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全球范围评估城市降水异常的全球规模评估
Xinxin Sui1, Zong-Liang Yang2, Marshall Shepherd3
1Maseeh Department of Civil Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712.
概括
超过60%的全球城市因城市化而出现降雨量增加,形成城市湿岛. 这一效应在20年内翻了一番,影响了全球的降雨模式.
科学领域:
- 气候学 气候学 气候学
- 大气科学 大气科学
- 城市气象城市气象学
背景情况:
- 城市化对当地和地区气候产生重大影响.
- 之前对城市降水异常的研究范围和规模有限.
- 城市热岛是一个已知的现象,但城市降水效应需要进行全球分析.
研究的目的:
- 对城市降水异常进行全面的全球分析.
- 为了识别和绘制全球城市降雨热点.
- 建立一个将城市降水修正纳入气候数据集的基础.
主要方法:
- 全球分析了来自全球一千多个城市的降水数据.
- 城市地区和周边农村地区的降水量比较.
- 调查影响城市降水异常的因素,包括气候,人口,城市热岛效应和气溶负载.
主要成果:
- 超过60%的全球城市及其向下风的地区显示降水量增加.
- 城市湿地岛屿的强度在过去二十年里几乎翻了一番.
- 城市降水异常存在各大洲的显著差异,非洲显示出最大的异常.
- 温暖,潮湿的气候和人口较多的城市,明显的城市热岛效应和更高的气溶负载显示出更大的降水增强.
结论:
- 城市化造成了显著的降水异常,形成了"城市湿岛".
- 这些异常在全球范围内加剧,并因地区和气候而异.
- 了解城市降水对于气候建模,极端降水预测和发展性城市至关重要.
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