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Nonlinearity and Fractal Properties of Climate Change during the Past 500 Years in Northwestern China
Joint Authors
Wan, Shiquan
Liu, Qunqun
Zou, Jianxin
He, Wenping
Source
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
By using detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA), the present paper analyzed the nonlinearity and fractal properties of tree-ring records from two types of trees in northwestern China, and then we disclosed climate change characteristics during the past 500 years in this area.
The results indicate that climate change in northwestern China displayed a long-range correlation (LRC), which can exist over time span of 100 years or longer.
This conclusion provides a theoretical basis for long-term climate predictions.
Combining the DFA results obtained from daily temperatures records at the Xi’an meteorological observation station, which is near the southern peak of the Huashan Mountains, self-similarities widely existed in climate change on monthly, seasonal, annual, and decadal timescales during the past 500 years in northwestern China, and this change was a typical nonlinear process.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wan, Shiquan& Liu, Qunqun& Zou, Jianxin& He, Wenping. 2016. Nonlinearity and Fractal Properties of Climate Change during the Past 500 Years in Northwestern China. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103438
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wan, Shiquan…[et al.]. Nonlinearity and Fractal Properties of Climate Change during the Past 500 Years in Northwestern China. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103438
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wan, Shiquan& Liu, Qunqun& Zou, Jianxin& He, Wenping. Nonlinearity and Fractal Properties of Climate Change during the Past 500 Years in Northwestern China. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103438
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1103438