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ITM Web Conf.
Volume 12, 2017
The 4th Annual International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ITA 2017)
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| Article Number | 04022 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Session 4: Information Theory and Information Systems | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/itmconf/20171204022 | |
| Published online | 05 September 2017 | |
Characteristic Analysis of Sandstorms in Taklamakan Desert
1 Academy of Ocean Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China
2 College of Computer, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China
Firstly, the annual variation of sandstorm and strong sandstorm weather process in China from 2000 to 2012 is analyzed according to the “Sand-Dust Weather Yearbook” (2012). Secondly, based on the ERA-Interim Reanalysis from ECMWF and MISR data from the Terra satellite, we investigate the correlation between different dust weather process and land meteorological elements. Finally, the temporal and spatial distribution features of the aerosol optical depth (AOD) in the Taklamakan Desert is studied. And we compare the Taklamakan Desert AOD with nationwide AOD. The results show that: (1) the frequency of sandstorm and strong sandstorm has shown a downward trend and the occurrence of sandstorm decreases more in recent years. (2) In the Taklamakan Desert, the number of sandstorm is positively correlated with the surface temperature, meanwhile, negatively related to the surface relative humidity. (3) In all seasons, the average of AOD in Taklamakan Desert is higher than that of the whole country, and there are obvious differences among the four seasons.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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