An Overview of the Semi-arid Climate and Environment Research Observatory over  the Loess Plateau

HUANG Jianping; ZHANG Wu; ZUO Jinqing; BI Jianrong; SHI Jinsen; WANG Xin; CHANG Zhoulin; HUANG Zhongwei; YANG Su; ZHANG Beidou; WANG Guoyin; FENG Guanghong; YUAN Jiuyi; ZHANG Lei; ZUO Hongchao; WANG Shigong; FU Congbin; CHOU Jifan

doi:10.1007/s00376-008-0906-7

Volume 25 Issue 6

Nov. 2008

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Article > ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES > 2008 > 25(6): 906-921

An Overview of the Semi-arid Climate and Environment Research Observatory over the Loess Plateau

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College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000; Key Laboratory of Regional Climate-Environment for Temperate East Asia (RCE-TEA), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029;College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000

doi: 10.1007/s00376-008-0906-7

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Abstract:
Arid and semi-arid areas comprise about 30\% of the earth's surface. Changes in climate and climate variability will likely have a significant impact on these regions. The Loess Plateau over Northwest China is a special semi-arid land surface and part of a dust aerosol source. To improve understanding and capture the direct evidence of the impact of human activity on the semi-arid climate over the Loess Plateau, the Semi-Arid Climate and Environment Observatory of Lanzhou University (SACOL) was established in 2005. SACOL consists of a large set of instruments and focuses on: (1) monitoring of long term tendencies in semi-arid climate changes; (2) monitoring of the aerosol effect on the water cycle; (3) studies of interaction between land surface and the atmosphere; (4) improving the land surface and climate models; and (5) validation of space-borne observations. This paper presents a description of SACOL objectives, measurements, and sampling strategies. Preliminary observation results are also reviewed in this paper.
- cloud,
- aerosol,
- land surface,
- semi-arid,
- Loess Plateau,
- SACOL
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