Analysis of forest damage caused by the snow and ice chaos along a transect across southern China in spring 2008
Altitude ; Biogeography ; Catastrophe ; China ; Damage valuation ; Ecological catastrophe ; Forest ; Snow ; Southern China ; Spring (season) ; Storm ; Tree species
Altitud ; Biogeografía ; Bosque ; Catástrofe ; Catástrofe ecológico ; China ; China del Sur ; Especie forestal ; Evaluación de daños ; Nieve ; Primavera ; Tempestad
An abrupt ice and snow storm disaster which occurred in the spring of 2008 severely destroyed forests over a surprisingly large portion of southern China. A transect crossing Jinggang Mountain-Jitai Basin-Yushan Mountain-Wuyi Mountain was selected
Impact of urban expansion on meteorological observation data and overestimation to regional air temperature in China
Air temperature ; China ; Climatic change ; Climatic data ; Climatic warming ; Heat island ; Interpolation ; Remote sensing ; Space time ; Temperature ; Urban growth
Cambio climático ; China ; Crecimiento urbano ; Dato climático ; Espacio-tiempo ; Interpolación ; Islote de calor ; Recalentamiento climático ; Teledetección ; Temperatura ; Temperatura del aire
The AA. investigate changes in the underlying surface of 756 meteorological stations across China from 1970 to 2007. They improved the accuracy in distinguishing stations using remote sensing images combined with practical investigations. The mean