Variability of blowing dust weather frequency over semi-arid areas of China (Baicheng, Jilin Province) and relationships with climatic factors during 1951-2006

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 315-324

  Wu, Yun Fei ^a,b   Zhang, Ren Jian ^a   Fu, Cong Bin ^a   Gao, Zong Ting ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Institute of Meteorological Science of Jilin Province   (China)

Author keywords

Blowing dust weather frequency; Climatic factors; Relationship; Variability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DECADAL VARIATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; DUST; DUST STORM; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS; WIND VELOCITY;

BAICHENG; CHINA; JILIN;

EID: 80053196625     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2010.09.15.01(A)     Document Type: Article

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