Research Article
A Modified Method to Generate Typical Meteorological Years from the Long-Term Weather Database
Table 1
Geographical locations and data period of the meteorological stations used for this study.
| Number | Location | Latitude (N) | Longitude (E) | Elevation (m) | Period | Total years |
| 1 | Beijing | 39°48′ | 116°28′ | 31.3 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 2 | Changchun | 43°54′ | 125°13′ | 236.8 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 3 | Changsha | 28°13′ | 112°55′ | 68 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 4 | Chengdu | 30°40′ | 104°01′ | 506.1 | 1994–2003 | 10 | 5 | Dongsheng | 39°50′ | 109°59′ | 1460.4 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 6 | Fuzhou | 26°05′ | 119°17′ | 84 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 7 | Guangzhou | 23°10′ | 113°20′ | 41 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 8 | Guiyang | 26°35′ | 106°44′ | 1223.8 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 9 | Haikou | 20°02′ | 110°21′ | 13.9 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 10 | Hami | 42°49′ | 93°31′ | 737.2 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 11 | Hangzhou | 30°14′ | 120°10′ | 41.7 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 12 | Harbin | 45°45′ | 126°46′ | 142.3 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 13 | Hefei | 31°52′ | 117°14′ | 27.9 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 14 | Jiamusi | 46°49′ | 130°17′ | 81.2 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 15 | Jinan | 36°36′ | 117°03′ | 170.3 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 16 | Kashgar | 39°28′ | 75°59′ | 1288.7 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 17 | Kunming | 25°01′ | 102°41′ | 1892.4 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 18 | Lanzhou | 36°03′ | 103°53′ | 1517.2 | 1994–2003 | 10 | 19 | Lhasa | 29°40′ | 91°08′ | 3648.7 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 20 | Mohe | 53°28′ | 122°31′ | 433 | 1997–2010 | 14 | 21 | Nagqu | 31°29′ | 92°04′ | 4507 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 22 | Nanchang | 28°36′ | 115°55′ | 46.7 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 23 | Nanjing | 32°00′ | 118°48′ | 7.1 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 24 | Nanning | 22°38′ | 108°13′ | 121.6 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 25 | Sanya | 18°14′ | 109°31′ | 5.9 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 26 | Shanghai | 31°24′ | 121°29′ | 6 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 27 | Shenyang | 41°44′ | 123°27′ | 44.7 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 28 | Taiyuan | 37°47′ | 112°33′ | 778.3 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 29 | Tianjin | 39°05′ | 117°04′ | 2.5 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 30 | Urumqi | 43°47′ | 87°39′ | 935 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 31 | Wuhan | 30°37′ | 114°08′ | 23.1 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 32 | Xian | 34°18′ | 108°56′ | 397.5 | 1994–2004 | 11 | 33 | Xining | 36°43′ | 101°45′ | 2295.2 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 34 | Yinchuan | 38°29′ | 106°13′ | 1111.4 | 1994–2010 | 17 | 35 | Zhengzhou | 34°43′ | 113°39′ | 110.4 | 1994–2010 | 17 |
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