Climatology of Three Fu in China
“三伏”的气候学定义和区划

Three Fu (TF) is a typical regional climate phenomenon in association with the hottest period in summer in part of China. The traditional concept of the TF has been described as an uncomfortably hottest period in summer,lasting for 30 or 40 days,without a quantified meteorological definition. In order to study this typical monthly-scale extreme climate event,the authors present a quantified definition of the TF characteristis in using the Temperature-Humidity Index (THI) based on the daily minimum/maximum t...