Research Catalog

Title

The climate of China / Manfred Domrös, Peng Gongbing.

Author

Domrös, Manfred.

Publication

Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, ©1988.

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Details

Additional Authors

P'eng, Kung-ping.

Description

xiii, 360 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Subjects

• China > Climate
• Klimaat
• Klima
• Climatology

Note

• Includes indexes.

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. [351]-357.

Contents

• CONTROLLING FACTORS OF THE CLIMATE: Latitude, longitude and location -- Topography and landforms -- Distribution of land and sea and nature of the underlying ground -- Seasons -- CIRCULATION: Seasonal pressure distribution at sea level -- Seasonally prevailing winds and air masses -- Winter and summer monsoon -- Frontology -- The transient disturbances -- TEMPERATURE: Mean annual air temperature distribution -- Mean seasonal temperature distribution -- Annual range and annual variation of temperature -- Onset and end of certain limited temperatures and their duration -- Vertical distribution of temperature -- Comparison of temperature at the same latitude -- Diurnal range of temperature -- Interannual variability of temperature -- Historical-climatic change of temperature during the last 5,000, 500 and 100 Years -- PRECIPITATION: Mean annual precipitation distribution -- Mean seasonal precipitation distribution -- Annual variation of precipitation -- Interannual precipitation variability -- Precipitation frequency expressed in rainy days -- Precipitation intensity -- Rainstorms and certain events of heavy rainfall -- Diurnal variation of precipitation -- Influence of topography and elevation on precipitation -- Historical change of precipitation -- Snow --
• CLOUDINESS AND SUNSHINE: Mean annual cloudiness and January and July amount -- Sunshine -- Global radiation -- Fog -- SURFACE WIND: Mean and extreme wind velocities -- Local wind systems -- CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION AND DIVISION OF CHINA: General objectives and fundamentals of climate regionalization -- China within global climate classifications -- National climate classifications of China -- Climate division of china according to HUANG Bing-wei (1986) -- CLIMATE ZONES OF CHINA: Cold Temperate Zone (I) -- Middle Temperate Zone (II) -- Warm Temperate Zone (III) -- Northern Subtropical Zone (IV) -- Middle Subtropical Zone (V) -- Southern Subtropical Zone (VI) -- Peripheral Tropical Zone (VII) -- Middle Tropical Zone (VIII) -- Southern Tropical Zone (IX) -- Alpine Plateau Zone (HO) -- Subalpine Plateau Zone (HI) -- Temperate Plateau Zone (HII).

ISBN

• 0387187685
• 9780387187686
• 3540187685
• 9783540187684

LCCN

88006647

OCLC

• ocm17726858
• 17726858
• SCSB-9614562

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library