Characteristics and causes of regional sandstorms in Northwest of China from 2000 to 2020

doi:10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2022.00042

Journal of Desert Research ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (6): 53-64.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2022.00042

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Characteristics and causes of regional sandstorms in Northwest of China from 2000 to 2020

Haojun Qin¹^,²(), Xiaojun Yang²(), Li Ma², Yicheng Wang², Zhao Fu², Junxia Zhang², Zhengqi Lu³

^1.Lanzhou Institute of Arid Meteorological，China Meteorological Administration，Lanzhou 730020，China
^2.Lanzhou Central Meteorological Observatory，Lanzhou 730020，China
^3.Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters，Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology，Nanjing 210044，China

Received:2022-01-19 Revised:2022-04-25 Online:2022-11-20 Published:2023-01-09
Contact: Xiaojun Yang

Abstract

Abstract:

The characteristics of regional sandstorms in Northwest of China from 2000 to 2020 were analyzed using ground observation data， and based on climatic dynamic factors， temperature， precipitation and NDVI data to analyse the causes of regional sandstorms changes in Northwest of China. The study results show that from 2000 to 2020， the annual total number of days of regional sandstorms in Northwest of China showed a fluctuating downward trend， and there were two high （low） frequency periods. Spring is the season of high incidence of regional sandstorms， of which the total number of days in April is the highest， reaching 47 days. Compared with the first ten days and the middle ten days of the month， regional sandstorms are more likely to occur in the last ten days of each spring months. The Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang and central-western Inner Mongolia and the Hexi in Gansu are frequent areas of regional sandstorms in Northwest of China with total number of days more than 10 days， and the total number of days in most other places of Northwest of China is less than 8 days. The area index and intensity index of the polar vortex in the northern hemisphere and the polar vortex intensity index in Asia have a significant positive correlation with the number of days of regional sandstorms. The transition of the northern hemisphere polar vortex from an expansion period to a contraction period and the weakening of its intensity are important climatic dynamic factors for the reduction of regional sandstorms in Northwest of China. The annual （spring） precipitation and average NDVI in Northwest of China are significantly negatively correlated with the number of days of regional sandstorms. In the past 21 years， the climate in most parts of the northwest region has tended to be warm and humid， and the vegetation cover has improved as the main trend. The transformation is conducive to the shrinkage of the desertified area and reduces the occurrence of non-imported sandstorms.

Key words: Northwest of China, regional sandstorms, spatial and temporal distribution characteristic, climate change, climate dynamic factor

CLC Number:

P429

Haojun Qin, Xiaojun Yang, Li Ma, Yicheng Wang, Zhao Fu, Junxia Zhang, Zhengqi Lu. Characteristics and causes of regional sandstorms in Northwest of China from 2000 to 2020[J]. Journal of Desert Research, 2022, 42(6): 53-64.

Figures/Tables 21

Fig.1 Overview of the study area

Fig.2 The annual total number of days of regional sandstorms in Northwest of China from 2000 to 2020

Fig.3 The season total number of days of regional sandstorm in Northwest of China from 2000 to 2020

Fig.4 The monthly total number of days of regional sandstorms in Northwest of China from 2000 to 2020

Fig.5 The total number of every ten days of regional sandstorms in Northwest of China from March to May from 2000 to 2020

Fig.6 Spatial distribution of total annual days of regional sandstorms in Northwestern of China from 2000 to 2020

Fig.7 Spatial distribution of total annual days of regional sandstorms in March （A）， April （B）， and May （C） in Northwestern of China from 2000 to 2020

Fig.8 Comparison of the annual change of Polar vortex area （A）， intensity （B） index in the northern hemisphere and the number of days of regional sandstorms

Fig.9 Comparison of the annual change of Polar vortex area （A）， intensity （B） index in Asia and the number of days of regional sandstorms

Fig.10 Comparison of the annual change of the area （A）， intensity （B） index of the western Pacific subtropical high and the number of days of regional sandstorms

Fig.11 Comparison of the annual change of the Arctic Oscillation Index and the number of days of regional sandstorms

Fig.12 Comparison of the annual change of the Southern Oscillation Index and the number of days of regional sandstorms

Fig.13 Comparison of the annual change of the Asian zonal circulation index and the number of days of regional sandstorms

Fig.14 Correlation coefficients between the number of days of regional sandstorms and 10 climatic dynamic factors

Table 1 The correlation test of annual （Spring） average temperature， annual （Spring） precipitation and regional sandstorm days in Northwest of China

气候因子	相关系数	显著性检验
年平均温度	0.002
年降水量	-0.46	**
春季平均温度	-0.29
春季降水量	-0.38	*

Fig.15 Changes of spring average temperature and spring precipitation in Northwest of China from 2000 to 2020

Fig.16 Spatial distribution of spring average temperature （A） and spring precipitation （B） in Northwest of China from 2000 to 2020

Fig.17 Spatial distribution of climatic slope of the average spring temperature （A） and spring precipitation （B） in Northwest of China from 2000 to 2020

Fig.18 Spatial distribution of average NDVI from March to May in Northwest of China in 2000

Fig.19 Distribution of the difference between 2020 and 2000 of average NDVI from March to May in Northwest of China

Fig.20 Changes of annual NDVI in Northwest of China from 2000 to 2020

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