A Comprehensive Analysis of the Changes in Precipitation Patterns over Beijing during 1960–2012

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Time series of annual mean precipitation in the plain and mountain areas (top panel) and the urban and suburb areas (bottom panel). The linear trend analyses are discussed based on the different periods: one (left panel) is based on the whole period (1960–2012) and another one (right panel) is based on the three subperiods (1960–1979, 1980–2000, and 2001–2012) considering the different urban expansion stages.

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