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Distribution and transport characteristics of dust aerosol over Tibetan Plateau and Taklimakan Desert in China using MERRA-2 and CALIPSO data
Atmospheric Environment ( IF 5 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117670
Xiaofeng Xu , Hao Wu , Xiaoyue Yang , Lifeng Xie

Abstract The distribution and transportation characteristics of dust aerosol over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and Taklimakan Desert (TD) were analyzed during 1980–2017 using MERRA-2 (second Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications) and CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) products. The aerosol optical depth (AOD) of MERRA-2 were compared with those of AERONET (Aerosol Robotic Network) at six sites and the corresponding MISR (Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer) data. The correlation coefficients were 0.73–0.88 and 0.94, respectively. The yearly AOD over the IGP (Indo-Gangetic Plain) and the TD showed a significant increasing trend. The variations of seasonal AOD and dust AOD (DAOD) over the research region were similar, showing the values decreasing from north to south and the higher values appearing in spring and summer. The DAOD/AOD ratio exceeded 0.5 during March–August and throughout whole year in the north part of the TP and the TD, respectively. The duration, strength and area of the high DAOD region over the TD have enhanced during the past 38 years. From the CALIPSO observation, it showed the dust moving from the TD to the TP was mainly through the Qaidam Basin in the layer of 4–8 km aloft and could transport as south as 30°N, with the maximum lifting height in spring. In winter, the dust over TP was mainly from the Qaidam Basin due to the suppression effect of the inversion layer over the TD. The largest profile of dust extinction coefficient appeared in spring over the TD, while in summer over the TP. The distribution and annual regional averages of base, top and thickness of dust layer were calculated and presented. It shows a long-standing dust layer of about 1 km appearing over the TP with the maximum in spring.
更新日期:2020-09-01
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