AccessAnalysis of Maximum and Minimum Temperature in Qilian Mountainous, Northwest China
Author(s) -
Chuancheng Zhao,
Hongkai Gao,
Shuntian Yao,
Jiaxin Zhou
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/693/1/012060
Subject(s) - mean radiant temperature , maximum temperature , climatology , climate change , environmental science , global warming , spring (device) , atmospheric sciences , physical geography , geography , geology , physics , oceanography , thermodynamics
As one of the key elements of climate change, the temperature changes can affects the energy balance and hydrological cycle. The variations and trend of mean annual maximum temperature (T max ) and minimum temperature (T min ) were analyzed by using linear regress for 44 stations inside and surrounding the Qilian Mountains for period of 1960-2017. The results have shown that the variations of mean annual T max and T min have significant increasing in whole study regions. The warming trend of mean annual T mix is higher than that of T max . Both the trend of mean annual T max and T min in the southern slope is warmer than those in the northern slope of Qilian Mountains. In spring, the warming trend of T max is significantly weaker inside than that outside the Qilian Mountains. For all seasons, the trend of T max and T min is the highest in winter, and is weakest in spring.