Dryland climate change: Recent progress and challenges

J Huang, Y Li, C Fu, F Chen, Q Fu, A Dai… - Reviews of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Drylands are home to more than 38% of the world's population and are one of the most
sensitive areas to climate change and human activities. This review describes recent …

Sources, characteristics and climate impact of light-absorbing aerosols over the Tibetan Plateau

S Chen, R Zhang, R Mao, Y Zhang, Y Chen, Z Ji… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Known as the" third pole" and" water tower of Asia", the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is the home to
the largest number of glaciers in the mid-latitudes and one of the most sensitive areas to …

Desertification

A Mirzabaev, J Wu, J Evans, F García-Oliva… - 2019 - philpapers.org
Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …

Worldwide validation of CAMS and MERRA-2 reanalysis aerosol optical depth products using 15 years of AERONET observations

CA Gueymard, D Yang - Atmospheric Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
This contribution compares 3-hourly estimates of aerosol optical depth at 550 nm (AOD550)
and Ångström exponent (AE) from two similar reanalysis models, ECMWF's CAMS and …

Long‐range transport and evolution of Saharan dust over East Asia from 2007 to 2020

Q Liu, Z Huang, Z Hu, Q Dong… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies have shown that Saharan dust can be transported thousands of miles,
affecting regional climates, environments, and ecosystems. However, research on the long …

Impacts of uplift of northern Tibetan Plateau and formation of Asian inland deserts on regional climate and environment

X Liu, H Sun, