Author: Wang Shaowu and Li Weijing
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 9787502943332
2007; Paperback;185×260mm;428 pages with figures

The newest results and historical review of the studies on the climate of China are given in the book, which highlights the research achievements carried out by the Chinese scientists over the mainland of China. The aim of compiling the book is to provide more or less complete information about climatic studies of China not only to Chinese, but also to foreign readers, who may or may not be familiar with Chinese language, or it is difficult for them to find out the literature in Chinese. This book may be useful also to the scientists, students, and postgraduate students in the field of meteorology, agriculture, geography, oceanography, ecosystem and environment sciences.

Table of Contents

Contents

Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1History of Climate Studies in China
1.1Development of climatology around the world
1.2Global view on the anthropogenic climate change
1.3Studies of climatography and climate change in China
1.4Synoptic climatology in China
1.5Climate forecasting and prediction in China
References
Chapter 2Climate Characteristics
2.1Geographical features
2.2Temperature
2.3Precipitation
2.4Humidity and cloudiness
2.5Winds and atmospheric pressure systems
2.6Main climate features
References
Chapter 3Regional Climate of China
3.1China’s climate classification
3.2Northeast China
3.3North China
3.4Northwest China
3.5Central China
3.6South China
3.7Southwest China
3.8Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
References
Chapter 4Climate Aspects of the East Asian Monsoon
4.1Understanding the East Asian Monsoon
4.2The summer monsoon
4.3The winter monsoon
4.4Teleconnection of monsoons
4.5Interdecadal variability of the monsoon
References
Chapter 5Climate Disasters
5.1 to the major natural climate disasters in Chin
5.2Severe floods and droughts
5.3Bitter winters
5.4Cool summers
5.5Typhoon disasters
5.6Dust storms
References
Chapter 6Atmospheric Circulation over East Asia and the Climate of China
6.1Atmospheric centers of action
6.2Atmospheric circulation in the upper troposphere
6.3The Blocking High over North Asia
6.4The Subtropical High over the western Pacific
6.5Typhoons and the atmospheric circulation
References
Chapter 7Climate in the Past
7.1Climate during the last 10 ka
7.2Temperature changes during the last three millennia
7.3The Little Ice Age
7.4Changes of the frequency of summer precipitation pattern during the last millennium
7.5Climate Change since AD 1880
References
Chapter 8Climate Variability in Association with ENSO
8.1Teleconnection of ENSO to precipitation and temperature in China
8.2ENSO impact on subtropical high over the Northwestern Pacific
8.3Subtropical high and ENSO since the late 19th century: reconstruction and simulation
8.4A recent summer rain-belt migration in East Asia during the late 1970s
8.5ENSO and East Asian Monsoon
8.6Changes of ENSO variability and its influence since 16th century
8.7ENSO prediction
References
Chapter 9Seasonal to Interannual Climate Prediction
9.1Overview of operational forecasting and prediction
9.2Understanding variations of summer rainfall
9.3Statistical models
9.4IAP dynamic model system
9.5NCC dynamical model system
References
Chapter 10Climate Warming in China
10.1Climate warming in China for the 20th century
10.2Climate warming in China for the last 50 years
10.3Climate models and scenarios referring to the global warming in China
10.4Detection of climate change due to human activities for the 20th century
10.5Projection of climate change due to human activities for the 21st aentury in China
10.6Uncertainties on impacts of human activities upon climate changes in China
References
Chapter 11Model Simulations of the Climate of China
11.1Simulation of atmospheric circulation over East Asia by AGCM
11.2Twentieth century climate of China simulated by AGCM with observational SST forcing
11.3Twentieth century climate of China simulated by coupled climate models
11.4Performance of regional model in the simulation of the climate of China
11.5Simulation of the recent half-century summer rainfall variability in China with RegCM3
References
Index
Address Book of Authors
Colour Plates