Long-range transport of spring dust storms in Inner Mongolia and impact on the China seas

Abstract Analysis of daily observations from 43 meteorological stations in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, showed the distribution of spring dust storm events during 2000–2007. Guaizihu and Sunitezuoqi stations had the highest frequencies of dust storms. The interannual and seasonal variations of dust storms were closely related to weather conditions, especially the wind speed. A forward trajectory model and satellite observations were used to investigate the transport paths and dust layers of dust storms from Guaizihu and Sunitezuoqi stations to the China seas and their probability of influencing the seas during spring 2000–2007. Forward trajectories showed that dust storms at Guaizihu and Sunitezuoqi stations had the highest probability of affecting the Yellow Sea, followed by the Bohai Sea, the East China Sea, and the northern South China Sea. The dust particles from Sunitezuoqi station affected these four seas directly through coastal areas, while those from Guaizihu station were transported via the Inner Mongolian deserts and/or the Loess Plateau. The dust storms from Sunitezuoqi station impacting the four seas were characterized by a single dust source and a short transport distance, while those from Guaizihu station were characterized by multiple sources and relatively long transport distances. The dust particles from these two stations were mostly transported in a

[1]  Hiroaki Minoura,et al.  The transport and spacial scale of Asian dust‐storm clouds: a case study of the dust‐storm event of April 1979 , 1983 .

[2]  Robert Frouin,et al.  Asian Dust Events of April 1998 , 2001 .

[3]  Kyung-Ae Park,et al.  Asian dust initiated early spring bloom in the northern East/Japan Sea , 2007 .

[4]  Thomas A. Cahill,et al.  Numerical study of Asian dust transport during the springtime of 2001 simulated with the Chemical Weather Forecasting System (CFORS) model , 2004 .

[5]  Z A Qian,et al.  Some advances in dust storm research over China-Mongolia areas (SCI) , 2006 .

[6]  N. Sugimoto,et al.  Long-range transport of Asian dust and air pollutants to Taiwan: observed evidence and model simulation , 2006 .

[7]  Jean-Pierre Blanchet,et al.  A simulated climatology of Asian dust aerosol and its trans-Pacific transport. Part I: Mean climate and validation , 2006 .

[8]  Chung-Ming Liu,et al.  Some Advances in Dust Storm over China‐Mongolia Areas , 2006 .

[9]  Jing Zhang,et al.  High correlations between Asian dust events and biological productivity in the western North Pacific , 2006 .

[10]  Irina N. Sokolik,et al.  Characterization of east Asian dust outbreaks in the spring of 2001 using ground‐based and satellite data , 2005 .

[11]  Baoguo Chen,et al.  [Numerical simulations of spatial and temporal characteristics of airborne dust over Asia during springs of 2000 to 2002]. , 2006, Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue.

[12]  Fujung Tsai,et al.  Characterizing the transport pathways of Asian dust , 2008 .

[13]  J. Penner,et al.  Introduction to special section: Outstanding problems in quantifying the radiative impacts of mineral dust , 2001 .

[14]  Yasunobu Iwasaka,et al.  Asian dust particles converted into aqueous droplets under remote marine atmospheric conditions , 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

[15]  Zifa Wang,et al.  Atmospheric input of mineral dust to the western North Pacific region based on direct measurements and a regional chemical transport model , 2003 .

[16]  Gao Huiwang,et al.  Long-range Transport of Asian Dust and Its Effects on Ocean Ecosystem , 2009 .

[17]  Zhang Kai,et al.  The characteristics of Asian-dust storms during 2000–2002: From the source to the sea , 2007 .

[18]  Russ E. Davis,et al.  Robotic Observations of Dust Storm Enhancement of Carbon Biomass in the North Pacific , 2002, Science.

[19]  M. McCormick,et al.  Development of global aerosol models using cluster analysis of Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) measurements , 2005 .

[20]  Takashi Shibata,et al.  Large depolarization ratio of free tropospheric aerosols over the Taklamakan Desert revealed by lidar measurements: Possible diffusion and transport of dust particles , 2003 .

[21]  Dongfang Wang,et al.  Characterization of soil dust aerosol in China and its transport and distribution during 2001 ACE‐Asia: 1. Network observations , 2003 .

[22]  R. Draxler.  HYSPLIT (HYbrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory) Model access via NOAA ARL READY Website , 2010 .

[23]  D. Winker,et al.  Overview of the CALIPSO Mission and CALIOP Data Processing Algorithms , 2009 .

[24]  A. Marchetti,et al.  DMSP and DMS dynamics during a mesoscale iron fertilization experiment in the Northeast Pacific-Part I: Temporal and vertical distributions , 2006 .

[25]  Osamu Abe,et al.  Aeolian dust experiment on climate impact: An overview of Japan-China joint project ADEC , 2006 .

[26]  P. Bhartia,et al.  Global distribution of UV-absorbing aerosols from Nimbus 7/TOMS data , 1997 .

[27]  Joseph M. Prospero,et al.  Transport of mineral aerosol from Asia Over the North Pacific Ocean , 1983 .

[28]  X. Y. Zhang,et al.  Sources of Asian dust and role of climate change versus desertification in Asian dust emission: ASIAN DUST SOURCES , 2003 .

[29]  N. Mahowald,et al.  Global Iron Connections Between Desert Dust, Ocean Biogeochemistry, and Climate , 2005, Science.

[30]  Yasunobu Iwasaka,et al.  Seasonal dependence of the long‐range transport and vertical distribution of free tropospheric aerosols over east Asia: On the basis of aircraft and lidar measurements and isentropic trajectory analysis , 2003 .

[31]  I. Lin,et al.  Aerosol input to the South China Sea: Results from the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer, the Quick Scatterometer, and the Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere Sensor , 2007 .

[32]  Soon-Ung Park,et al.  Transport and evolution of a winter-time Yellow sand observed in Korea , 2001 .

[33]  Meehye Lee,et al.  Synopsis, transport, and physical characteristics of Asian dust in Korea , 2001 .

[34]  DeHui Chen,et al.  A new-generation sand and dust storm forecasting system GRAPES_CUACE/Dust: Model development, verification and numerical simulation , 2010 .

[35]  Michael D. King,et al.  A flexible inversion algorithm for retrieval of aerosol optical properties from Sun and sky radiance measurements , 2000 .

[36]  Kezheng Shang,et al.  Regional characteristics of three kinds of dust storm events in China , 2005 .

[37]  A. Nenes,et al.  Dust and pollution: A recipe for enhanced ocean fertilization? , 2005 .

[38]  Jimin Sun,et al.  Spatial and temporal characteristics of dust storms in China and its surrounding regions, 1960-1999 : Relations to source area and climate , 2001 .

[39]  M. Zheng,et al.  The long-range transport of aerosols from northern China to Hong Kong – a multi-technique study , 1999 .