Dust and Sand Storms (DSS) in East Asia

Surface observation of sand and dust storm in East Asia and its application in CUACE/Dust

Sand / dust storms over Northeast Asia and associated large - scale circulations in spring 2006

Microwave Attenuation and Phase Shift in Sand and Dust Storms

Based on the forward scattering amplitude function for sand particle under the Rayleigh approximation, the calculation models of microwave attenuation and phase shift due to sand and dust particles is given in terms of lognormal size distribution. The model shows that attenuation and phase shift are found to be dependent on visibility, frequency and complex dielectric constant. Obtained results...

Monitoring the source of trans-national dust storms in north east Asia

The vast expanse of the Gobi desert across the Mongolian plateau features frequent dust storms. In this isolated region remote sensing techniques can provide an effective measurement of dust storms. Brightness temperature channels 4, 5 of AVHRR/NOAA satellite data, emissive bands of MODIS/TERRA satellite data, and meteorological station measurement data were used and tested for dust and sandsto...

Dust storms and ephemeral lakes

In drylands, both dust storms and ephemeral salt lakes (playas) are common. Observations using remote sensing and ground studies have shown that these playas can be major sources of saline dust storms. Some basins have recently become desiccated as a result of water abstraction by humans, and these have become significant sources of dust. The timing and amounts of dust emissions depends on such...