Attribute Analysis of Aridity Variability in North Xinjiang, China
Identifying the dominant meteorological factors affecting aridity variability can improve our understanding of climate change and its future trend in arid and semiarid regions. This study investigated the spatiotemporal aridity variability in North Xinjiang, China, from 1961 to 2013, based on the UN...
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| description | Identifying the dominant meteorological factors affecting aridity variability can improve our understanding of climate change and its future trend in arid and semiarid regions. This study investigated the spatiotemporal aridity variability in North Xinjiang, China, from 1961 to 2013, based on the UNESCO aridity index (precipitation/potential evapotranspiration), and analyzed its association with meteorological factors. The results suggest that North Xinjiang is becoming more humid with an increasing trend in aridity index. Precipitation, temperature, and relative humidity have positive correlation with aridity, and evapotranspiration, sunshine hours, and wind speed have negative correlation with aridity. Wind speed and sunshine hours have a higher sensitivity and more contribution to aridity. This study provides an understanding of the effect of recent climate change on drought in northwest China. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c76ff8f4acb044e98d11671530c8ba4b2025-02-03T01:02:20ZengWileyAdvances in Meteorology1687-93091687-93172016-01-01201610.1155/2016/96109609610960Attribute Analysis of Aridity Variability in North Xinjiang, ChinaYanfeng Wu0Guangxin Zhang1Hong Shen2Y. Jun Xu3Batur Bake4Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4888 Shengbei Street, Changchun 130102, ChinaKey Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4888 Shengbei Street, Changchun 130102, ChinaKey Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4888 Shengbei Street, Changchun 130102, ChinaSchool of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, 227 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USACollege of Grassland and Environmental Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, 311 East Nongda Road, Urumqi 830052, ChinaIdentifying the dominant meteorological factors affecting aridity variability can improve our understanding of climate change and its future trend in arid and semiarid regions. This study investigated the spatiotemporal aridity variability in North Xinjiang, China, from 1961 to 2013, based on the UNESCO aridity index (precipitation/potential evapotranspiration), and analyzed its association with meteorological factors. The results suggest that North Xinjiang is becoming more humid with an increasing trend in aridity index. Precipitation, temperature, and relative humidity have positive correlation with aridity, and evapotranspiration, sunshine hours, and wind speed have negative correlation with aridity. Wind speed and sunshine hours have a higher sensitivity and more contribution to aridity. This study provides an understanding of the effect of recent climate change on drought in northwest China.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9610960 |
| spellingShingle | Yanfeng Wu Guangxin Zhang Hong Shen Y. Jun Xu Batur Bake Attribute Analysis of Aridity Variability in North Xinjiang, China Advances in Meteorology |
| title | Attribute Analysis of Aridity Variability in North Xinjiang, China |
| title_full | Attribute Analysis of Aridity Variability in North Xinjiang, China |
| title_fullStr | Attribute Analysis of Aridity Variability in North Xinjiang, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attribute Analysis of Aridity Variability in North Xinjiang, China |
| title_short | Attribute Analysis of Aridity Variability in North Xinjiang, China |
| title_sort | attribute analysis of aridity variability in north xinjiang china |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9610960 |
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