Resources Science, Volume. 42, Issue 6, 1210(2020)

Impact of snow-making technology improvement on ski season length in China under climate change

Yan FANG1, SCOTT Daniel2, STEIGER Robert3, Bihu WU4、*, and Yiyi JIANG1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Recreational Sports and Tourism, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 2Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L3G1, Canada
  • 3Department of Public Finance, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 526020 Innsbruck, Austria
  • 4International Center for Recreation and Tourism Research, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Current ski season length of ski areas in China
    Spatial distribution and location of selected ski resorts and weather stations in the study
    Projected changes in technically produced snow (current snowmaking technology)
    Projected changes in technically produced snow (improved snowmaking technology)
    Impact of snow-making technology improvement on ski season length of ski areas in China under RCP 4.5
    Impact of snow-making technology improvement on ski season length of ski areas in China under RCP 8.5
    • Table 1. Degree-day factors in China

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      Table 1. Degree-day factors in China

      度日因子/(mm ℃-1 . d-1区域文献
      1.4~6.9中国东北(洮儿河流域)尹雄锐等[23]
      3.1乌鲁木齐河源1号冰川刘时银等[24]
      3.4天山(琼台兰冰川)张勇等[22]
      5.9横断山
      8.5唐古拉山(冬克玛底冰川)谯程骏等[25]
      5.3扎当冰川吴倩如等[26]
      1.7河西内陆河流域(石羊河)高鑫等[27]
      4.0河西内陆河流域(黑河)
      2.4河西内陆河流域(北大河)
      3.4河西内陆河流域(疏勒河)
      4.1河西内陆河流域(党河)
    • Table 2. Temperature for separating solid and liquid precipitations in China

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      Table 2. Temperature for separating solid and liquid precipitations in China

      气温/℃区域文献
      1.9~6.0中国韩春坛等[28]
      1.0~7.8中国Chen等[29]
      0.0~2.0长江源区刘俊峰等[30]
      0.0~3.0三江源区冯曦等[31]
      0.0 (1000 hPa)北京张琳娜等[32]
      -4.0 (850 hPa)
      1.9~5.7天山张雪婷等[33]
    • Table 3. Parameter setting of Chinese ski resorts

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      Table 3. Parameter setting of Chinese ski resorts

      参数设置资料来源
      滑雪所需的积雪深度(包括自然降雪和人工造雪)30 cm访谈;Scott等[15];Abegg等[34]
      人工造雪时期11月1日—次年4月1日访谈;网络资料
      人工造雪适宜温度-5℃(现有)/-2℃(提高)访谈;Snowathome[5]
      人工造雪量10 cm/d访谈;Steiger[14]
    • Table 4. Projected changes in ski season length under different climate change scenarios (%)

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      Table 4. Projected changes in ski season length under different climate change scenarios (%)

      区域省份RCP 4.5RCP 8.5
      2020s2050s2080s2020s2050s2080s
      现有技术提升技术现有技术提升技术现有技术提升技术现有技术提升技术现有技术提升技术现有技术提升技术
      华北北京-19-7-61-21-80-39-22-8-79-37-97-86
      山西-8-4-23-11-40-16-8-5-40-17-68-54
      天津-5-4-14-10-22-15-6-5-23-16-64-35
      内蒙古-1-1-4-4-6-6-10-6-6-13-12
      河北-7-3-15-7-20-13-7-2-19-13-31-27
      东北黑龙江-1-1-4-3-5-4-2-1-6-5-10-8
      吉林-2-1-5-3-9-6-2-1-9-5-17-14
      辽宁-4-4-13-10-19-13-6-5-19-14-33-32
      西北新疆-2-2-5-4-7-6-2-2-8-6-16-13
      甘肃-5-3-9-8-13-12-4-3-13-11-25-22
      宁夏-3-3-10-10-14-14-3-4-14-14-30-25
      青海-1-1-5-4-8-6-6-2-8-6-21-17
      陕西-8-5-23-11-34-17-9-6-36-17-65-41
      华东山东-18-7-54-23-76-39-23-7-75-38-95-85
      华中河南-21-8-51-20-66-33-22-8-68-35-92-75
    • Table 5. Increase in ski season length with improved snowmaking technology (d)

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      Table 5. Increase in ski season length with improved snowmaking technology (d)

      区域省份RCP 4.5RCP 8.5
      2020s2050s2080s2020s2050s2080s
      华北北京294745314612
      山西132234133320
      天津8111591535
      内蒙古455657
      河北152017151712
      东北黑龙江445446
      吉林577598
      辽宁111416121610
      西北新疆567578
      甘肃10109101011
      宁夏111110111115
      青海5786810
      陕西132329143134
      华东山东324141344111
      华中河南324241324119
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    Received: Jul. 25, 2019

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 15, 2021

    The Author Email: WU Bihu (tigerwu@urban.pku.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.18402/resci.2020.06.17

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