A Comparison of Thermal Growing Season Indices for the Northern China during 1961–2015

Figure 5

Differences (days) in the end of the growing season between selected indices in northern China. Shown are the mean values ((a), (c), (e), (g), (i), and (k)) and maximum values ((b), (d), (f), (h), (j), and (l)).

(a) Mean EI 1-EI 4

(b) Maximum EI 1-EI 4

(c) Mean EI 2-EI 5

(d) Maximum EI 2-EI 5

(e) Mean EI 1-EI 3

(f) Maximum EI 1-EI 3

(g) Mean EI 2-EI 3

(h) Maximum EI 2-EI 3

(i) Mean EI 2-EI 1

(j) Maximum EI 2-EI 1

(k) Mean EI 5-EI 4

(l) Maximum EI 5-EI 4