An observational study of aerosol and turbulence properties during dust storms in northwest China

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Vol. 117; no. D9
• Main Authors: Fu, Peijian, Zhong, Shiyuan, Huang, Jianping, Song, Guangning
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC Blackwell Publishing Ltd 16.05.2012; American Geophysical Union
• Subjects: Aerosols; air quality; Atmosphere; Atmospheric aerosols; Atmospheric sciences; Atmospheric turbulence; Climate change; Deserts; Dust; dust aerosol; Dust storms; Earth; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Geophysics; Observational studies; Optical analysis; Particulate matter; turbulent characteristics; Visibility; wind blowing index; Wind shear; Far East; Asia; Northwest China; China; Gobi Desert; atmosphere; High latitude; Friction velocity; Atmospheric condition; Meteorological observation; trend-surface analysis; aerosols; meteorology; concentration; turbulence; Coarse particle; dust storms; Cold air; Fine particle; roughness; winds; Visibility; Optical thickness; programs; reduction; Wind shear

Since late 2003, measurements of aerosol properties and meteorology have been made at three sites, Minqin, Jiuquan and Dunhuang, in the border areas of the Gobi and Taklimakan Deserts in the northwest of China as part of an observational program for Asian Dust Storms (ADS). The aerosol observations...