Urbanization Effects on Local Climate in Beijing in Recent 48 Years
近48年城市化发展对北京区域气候的影响分析

The observational climate data during 1961-2008 are used to investigate the features of the seasonal and interannual variations of temperature,precipitation,relative humidity,and wind speed over the urban and rural areas in Beijing and the effects of urbanization on the regional climate in Beijing are discussed.The results show that,over the past half century,the average temperature has an increasing trend,in particular in the winter season,and there is a weaker signal in the summer season.By analyzing the ...