Dust Weather Yearbook. 2000

Author: China Meteorological Administration
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: Sand and dust weather refers to a general term for meteorological phenomena where wind airborne dust and sand, causing air turbidity. Sand and dust weather is one of the major disasterous weather systems affecting northern China. Areas affected by sand and dust weather suffer significant losses in terms of human life and property. In recent years, with the development of society and economy, and the implementation of the Western Development Strategy, the disasterous impacts of sand and dust weather on the national economy, ecological environment, and social activities have drawn increasing attention from all sectors of society and internationally. China has placed growing emphasis on sand and dust weather, gradually expanding monitoring methods, and has achieved certain results in research, continuously improving the forecasting accuracy of sand and dust weather, thereby making significant contributions to mitigating losses and preventing sand and dust weather. To meet the needs of scientific research on sand and dust weather and to provide meteorological technical personnel at various meteorological stations with more comprehensive information on sand and dust weather, enabling better understanding of its activity patterns and improving forecasting accuracy, the National Meteorological Center has compiled the "Sand and Dust Weather Yearbook." The data in the yearbook were made possible through the strong collaboration and support of meteorological bureaus in all relevant provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions, ensuring the successful completion of the compilation. The content of the "Sand and Dust Weather Yearbook" includes descriptions of the general characteristics of sand and dust weather processes during the year, analysis of meteorological conditions that lead to sand and dust weather, as well as charts and graphs showing the spatiotemporal distribution of sand and dust weather throughout the year and for each month, along with key sand and dust weather processes.