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Arid Land Geography ›› 2024, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (3): 391-402.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2023.440

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Temporal and spatial evolution of extreme precipitation and its response to atmospheric circulation factors in northern Shanxi Province

CAI Xia1(), LIANG Guihua2, ZHANG Dongfeng3(), CAI Lin4, BAI Ying5, LI Ruifeng6   

  1. 1. Shuozhou Meteorological Bureau of Shanxi Province, Shuozhou 036002, Shanxi, China
    2. Shuocheng Meteorological Bureau, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, Shuozhou 036002, Shanxi, China
    3. Shanxi Climate Center, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
    4. Heze University, Shandong Province, Heze 274000, Shandong, China
    5. Handan Meteorological Bureau, Handan 056001, Hebei, China
    6. Pinglu Meteorological Bureau, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, Shuozhou 036002, Shanxi, China
  • Received:2023-08-18 Revised:2023-10-09 Online:2024-03-25 Published:2024-03-29
  • Contact: ZHANG Dongfeng E-mail:caixiaqx@sina.com;minczdf@hotmail.com

Abstract:

Based on daily precipitation data from 28 national meteorological stations in northern Shanxi Province, China, from 1972 to 2020, temporal and spatial changes in extreme precipitation in northern Shanxi and their correlation with atmospheric circulation factors and periodic characteristics were studied using linear regression, Pearson correlation analysis, continuous wavelet analysis, and cross wavelet transform analysis. The results show the following: (1) In terms of time, the eight extreme precipitation indices in northern Shanxi increased significantly in the late 1970s and from the late 2010s to the early 2000s: annual total wet-day precipitation (PRCPTOT), number of heavy precipitation days (R10mm), soaked days (R95P), extremely wet days (R99P), maximum 1-day precipitation amount (Rx1day), and maximum 5-day precipitation amount (Rx5day). The simple daily intensity index (SDII) increased significantly, and consecutive wet days (CWD) also increased slightly. Precipitation was unusually low throughout the 1980s. (2) Spatially, the extreme precipitation indices gradually increased from northeast to southwest. From the analysis of the stations’ trend change, the extreme precipitation indices of most stations showed an upward trend, with the most significant upward trend of the stations located southwest of Xinzhou City. PRCPTOT and SDII in Shuozhou City and southeast of Xinzhou City showed an increasing trend. However, days of CWD showed a decreasing trend, indicating that the probability of extreme precipitation events in Shuozhou City and the southeast of Xinzhou City was high. (3) Through wavelet transform analysis, it was discovered that the extreme precipitation indices in northern Shanxi had a periodic feature of recurring in approximately 4 years in the past 30 years. Among the selected atmospheric circulation indices, the North Atlantic Oscillation Index (NAO) had the most obvious influence on extreme precipitation in northern Shanxi. The larger the NAO, the smaller the PRCPTOT, R10mm, R95p, R99p, Rx1day, Rx5day, and SDII, and the lower the CWD, the greater the probability of low rainfall and drought in northern Shanxi, which is prone to flash flooding. The research results can provide a scientific theoretical basis for the prevention of meteorological disasters in northern Shanxi.

Key words: extreme precipitation indices, spatiotemporal distribution, atmospheric circulation anomaly factor, wavelet analysis, northern Shanxi