Modern dust storms in China: an overview

Wang, Xunming; Dong, Zhibao; Zhang, Jiawu; Liu, Lichao

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2003.11.009

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“…Major source regions of Asian dust are the Gobi desert and the Taklamakan desert (Wang et al 2004;Sun et al 2001;Zhang et al 2003).…”

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“…Because of the growing interests in the influences of Asian dust aerosols on the climate system, atmospheric environment and human health, the spatial and temporal characteristics of dust weathers including dust storm, blowing dust and floating dust are extensively studied (e.g., Sun et al 2001;Wang et al 2004;Qian et al 2002). It was demonstrated that in most areas of northern China Dust storm frequency (DSF; see section 2.2) generally revealed declining trends (Qian et al 2002;Wang et al 2004).…”

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“…It was demonstrated that in most areas of northern China Dust storm frequency (DSF; see section 2.2) generally revealed declining trends (Qian et al 2002;Wang et al 2004). Qian et al (2002) attributed the declining trends in frequencies of dust weather including dust storm, blowing dust and floating dust to the remarkable warming in Mongolia and cooling in northern China that reduced meridional temperature gradient, resulting in the reduced cyclone frequency in northern China.…”

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“…In spite of the decreasing trends of DSF in most arid and semi-arid lands of northern China (Qian et al 2002;Wang et al 2004), Asian dust frequency observed in Japan (ADF; see section 2.1) does not show any decreasing trends but some decadal variabilities (Tian et al 2007). Recent investigations suggested a possible linkage between the recent increase of ADF and the increases of DSF (Kurosaki and Mikami 2003) and cold air activities in the eastern part of the Asian continent.…”

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Influence of Dust Storm Frequency in Northern China on Fluctuations of Asian Dust Frequency Observed in Japan

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2007

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Relationship between Asian dust frequency observed in Japan (ADF) and dust storm frequency (DSF) in northern China was examined with up-to-date longterm observational data. Possible climatic conditions associated with variations of ADF were also explored. It was found that DSF at stations in Inner Mongolia and its vicinity (IMV) and ADF behaved nearly parallel to each other from the mid 1970s. Significant positive correlation between DSF in IMV and ADF suggests that IMV has a stronger influence on ADF than other dust source regions in northern China. Composite maps of Sea Level Pressure and 700 hPa wind fields for extreme ADF years exhibited a spatial pattern with cyclonic anomalies over the area from Northeast China to north Japan and anticyclonic anomalies around the Gobi desert in high ADF years. This situation corresponds to enhanced cyclonic activities in Northeast China and intensified cold air outbreaks in IMV, which are favorable for formation of dust storms in IMV.

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“…Major source regions of Asian dust are the Gobi desert and the Taklamakan desert (Wang et al 2004;Sun et al 2001;Zhang et al 2003).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Influence of Dust Storm Frequency in Northern China on Fluctuations of Asian Dust Frequency Observed in Japan

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2007

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“…An international convention states that a dust event is defined by visibility of <10 km (CCMB, 1979), and the frequency of dust events is typically used as an index of the intensity of emissions from dust source areas (e.g., Sun et al, 2000Sun et al, , 2001Qian et al, 2002;Zhou and Zhang, 2003;Wang et al, 2004Wang et al, , 2005Wang et al, , 2006Wang et al, , 2008. However, in the areas where the dust is deposited, such as the western CLP, the dust emitted from the source areas settles by both dry and wet deposition, and the present results show that the frequency of dust occurrence may not be an effective indicator of the intensity of fallout in the region.…”

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Geochemical evidence for seasonal variations in potential loess sources of the western Chinese Loess Plateau

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Forecasting the response of Earth's surface to future climatic and land use changes: A review of methods and research needs

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In the future, Earth will be warmer, precipitation events will be more extreme, global mean sea level will rise, and many arid and semiarid regions will be drier. Human modifications of landscapes will also occur at an accelerated rate as developed areas increase in size and population density. We now have gridded global forecasts, being continually improved, of the climatic and land use changes (C&LUC) that are likely to occur in the coming decades. However, besides a few exceptions, consensus forecasts do not exist for how these C&LUC will likely impact Earth-surface processes and hazards. In some cases, we have the tools to forecast the geomorphic responses to likely future C&LUC. Fully exploiting these models and utilizing these tools will require close collaboration among Earth-surface scientists and Earth-system modelers. This paper assesses the state-of-the-art tools and data that are being used or could be used to forecast changes in the state of Earth's surface as a result of likely future C&LUC. We also propose strategies for filling key knowledge gaps, emphasizing where additional basic research and/or collaboration across disciplines are necessary. The main body of the paper addresses cross-cutting issues, including the importance of nonlinear/threshold-dominated interactions among topography, vegetation, and sediment transport, as well as the importance of alternate stable states and extreme, rare events for understanding and forecasting Earth-surface response to C&LUC. Five supplements delve into different scales or process zones (global-scale assessments and fluvial, aeolian, glacial/periglacial, and coastal process zones) in detail.

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Modern dust storms in China: an overview

Cited by 338 publications

References 13 publications

Influence of Dust Storm Frequency in Northern China on Fluctuations of Asian Dust Frequency Observed in Japan

Influence of Dust Storm Frequency in Northern China on Fluctuations of Asian Dust Frequency Observed in Japan

Geochemical evidence for seasonal variations in potential loess sources of the western Chinese Loess Plateau

Forecasting the response of Earth's surface to future climatic and land use changes: A review of methods and research needs

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