Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain

Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain

This study first tested and verified the ability of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to simulate the near-surface temperature in the North China Plain. Then the static land cover data in the WRF were replaced, and thereafter the modified WRF model was used to explore the impacts of l...

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Main Authors: Ruijie Qu, Xiaolin Cui, Haiming Yan, Enjun Ma, Jinyan Zhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/409302
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spelling doaj-9dcb60603a6e4ed89e58dfc7e68b61062020-11-24T20:58:42ZengHindawi LimitedAdvances in Meteorology1687-93091687-93172013-01-01201310.1155/2013/409302409302Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China PlainRuijie Qu0Xiaolin Cui1Haiming Yan2Enjun Ma3Jinyan Zhan4College of Geomatics, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, No. 58 Yanta Road, Xi’an 710054, ChinaCollege of Geomatics, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, No. 58 Yanta Road, Xi’an 710054, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaSchool of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences, No. 388 Lumo Road, Wuhan 430074, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaThis study first tested and verified the ability of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to simulate the near-surface temperature in the North China Plain. Then the static land cover data in the WRF were replaced, and thereafter the modified WRF model was used to explore the impacts of land cover change on the near-surface temperature in the North China Plain in year 1992 and year 2005. The results indicated that the land cover change in the North China Plain, which was characterized by the regional urbanization, had led to significant changes in the near-surface temperature, increasing the regional near-surface temperature by 0.03°C/year on average. The spatial pattern of the climate change basically corresponded to that of the land cover change; for example, the temperature increased most significantly in the regions mainly consisting of cities and built-up area. Besides, there were some variations in the degree and range of influence of the land cover change on the temperature among seasons. The result can provide important theoretical support for the adaptation to climate change, scientific land cover change management, and land use planning.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/409302
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author Ruijie Qu
Xiaolin Cui
Haiming Yan
Enjun Ma
Jinyan Zhan
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Xiaolin Cui
Haiming Yan
Enjun Ma
Jinyan Zhan
Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain
Advances in Meteorology
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Xiaolin Cui
Haiming Yan
Enjun Ma
Jinyan Zhan
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title Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain
title_short Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain
title_full Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain
title_fullStr Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain
title_full_unstemmed Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain
title_sort impacts of land cover change on the near-surface temperature in the north china plain
publisher Hindawi Limited
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1687-9317
publishDate 2013-01-01
description This study first tested and verified the ability of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to simulate the near-surface temperature in the North China Plain. Then the static land cover data in the WRF were replaced, and thereafter the modified WRF model was used to explore the impacts of land cover change on the near-surface temperature in the North China Plain in year 1992 and year 2005. The results indicated that the land cover change in the North China Plain, which was characterized by the regional urbanization, had led to significant changes in the near-surface temperature, increasing the regional near-surface temperature by 0.03°C/year on average. The spatial pattern of the climate change basically corresponded to that of the land cover change; for example, the temperature increased most significantly in the regions mainly consisting of cities and built-up area. Besides, there were some variations in the degree and range of influence of the land cover change on the temperature among seasons. The result can provide important theoretical support for the adaptation to climate change, scientific land cover change management, and land use planning.
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