World Regionalization of Climate Change (1961–2010)
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- 作者：Peijun Shi ; Shao Sun ; Daoyi Gong…
- 关键词：Climate change ; Regionalization ; Temperature ; Precipitation ; Tendency ; Fluctuation ; World
- 刊名：International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：September 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：7
- 期：3
- 页码：216-226
- 全文大小：2,830 KB
- 刊物主题：Natural Hazards; Sustainable Development; Climate Change; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Environment, general; Earth Sciences, general;
- 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- ISSN：2192-6395
- 卷排序：7
文摘
Traditional climate classification or regionalization characterizes the mean state of climate condition, which cannot meet the demand of addressing climate change currently. We have developed a climate change classification method, as well as the fundamental principles, an indicator system, and mapping techniques of climate change regionalization. This study used annual mean temperature and total precipitation as climatic indices, and linear trend and variation change as change indices to characterize climate change quantitatively. The study has proposed a scheme for world climate change regionalization based on a half century of climate data (1961–2010). Level-I regionalization divides the world into 12 tendency zones based on the linear trend of climate, level-II regionalization resulted in 28 fluctuation regions based on the variation change of climate. Climate change regionalization provides a scientific basis for countries and regions to develop plans for adapting to climate change, especially for managing climate-related disaster or environmental risks.