Research Article

Statistical Downscaling and Projection of Future Air Temperature Changes in Yunnan Province, China

Table 1

Areal average of future daily temperature (°C) compared with the base period.

ObservationProjected air temperature
RCP2.6RCP4.5RCP8.5

Base period2020s2050s2080s2020s2050s2080s2020s2050s2080s
16.1516.3116.5516.6816.4316.7817.0516.4117.1517.99
Increase0.160.400.530.630.890.26

Base period = 1954–1993; 2020s = 2011–2040; 2050s = 2041–2070; 2080s = 2071–2100. Maximum increases in 2020s, 2050s, and 2080s, respectively.