Analysis of Precipitation Characteristics during 1957-2012 in the Semi-Arid Loess Plateau, China.

Precipitation is the only water supply and most important factor affecting vegetation growth on the slopes of semi-arid Loess Plateau of China. Based on precipitation data from 7 synoptic stations in the study area over the period 1957-2012, the trends of precipitation and standardized precipitation...

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Main Authors: Weijun Zhao, Xinyang Yu, Huan Ma, Qingke Zhu, Yan Zhang, Wei Qin, Ning Ai, Yu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4631353?pdf=render