Spatial variation of altitudinal belts as dividing index between warm temperate and subtropical zones in the Qinling-Daba Mountains

Fang ZHAO; Junjie LIU; Wenbo ZHU; Baiping ZHANG; Lianqi ZHU

doi:10.1007/s11442-020-1747-2

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Journal of Geographical Sciences
Vol. 30, Issue 4, 642 (2020)

Spatial variation of altitudinal belts as dividing index between warm temperate and subtropical zones in the Qinling-Daba Mountains

Fang ZHAO^1,2, Junjie LIU¹, Wenbo ZHU¹, Baiping ZHANG^3,*, and Lianqi ZHU¹

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¹College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, Henan, China

²Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, Henan, China

³State Key Laboratory of Resource and Environment Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China

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Fang ZHAO, Junjie LIU, Wenbo ZHU, Baiping ZHANG, Lianqi ZHU. Spatial variation of altitudinal belts as dividing index between warm temperate and subtropical zones in the Qinling-Daba Mountains[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(4): 642 Copy Citation Text

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Fig. 1. Data sites of altitudinal belts in the Qinling-Daba Mountains

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Fig. 2. North-south variation of altitudinal belt spectra in the Qinling-Daba Mountains

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Fig. 3. Latitudinal distribution of the upper limit of the evergreen-deciduous broadleaf mixed forest belt in the Qinling-Daba Mountains

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Fig. 4. Latitudinal distribution of the upper limits of the montane deciduous broadleaf forest belt (a) and broadleaf-conifer mixed forest belt (b) in the Qinling-Daba Mountains

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Fig. 5. Mountain altitudinal belts from east to west on the north slope of the Qinling Mountains

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Fig. 6. Mountain altitudinal belts from east to west on the south slope of the Qinling Mountains

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Fig. 7. Mountain altitudinal belts from east to west in the Daba Mountains

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Fig. 8. Longitudinal distribution of the upper limit of the evergreen-deciduous broadleaf mixed forest belt in the Qinling-Daba Mountains

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Fig. 9. Longitudinal distribution of the upper limit of the montane deciduous broadleaf forest belt in the Qinling (a) and Daba (b) Mountains

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Fig. 10. Longitudinal distribution of the upper limit of the broadleaf-conifer mixed forest belt in the Qinling (a) and Daba (b) Mountains

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Site	Location	latitude (°)		Altitude (m)	WI (℃·month)	AMT (℃)	MTWM (℃)	MTCM (℃)	AP(mm)
Songxian	North slope of Qinling	34.1	112.1	326	128.2	15	26.6	0.8	689
Luoning		34.4	111.1	328	121.7	14.4	25.9	0.6	569
Liquan		34	108.5	543	113.3	13.4	25.7	0.9	541
Qinling Mountains
Shannan	South slope of QinlingNorth slope of Daba	33.5	110.9	523	118.8	14.4	25.1	1.6	864
Hanzhong		33.1	107	510	123.5	15	25.6	2.8	838
Shiquan		33	108.3	485	123.4	15.1	25.5	3	890
Hanyin		32.9	108.1	413	127.2	15.4	26	3.3	904
Daba Mountains
Guanyuan	South slope of Daba	32.4	105.8	514	140.6	16.7	26.2	5.4	929
Wangcang		32.2	106.3	486	141.3	16.8	26.3	5.4	1158
Nanzhang		31.8	111.1	151	135.9	16.1	27.3	2.6	912
Wuxi		31.4	109.6	338	156.6	18.1	27.8	6.7	1091
Xingshan		31.4	110.7	337	148.5	17.4	27.3	5.5	977

Table 1.

Climatic variables from weather stations in the piedmont of the Qinling-Daba Mountains (WI: warmth index; AMT: annual biotemperature; MTWM: mean temperature for the warmest month; MTCM: mean temperature for the coldest month; AP: annual precipitation; data from CIMISS http://data.cma.cn/)