Recent changes in daily climate extremes in an arid mountain region, a case study in northwestern China's Qilian Mountains.

ABSTRACT: Changes in climate extremes pose far-reaching consequences to ecological processes and hydrologic cycles in alpine ecosystems of the arid mountain regions. Therefore, regional assessments in various climates and mountain regions are needed for understanding the uncertainties of the change trends for extreme climate events. The objective of this study was to assess the spatial distribution and temporal trends of extreme precipitation and temperature events responses to global warming on the arid mountain regions of China. Results found that temperature extremes exhibited a significant warming trend, consistent with global warming. Warming trend in autumn and winter were greater than in spring and summer. Besides, precipitation extremes also exhibited statistically increase trend, such as nu

SUBMITTER: Lin P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5440392 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature