SpatialTemporal Variations and Topographic Characteristics of Hails in Chengdu
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Abstract:
The statistical analysis of hails in recent 30 years is conducted by use of the hail records of Chengdu Meteorological Service from 1984 to 2012, and the temporal variation, spatial distribution, and topographic characteristics of the hails are studied. The results show that the time of hail occurrence mainly concentrated around 13:00 to 20:00; the hail occurred most frequently in May and August; the annual number of hail days increased with a maximum of 8 before in 2004 and declined afterwards. The areas with most hails were Guancang, Baihe, and Shufang of the eastern Chengdu, influenced by the Tuojiang River basin, while the areas with least hails were Longfeng, Ande, and Xilai of the north and southwest Chengdu, influenced by the Baima River.
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