Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain
Joint Authors
Ma, Enjun
Zhan, Jinyan
Qu, Ruijie
Yan, Haiming
Cui, Xiaolin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study first tested and verified the ability of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to simulate the near-surface temperature in the North China Plain.
Then the static land cover data in the WRF were replaced, and thereafter the modified WRF model was used to explore the impacts of land cover change on the near-surface temperature in the North China Plain in year 1992 and year 2005.
The results indicated that the land cover change in the North China Plain, which was characterized by the regional urbanization, had led to significant changes in the near-surface temperature, increasing the regional near-surface temperature by 0.03°C/year on average.
The spatial pattern of the climate change basically corresponded to that of the land cover change; for example, the temperature increased most significantly in the regions mainly consisting of cities and built-up area.
Besides, there were some variations in the degree and range of influence of the land cover change on the temperature among seasons.
The result can provide important theoretical support for the adaptation to climate change, scientific land cover change management, and land use planning.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Qu, Ruijie& Cui, Xiaolin& Yan, Haiming& Ma, Enjun& Zhan, Jinyan. 2013. Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Qu, Ruijie…[et al.]. Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain. Advances in Meteorology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Qu, Ruijie& Cui, Xiaolin& Yan, Haiming& Ma, Enjun& Zhan, Jinyan. Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain. Advances in Meteorology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469865
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-469865