The Impact of Urbanization on Temperature in Kunming for the Last 48 Years
近48年来城市化对昆明地区气温的影响

Selecting Kunming,Anning and Taihuashan stations to represent big city,small city and rural area over Low Latitude Plateau respectively,using the meteorological data of three observation stations from 1960 to 2007,this paper analyzed the variations of temperature by the development of different city sizes. The results show:(1) The mean temperature of the area near Kunming is rising remarkably and conformably in the 48 years. (2) Urbanization quickens the rising range of mean temperature. Urbanization effect...