Precipitation Effects on Temperature—A Case Study in China

Aigang Lu

doi:10.1007/s12583-011-0228-z

Volume 22 Issue 6

Dec 2011

Turn off MathJax

Article Contents

Journal of Earth Science > 2011 > 22(6): 792-798.

Aigang Lu. Precipitation Effects on Temperature—A Case Study in China. Journal of Earth Science, 2011, 22(6): 792-798. doi: 10.1007/s12583-011-0228-z

Citation:

Aigang Lu. Precipitation Effects on Temperature—A Case Study in China. Journal of Earth Science, 2011, 22(6): 792-798. doi: 10.1007/s12583-011-0228-z

Aigang Lu. Precipitation Effects on Temperature—A Case Study in China. Journal of Earth Science, 2011, 22(6): 792-798. doi: 10.1007/s12583-011-0228-z

Citation:

Aigang Lu. Precipitation Effects on Temperature—A Case Study in China. Journal of Earth Science, 2011, 22(6): 792-798. doi: 10.1007/s12583-011-0228-z

PDF( 559 KB)

Precipitation Effects on Temperature—A Case Study in China

doi: 10.1007/s12583-011-0228-z

Aigang Lu^,

College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Weinan Teachers University, Weinan, 714000, China

Funds:

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 41171061

the Open Found of Key Laboratory of Cryosphere and Environment, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences SKLCS2010-09

Natural Science Foundation of Science and Technology Agency of Shaanxi Province 2010JM5014

Scientific Effort of Education Department of Shaanxi Province 09JK429

Scientific Effort of Education Department of Shaanxi Province 11JK0742

Science and Technology Project of Weinan City 2010GC1-6

More Information

Corresponding author: Lu Aigang, lagx1088@163.com
Received Date: 07 Jul 2010
Accepted Date: 25 Nov 2010
Publish Date: 01 Dec 2011

Abstract

Abstract

To discover the mechanism of the continuous summer temperature decline in certain regions against significant global warming, 456 national meteorological observational stations with long term of observed daily temperature and precipitation data were applied to analyze the relationship between precipitation and temperature. Results show that there is a significant negative correlation between precipitation and temperature, indicating that precipitation influences temperature significantly: the more the precipitation, the lower the temperature, and vice versa. The precipitation effect on temperature can reasonably interpret the typical summer temperature in Southwest China and can partly explain why global warming is more significant in winter than in summer and more significant in higher latitude areas than in lower latitude.
- global warming,
- precipitation effect,
- temperature variation,
- negative correlation

FullText(HTML)

References(43)

References

Allan, R. P., Soden, B. J., 2008. Atmospheric Warming and the Amplification of Precipitation Extremes. Science, 321(5895): 1481–1484, doi: 10.1126/science.1160787

Bradley, R. S., Diaz, H. F., Eischeid, J. K., et al., 1987. Precipitation Fluctuations over Northern Hemisphere Land Areas since the Mid-19th Century. Science, 237(4811): 171–175, doi: 10.1126/science.237.4811.171

Carslaw, K. S., Harrison, R. G., Kirkby, J., 2002. Cosmic Rays, Clouds, and Climate. Science, 298: 1732–1736 doi: 10.1126/science.1076964

Chapin, F. S. III, Sturm, M., Serreze, M. C., et al., 2005. Role of Land-Surface Changes in Arctic Summer Warming. Science, 310(5748): 657–660 doi: 10.1126/science.1117368

Charlson, R. J., Schwartz, S. E., Hales, J. M., et al., 1992. Climate Forcing by Anthropogenic Aerosols. Science, 255(5043): 423–430, doi: 10.1126/science.255.5043.423

Crowley, T. J., Burke, K. C., 1998. Tectonic Boundary Conditions for Climate Reconstructions. Oxford University Press, New York. 285

Dai, A. G., Del Genio, A. D., Fung, I. Y., 1997. Clouds, Precipitation, and Temperature Range. Nature, 386: 665–666, doi: 10.1038/386665b0

Dai, A. G., Trenberth, K. E., Karl, T. R., 1999. Effects of Clouds, Soil Moisture, Precipitation and Water Vapor on Diurnal Temperature Range. Journal of Climate, 12: 2451–2473 doi: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<2451:EOCSMP>2.0.CO;2

