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Global Warming: The Instability of Desert Climate is Enhancing in the Northwest Area in China: A Case Study in the Desert Area in Northwestern China
1, 2, 3Zhao-Feng Chang, 1, 2, 3Shu-Juan Zhu, 1, 2, 3Fu-Gui Han, 1, 2, 3Sheng-Nnian Zhong, 1, 2, 3Qiang-Qiang Wang and 1, 2, 3Jian-Hui Zhang
1Gansu Minqin National Field Observation and Research Station on Ecosystem of Desertified Rangeland
2Key Laboratory of Desertification Combating of Gansu Province
3Gansu Desert Control Research Institute, China
Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology 2013 9:2760-2764
Received: September 26, 2012 | Accepted: November 15, 2012 | Published: March 20, 2013
Abstract
To disclose the relation between the sandstorms change and the temperature changes, a case study in the desert area in northwestern china is investigated. The results showed that: the instability of climate in Minqin desert area is enhancing in the arid desert region in northwest China. Mainly as follows: Variation the annual extreme maximum temperature increasing. Variation of extreme minimum temperature also an increasing trend. Average visibility of sandstorms significantly reduced and the fluctuation trend increased significantly. In the past two years, there have been some unusual climate events in other regions in China. They reflect the fact that the deterioration of the stability of the climate change. The instability of the climate change impact on human life and production is increased more than global warming, more worthy of global concern.
Keywords:
China, desert climate, global warming, instabilities,
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