Climate change on the southern slope of Mt. Qomolangma (Everest) Region in Nepal since 1971

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

QI, W.

Inst. of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Beijing, Chine

Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, Chine

ZHANG, Y.

Inst. of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Beijing, Chine

GAO, J.

Inst. of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Beijing, Chine

YANG, X.

Inst. of Meteorology, Zhejiang Meteorological Bureau, Hangzhou, Chine

LIU, L.

Inst. of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Beijing, Chine

KHANAL, N.R.

Central Dep. of Geography, Tribhuvan Univ., Kathmandu, Nepal

Description :
Based on monthly mean, maximum, and minimum air temperature and monthly mean precipitation data from 10 meteorological stations on the southern slope of the Mt. Qomolangma region in Nepal between 1971 and 2009, the spatial and temporal characteristics of climatic change in this region were analyzed using climatic linear trend, Sen’s Slope Estimates and Mann-Kendall Test analysis methods. This paper focuses only on the southern slope and attempts to compare the results with those from the northern slope to clarify the characteristics and trends of climatic change in the Mt. Qomolangma region. The results show the barrier effect of the Himalayas as a whole and Mt. Qomolangma in particular.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Journal of geographical sciences. Acta geographica sinica, issn : 1009-637X, 2013, vol. 23, n°. 4, p. 595-611, nombre de pages : 17, Références bibliographiques : 39 ref.

Date :
2013

Editeur :
Pays édition : Chine

Langue :
Anglais