Dickerson, R. R., Kondragunta, S., Stenchikov, G., et al., 1997. The Impact of Aerosols on Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Photochemical Smog. Science, 278(5339): 827–830, doi: 10.1126/science.278.5339.827

Ding, Y. J., Dai, X., 1994. Temperature in China during the Last 100 Years. Monthly Meteorology, 20: 19–26

Duan, K. Q., Yao, T. D., Thompson L. G., 2006. Response of Monsoon Precipitation in the Himalayas to Global Warming. Journal of Geophysical Reseach, 111: D19110, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007084

Giorgi, F., Bi, X. Q., Qian, Y., 2002. Direct Radiative Forcing and Regional Climatic Effects of Anthropogenic Aerosols Over East Asia: A Regional Coupled Climate-Chemistry/Aerosol Model Study. Journal of Geophysical Research, 107(D20): 4439, doi: 10.1029/2001JD001066

Giorgi, F., Bi, X. Q., Qian, Y., 2003. Indirect vs. Direct Effects of Anthropogenic Sulfate on the Climate of East Asia as Simulated with a Regional Coupled Climate-Chemistry/Aerosol Model. Climatic Change, 58(3): 345–376, doi: 10.1023/A:1023946010350

Hansen, J., Johnson, D., Lacis, A., et al., 1981. Climate Impact of Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide. Science, 213(4511): 957–966 doi: 10.1126/science.213.4511.957

Hays, J. D., Imbrie, J., Shackleton, N. J., 1976. Variations in the Earth's Orbit: Pacemaker of the Ice Ages. Science, 194(4270): 1121–1132 doi: 10.1126/science.194.4270.1121

IPCC, 2007. Summary for Policymakers of Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Jones, P. D., Moberg, A., 2003. Hemispheric and Large-Scale Surface Air Temperature Variations: An Extensive Revision and an Update to 2001. Journal of Climate, 16: 206–223 doi: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<0206:HALSSA>2.0.CO;2

Jones, P. D., Parker, D. E., Osborn, T. J., et al., 2006. Global and Hemispheric Temperature Anomalies—Land and Marine Instrumental Records. In: Trends: A Compendium of Data on Global Change. U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn. . 603–608

Joos, F., Plattner, G. K., Stocker, T. F., et al., 1999. Global Warming and Marine Carbon Cycle Feedbacks on Future Atmospheric CO₂. Science, 284: 464–467 doi: 10.1126/science.284.5413.464

Kerr, R. A., 2007. Global Warming is Changing the World. Science, 316(5822): 188–190, doi: 10.1126/science.316.5822.188

Lu, A. G., Pang, D. Q., He, Y. Q., et al., 2007. Regional Summer Temperature Decrease against Global Warming in China, Landform Effect? Journal of Mountain Science, 4(1): 86–90, doi: 10.1007/s11629-007-0086-4

Madden, R. A., Williams J., 1978. Correlation between Temperature and Precipitation in the United States and Europe. Monthly Weather Review, 106(1): 142–147, doi: 10.1175/1520-0493(1978)106〈0142:TCBTAP〉2.0.C0:2

Maria, S. F., Russell, L. M., Gilles, M. K., et al., 2004. Organic Aerosol Growth Mechanisms and Their Climate-Forcing Implications. Science, 306: 1921–1924 doi: 10.1126/science.1103491

Matsui, T., Lakshmi, V., Small, E., 2003. Links between Snow Cover, Surface Skin Temperature and Rainfall Variability in the North American Monsoon System. Journal of Climate, 16(11): 1821–1829 doi: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<1821:LBSCSS>2.0.CO;2

Pielke, R. A. Sr., 2005. Land Use and Climate Change. Science, 310: 1625–1626, doi: 10.1126/science.1120529

Qian, Y., Giorgi, F., 2000. Regional Climatic Effects of Anthropogenic Aerosols? The Case of Southwestern China. Geophysical Research Letters, 27(21): 3521–3524, doi: 10.1029/2000GL011942

Ramanathan, V., 1988. The Greenhouse Theory of Climate Change: A Test by an Inadvertent Global Experiment. Science, 240(4850): 293–299, doi: 10.1126/science.240.4850.293

