Synoptic characteristics of dust storms observed in Inner Mongolia and their influence on the downwind area (the Beijing-Tianjin Region)

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-403

  Tao, Gao ^a,b   Yongfu, Xu ^a   Yuhua, Bo ^b   Xiao, Yu ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b Inner Mongolia Meteorological Institute   (China)

^c Department of Software Design   (China)

Author keywords

Cold air paths; Dust storms; Inner Mongolia; Sand and dust source regions; Surface environment; Suspended dust weather; Synoptic characteristics

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DETERIORATION; DUST;

COLD AIR; DUST SOURCES; DUST STORM; INNER MONGOLIA; SURFACE ENVIRONMENTS; SUSPENDED DUST; SYNOPTIC CHARACTERISTICS;

STORMS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESERTIFICATION; DUST STORM; GRASSLAND; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TROUGH; VORTEX FLOW; WESTERLY; WIND VELOCITY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; NEI MONGGOL; TIANJIN;

EID: 33845917218     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1350482706002404     Document Type: Article

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