Making use of the temperature data from 53 stations in Liaoning Province in April from 1961 to 2010 and the data of 500 hPa height field and sea surface temperature issued by National Climate Center,the characteristics of temperature,sea surface temperature(SST) and 500 hPa height field in April in 2010 were analyzed.The results showed that the anomalously lower temperature in April in 2010 was mainly caused by the anomalous Arctic Oscillation(AO),so as to provide scientific basis for short-term climate prediction.
Based on the temperature indices established by expert group on the detection,monitoring and indices of climate change,spatial characteristics of temperature indices from 278 meteorological stations in China during 1961-2008 were studied.The results showed that day number of freezing point went down gradually from northwest to southeast,as well as the most regions of China.Day number of summer was mostly over 50 d in China and over 100 d in Eastern China except for the most part of Northeast China,while there was an increase trend in the most regions of China.Growth period was generally above 150 d in China and increased with the decrease of latitude from north to south,while the trend coefficient of growth period in 236 stations was positive.
