The relation between sandstorms and strong winds in Xinjiang, China

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 67-79

  Wang, Xu ^a   Ma, Yu ^a   Chen, Hongwu ^a   Wen, Gang ^b   Chen, Shoujun ^c   Tao, Zuyu ^c   Chung, Yong Seung ^d  

^a Xinjiang Ctr of Rsrc/Environment   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Korea China Center for Atmosph Res   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dominant wind direction; Minimum wind speed; Sandstorm; Strong wind; Xinjiang

Indexed keywords

DUST STORM; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 0038565928     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023217902185     Document Type: Article

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