Climate Change of the Western Shanxi Loess Plateau in the Middle Reaches of Yellow River over the Last 62 Years
By analyzing the annual average temperature and precipitation data from 9 ground stations,the climate change in the western Shanxi Loess Plateau in the middle reaches of the Yellow River over the past 62 years(1957 to 2018)was stud-ied.The results showed that from 1957 to 2018,the temperature of the western Shanxi Loess Plateau in the middle reaches of the Yellow River significantly increased,with an average annual temperature increase of 0.023 0 ℃.Among them,the annual average temperature increase in the northern region and central region were 0.028 8 ℃ and 0.035 4 ℃,and the line-ar equation reached a highly significant level.The annual average temperature increase in the southern region was 0.017 6 ℃with a relatively gentle warming trend,which linear equation reached a significant level.The annual average precipitation in the entire region decreased by 0.324 mm,and the linear equation did not reach a significant level.The decrease in precipi-tation increased from north to south.Overall,the regional climate environment presented a warm and dry trend.
Western Shanxi Loess Plateau in the middle reaches of Yellow RiverAverage annual temperatureAnnual av-erage precipitationVariation trend
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