How is the precipitation distributed vertically in arid mountain region of Northwest China?  

西北干旱区山区降水垂直分布情况如何?

作　　者：YANG Yanfen SHEN Lulu WANG Bing 杨艳芬;慎璐璐;王兵(State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau,Institute of Soil and Water Conservation,Northwest A&F University,Yangling 712100,Shaanxi,China)

机构地区：[1]State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau,Institute of Soil and Water Conservation,Northwest A&F University,Yangling 712100,Shaanxi,China

出　　处：《Journal of Geographical Sciences》2022年第2期241-258,共18页地理学报（英文版）

基　　金：National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.42130717。

摘　　要：Precipitation in the arid region of Northwest China(NWC)shows high spatial and temporal variability,in large part because of the region’s complex topography and moisture conditions.However,rain gauges in the area are sparse,and most are located at altitudes below 2000 m,which limits our understanding of precipitation at higher altitudes.Interpolated precipitation products and satellite-based datasets with high spatiotemporal resolution can potentially be a substitute for rain gauge data.In this study,the spatial and temporal properties of precipitation in the arid region of NWC were analyzed using two gridded precipitation products:SURF_CLI_CHN_PRE_DAY_GRID_0.5(CHN)and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission(TRMM)3 B43.The CHN and TRMM 3 B43 data showed that in summer,precipitation was more concentrated in southern Xinjiang than in northern Xinjiang,and the opposite was true in winter.The largest difference in precipitation between mountainous areas and plains appeared in summer.High-elevation areas with high precipitation showed more stable annual precipitation.Different sub-regions showed distinctive precipitation distributions with elevation,and both datasets showed that the maximum precipitation zone appeared at high altitude.

关 键 词：gridded precipitation mountainous areas temporal variability altitudinal distribution 

分 类 号：P426.6[天文地球—大气科学及气象学]