Climatic warming-induced change in timings of 24 seasonal divisions in China since 1960
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 03:30
in Earth & Climate
Changes of seasonal cycles are important to social and economic activities, agricultural planning in particular. Qian et al. quantified changes in the timings of 24 seasonal divisions conventionally known in China as the "24 Solar Terms," based on a recently developed homogenized dataset of daily temperature observations dating to 1960. The results provide quantitative guidance for adaptation to global warming in the region.