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Spatio-temporal Analysis of Precipitation and Temperature: A Case Study Over the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region, China

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Climate change have a profound impact on the production and life of the people in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region. Precipitation and temperature are regarded as two basic components of climate. This study investigated the spatial and temporal characteristics of precipitation and temperature over the region from 1960 to 2013. Different methods were used to analyze temporal variation and the results are mutually verified. Wavelet analysis was adopted to analyze the abrupt changes of precipitation and temperature. Empirical orthogonal function decomposition method was utilized to analyze the spatial distribution of temperature and precipitation. The study yielded three major findings: First, the inter-annual decrease and increase of precipitation appeared alternately in the region. Temperature was rising significantly in the last 50 years, apart from a slow reduction in the late 1970s. Second, the spatial distribution characteristics of precipitation vary due to the distance from the ocean. The increasing trend of temperature in Beijing-centered region was more obvious than that in areas away from the sea. Third, precipitation and temperature show strong correlations in change. When temperature increased, the rainfall decreased. What is more, when the temperature mutated, the precipitation also changed rapidly. The results can guide local agriculture production and provide reference for the further study of climate change.

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This work was supported by the National Key R& D Program of China (Grant no. 2016YFC0401406).

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  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Safety and Clean Utilization, North China Electric Power University, Renewable Energy Institute, Beijing, 102206, China

    Baohui Men, Zhijian Wu & Huanlong Liu

  2. Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Process, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China

    Wei Tian

  3. State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, 100038, China

    Yong Zhao

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Men, B., Wu, Z., Liu, H. et al. Spatio-temporal Analysis of Precipitation and Temperature: A Case Study Over the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region, China. Pure Appl. Geophys. 177, 3527–3541 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-019-02400-3

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