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Extreme Precipitation Changes in the Semiarid Region of Xinjiang, Northwest China
Joint Authors
Ge, Quansheng
Zhang, Yanwei
Liu, Minzhe
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study focuses on extreme precipitation changes in Xinjiang Province of Northwest China, which has experienced an increase in climate disasters in recent years.
This paper investigates extreme precipitation events in Xinjiang, using 54 stations with daily precipitation records from the period 1961–2008.
Different statistical tests and approaches were used to check the significance of trends of single and Xinjiang regionally aggregated precipitation series for intensity and in frequency.
There were predominantly positive trends in annual maximum precipitation and a remarkable increment in the frequency of extreme precipitation over certain thresholds (from 10 to 40 mm).
Although the series of frequencies exceeding thresholds had positive trends, only a minority were statistically significant.
This lack of significance is because of the high variability of extreme precipitation in space and time.
Thus, significant trends were evident when we assessed the extreme precipitation indicators of intensity and frequency at the regional level, both in intensity and frequency over thresholds, with a clearer signal in Xinjiang.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Yanwei& Ge, Quansheng& Liu, Minzhe. 2015. Extreme Precipitation Changes in the Semiarid Region of Xinjiang, Northwest China. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052788
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Yanwei…[et al.]. Extreme Precipitation Changes in the Semiarid Region of Xinjiang, Northwest China. Advances in Meteorology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052788
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Yanwei& Ge, Quansheng& Liu, Minzhe. Extreme Precipitation Changes in the Semiarid Region of Xinjiang, Northwest China. Advances in Meteorology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052788
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1052788