The characteristic distributions of regional sand-dust storm （SDS） weather processes over Northeast Asia from 1980 to 2011 were investigated using the shared WMO surface station meteorological data, atmospheric soun...The characteristic distributions of regional sand-dust storm （SDS） weather processes over Northeast Asia from 1980 to 2011 were investigated using the shared WMO surface station meteorological data, atmospheric sounding data, China high density weather data, NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data, as well as the archived original weather maps of China. The concentration-weighted trajectory （CWT） method was used to calculate the SDS frequency from the discrete station data and to track the large-scale regional SDS weather processes in Northeast Asia. A spline trend analysis method was employed to investigate the variability of the SDS weather systems. The results show that during 1980-2011, the SDS weather processes exhibit both a historical persistence and abrupt transitions with an approximate 10-yr high-low occurrence oscillation. Through composite analysis of atmospheric circulation during high and low SDS years, it is found that the SDS occurrences are closely related to the anomalies of arctic vortex and midlatitude westerly, and the circulation patterns around the Lake Baikal. During the high frequency years, the meridianal flows in the upper and mid troposphere above the high SDS corridor in East Asia （from the Lake Balkhash along Northwest and North China, Korean Peninsula, meridianal flows during the low SDS frequency years, the midlatitude regions. and Japan Islands） are apparently stronger than the favoring the development and transport of SDSs in the midlatitude regions.展开更多
Based on China抯 available daily observation data from 681 national meteorological stations from 1954 to 2002, a time series of typical severe dust storms in northern China is constructed in terms of the weather proce...Based on China抯 available daily observation data from 681 national meteorological stations from 1954 to 2002, a time series of typical severe dust storms in northern China is constructed in terms of the weather process, and the temporal and spatial distribution, and their evolution ten-dency is analyzed. The results indicate that there were 223 relatively typical severe dust storms in northern China from 1954 to 2002, among which the event on April 10—12, 1979 had the largest affected area. Closely associated with the geographical distribution of deserts, sandy lands and the tracks of strong cold air outbreaks, severe dust storms mainly occurred in the Tarim Basin, the eastern part of Northwest China and the northern part of North China. The season with the most frequent severe dust storms was spring, in which the frequency accounts for 82.5% in the whole year, while the least occurrence was in summer and autumn. Dur-ing the past 49 years, the highest frequency of severe dust storms occurred in the 1950s and the lowest was in the 1990s with a general descending tendency, but during 2000—2002 the occurrence was relatively increasing. On the average, the duration of severe dust storms was shortest in the 1990s, about 0.5—1 h shorter than that in the other 4 decades.展开更多
基金Supported by the Special Project on Public Welfare of Forestry(200804020)National Science and Technology Support Program of China(2008BAC40B02)+2 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(40875077)National Basic Research and Development(973)Program of China(2011CB403404 and 2011CB403401)Projects of the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences(2010Z002,2009Z001,and 2009Y002)
文摘The characteristic distributions of regional sand-dust storm （SDS） weather processes over Northeast Asia from 1980 to 2011 were investigated using the shared WMO surface station meteorological data, atmospheric sounding data, China high density weather data, NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data, as well as the archived original weather maps of China. The concentration-weighted trajectory （CWT） method was used to calculate the SDS frequency from the discrete station data and to track the large-scale regional SDS weather processes in Northeast Asia. A spline trend analysis method was employed to investigate the variability of the SDS weather systems. The results show that during 1980-2011, the SDS weather processes exhibit both a historical persistence and abrupt transitions with an approximate 10-yr high-low occurrence oscillation. Through composite analysis of atmospheric circulation during high and low SDS years, it is found that the SDS occurrences are closely related to the anomalies of arctic vortex and midlatitude westerly, and the circulation patterns around the Lake Baikal. During the high frequency years, the meridianal flows in the upper and mid troposphere above the high SDS corridor in East Asia （from the Lake Balkhash along Northwest and North China, Korean Peninsula, meridianal flows during the low SDS frequency years, the midlatitude regions. and Japan Islands） are apparently stronger than the favoring the development and transport of SDSs in the midlatitude regions.
基金supported by the National Key Basic Research Project of China(Grant No.G2000048703)the Key Project of Short-Term Climate Prediction(Grant No.96-908-06-4-1-2)+1 种基金the Key Research Project of NMC(Grant No.ZK2002B-20)the Key Research Project of NSMC(Grant No.NSMC-Y0101).
文摘Based on China抯 available daily observation data from 681 national meteorological stations from 1954 to 2002, a time series of typical severe dust storms in northern China is constructed in terms of the weather process, and the temporal and spatial distribution, and their evolution ten-dency is analyzed. The results indicate that there were 223 relatively typical severe dust storms in northern China from 1954 to 2002, among which the event on April 10—12, 1979 had the largest affected area. Closely associated with the geographical distribution of deserts, sandy lands and the tracks of strong cold air outbreaks, severe dust storms mainly occurred in the Tarim Basin, the eastern part of Northwest China and the northern part of North China. The season with the most frequent severe dust storms was spring, in which the frequency accounts for 82.5% in the whole year, while the least occurrence was in summer and autumn. Dur-ing the past 49 years, the highest frequency of severe dust storms occurred in the 1950s and the lowest was in the 1990s with a general descending tendency, but during 2000—2002 the occurrence was relatively increasing. On the average, the duration of severe dust storms was shortest in the 1990s, about 0.5—1 h shorter than that in the other 4 decades.