Reck, R. A., 1975. Aerosols and Polar Temperature Change. Science, 188(4189): 728–730, doi: 10.1126/science.188.4189.728

Rind, D., 2002. The Sun's Role in Climate Variations. Science, 296: 673–677 doi: 10.1126/science.1069562

Ruddiman, W. F., 1997. Techtonic Uplift and Climate Change. Plenum Press, New York

Shindell, D. T., Rind, D., Balachandran, N., et al., 1999. Solar Cycle Variability, Ozone and Climate. Science, 284: 305–308 doi: 10.1126/science.284.5412.305

Shindell, D. T., Schmidt, G. A., Mann, M. E., et al., 2001. Solar Forcing of Regional Climate Change during the Maunder Minimum. Science, 294(5549): 2149–2152, doi: 10.1126/science.1064363

Thomas, L., 1991. Rainfall, Temperature and Dust Storm Anomalies in the African Sahel. The Geographical Journal, 157(2): 136–160 doi: 10.2307/635272

Thompson, R. D., 1995. The Impact of Atmospheric Aaerosols on Global Climate: A Review. Progress in Physical Geography, 19: 336–350, doi: 10.1177/030913339501900303

Tout, D. G., 1987. Precipitation-Temperature Relationships in England and Wales Summers. International Journal of Climatology, 7(2): 181–184 doi: 10.1002/joc.3370070208

Wang, S. G., Wang, J. Y., Zhou, Z. J., et al., 2003. Regional Characteristics of Dust Events in China. Acta Geographica Sinica, 13(1): 35–44

Wang, W. C., Yung, Y. L., Lacis, A. A., et al., 1976. Greenhouse Effects due to Man-Made Perturbations of Trace Gases. Science, 194(1976): 685–690 http://www.onacademic.com/detail/journal_1000038121352410_e955.html

Wentz, F. J., Ricciardulli, L., Hilburn, K., et al., 2007. How much more Rain will Global Warming Bring? Science, 317: 233–235, doi: 10.1126/science.1140746

Yao, T. D., Jiao, K. Q., Yang, M. X., 2000. Precipitation Variations Recorded in Guliya Ice Core in the Past 400 Years. Progress in Natural Science, 40(4): 288–293 http://d.wanfangdata.com.cn/Periodical_zrkxjz200004007.aspx

Yukari, T., Yasoichi, E., Shigeki, M., 2008. High Correlation between Winter Precipitation and Air Temperature in Heavy-Snowfall Areas in Japan. Annals of Glaciology, 49(1): 7–10 http://www.igsoc.org/annals/49/a49a084.pdf

Zachos, J., Pagani, M., Sloan, L., et al., 2001. Trends, Rhythms, and Aberrations in Global Climate 65 Ma to Present. Science, 292(5517): 686–693 doi: 10.1126/science.1059412

Zhao, W. N., Khalil, M. A. K., 1993. The Relationship between Precipitation and Temperature over the Contiguous United States. Journal of Climate, 6(6): 1232–1236. doi: 10.1175/1520-0442(1993)006〈1232:TRBPAT〉2.0.CO;2

Zhou, L., Dai, A., Dai, Y., et al., 2008. Spatial Patterns of Diurnal Temperature Range Trends on Precipitation from 1950 to 2004, Clim. Dyn., doi: 10.1007/s00382-008-0387-5

Relative Articles

Supplements(0)

Cited By

Proportional views

Proportional views

通讯作者: 陈斌, bchen63@163.com

1.
沈阳化工大学材料科学与工程学院沈阳 110142

Figures(5)

Get Citation

PDF

XML

Article Metrics

Article views(983) PDF downloads(23)

Precipitation Effects on Temperature—A Case Study in China

doi: 10.1007/s12583-011-0228-z

Abstract

References

Proportional views

Catalog

通讯作者: 陈斌, bchen63@163.com

Article Metrics

Proportional views

Related

Precipitation Effects on Temperature—A Case Study in China

doi: 10.1007/s12583-011-0228-z

Abstract

References

Proportional views

Catalog

通讯作者: 陈斌, bchen63@163.com

Article Metrics

Proportional views

Related

Export File

Citation

Format

Content