简介:TheimpactsofclimatechangeonChina'sagriculturearemeasuredbasedonRicardianmodel.Byusingcounty-levelcross-sectionaldataonagriculturalnetrevenue,climate,andothereconomicandgeographicaldatafor1275agriculture-dominatedcountiesintheperiodof1985-1991,wefindthatbothhighertemperatureandmoreprecipitationwillhaveoverallpositiveimpactonChina'sagriculture.However,theimpactsvaryseasonallyandregionally.Highertemperatureinallseasonsexceptspringincreasesagriculturalnetrevenuewhilemoreprecipitationisbeneficialinwinterbutisharmfulinsummer.Applyingthemodeltofiveclimatescenariosinthe2020sand2050sshowsthattheNorth,theNortheast,theNorthwest,andtheQinghai-TibetPlateauwouldalwaysbenefitfromclimatechangewhiletheSouthandtheSouthwestmaybenegativelyaffected.FortheEastandtheCentralChina,mostscenariosshowthattheymaybenefitfromclimatechange.Inconclusion,climatechangewouldbebeneficialtothewholeChina.
简介:TheeasternandwesternfrontsofplatemovementinTaiwanIslandandTibetanPlateaurespectivelyarethetwomajorsourcesoftectonicforceforthemorphogensisduringQuaternaryinChina'stropics.SevenexamplesofgeomorphologicaleffectsofplatemovementareenumeratedtodiscussthedifferentiationoftectoniclandformsinspaceandtimeduringQuaternary.ThetectonicmovementtendstobemoreactivesincemiddlePleistocene.Somephenomenasuchasthearc-shapemountainsystems,volcanismandcrustaldeformationimplythatthejuncturezoneofeasternandwesterntectonicforcesislocatedatabout110°E.