根据全国609个气象站1971-2000年的日气象观测资料,遵循地带性与非地带性相结合、发生同一性与区域气候特征相对一致性相结合、综合性和主导因素相结合、自下而上和自上而下相结合、空间分布连续性与取大去小等5个基本原则,在充分吸纳已有气候区划基本理论与区划方法的基础上,参照中国科学院《中国自然地理》编辑委员会制定的气候区划三级指标体系,对我国气候进行重新区划 结果将我国划分为12个温度带、24个干湿区、56个气候区。与先前区划方案相比发现:20世纪70年代以来,中国气候带、区的总体格局并未发生明显变化,但一些重要的气候分界线却出现了一定程度的移动。其中亚热带北界与暖温带北界均出现了北移,北方地区的半湿润与半干旱分界线也出现了不同程度的东移与南扩,同时中温带、暖温带、北亚热带和中亚热带的三级气候区也出现了一定程度的变动 这种变化可能主要是因为20世纪80年代以后我国大多数地区出现不同程度的增暖及北方一些区域出现干旱化而引起的 且与本区划所采用的资料站点和部分区划原则有一定更新有关。
A new scheme for climate regionalization in China was established based on the daily observations for 609 meteorological stations during the period 1971-2000. During regionalization, current basic theories, classification methodologies and criteria system were used, besides, five principles were taken into consideration, mainly included zonal and azonal integration, genetic unity and regional relative consistent climate integration, comprehensiveness and leading factors integration, bottom-up and top-down integration, spatial continuity and small patch omission. The new scheme consists of 12 temperature zones, 24 moisture regions and 56 climatic sub-regions.