Climatic characteristics of China

The climate of China is composed of obvious monsoon characteristics, obvious continental climate and various climate types.

The climate characteristics of China are as follows. The obvious monsoon characteristics lead to regular seasonal changes of wind direction in most areas throughout the year, which is an obvious continental climate determined by China's geographical location, mainly the allocation of land and sea. Because the heat capacity of the land is smaller than that of the ocean, it is easier for the mainland to cool down than the ocean when the solar radiation is reduced or lost, so the temperature difference between the mainland and the ocean is large, which is called continental.

China has a vast territory and diverse climate types. The longest Qinghe River is located in the north of 53 degrees north latitude, belonging to the cold temperate zone, and the southernmost part of Nansha Islands is located in 3 degrees north latitude, belonging to the equatorial climate. In addition, there are many mountains, deep valleys and hilly basins. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau above 4,500 meters is always winter, and the South China Sea islands are all summer all year round, with spring in central Yunnan and most of the rest.

Brief introduction of climate

Climate is a natural science term, which refers to the multi-year average of the atmosphere in a region. The main climatic factors include illumination, temperature and precipitation, among which precipitation is an important climatic factor. The climate types in China are tropical monsoon climate, subtropical monsoon climate, temperate monsoon climate, temperate continental climate and alpine plateau climate.

Climate is a long-term average state of atmospheric physical characteristics, which is different from weather and has certain stability. According to the regulations of the World Meteorological Organization, a standard climate calculation time is 30 years. Climate is measured by the characteristics of cold, warm, dry and wet, and is usually characterized by the average value and deviation value of a certain period.

Climate refers to the multi-year average state of the atmosphere in a region. The main climatic factors include light, temperature, precipitation and wind, among which precipitation is an important factor.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Climate.