Variability in Dust Observed over China Using A-Train CALIOP Instrument

Patterns of dust aerosol variation over China are analyzed using A-Train CALIOP and precipitation, soil moisture, and vegetation coverage datasets during the period of 2007 and 2014. Spatially, dust is mostly prominent over northwestern China, with the highest and most widespread dust activities bei...

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Main Authors: Hui Xu, Fengjie Zheng, Wenhao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1246590