Urbanization signatures in strong versus weak precipitation over the Pearl River Delta metropolitan regions of China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15545393 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Weibiao Li (0000-0003-3310-2727, Sun Yat-sen University, corresponding author), Sheng Chen (0000-0002-6224-2051, Sun Yat-sen University), Guixing Chen (0000-0002-3112-0668, Tohoku University), Weimin Sha (Tohoku University), Cong Luo (0000-0002-0879-3127), Yerong Feng, Zhiping Wen (Sun Yat-sen University), Baomin Wang (0000-0002-4235-198X, Sun Yat-sen University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 034020-034020 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/6/3/034020 |
| OpenAlex | W2131793109 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
We assess the issues of urban effects on the precipitation over the Pearl River Delta (PRD) metropolitan regions of China. The spatial and temporal variations of strong versus weak precipitation over the PRD and surrounding nonurban areas are investigated. The results show that the urbanization signatures in strong precipitation are significantly different from those in weak precipitation over the urban areas. The PRD experiences more strong precipitation but less weak precipitation compared to surrounding nonurban regions. In addition, the strong precipitation over the PRD displays a pronounced seasonal variation. The seasonality of weak precipitation, however, is much weaker over the PRD compared to the surrounding nonurban regions. Moreover, a strengthening in the precipitation intensity, a reduction in the rainfall frequency and an increase in the convective precipitation as well as the afternoon precipitation are found over the urban areas, which are probably associated with the abundance in strong precipitation and the deficit in weak precipitation over the PRD
Atmospheric sciences · China · Climatology · Geography · Meteorology · Metropolitan area · Precipitation · Urbanization · Climate variability and models · Environmental Science · Precipitation Measurement and Analysis · Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research · Ecology · Geology
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |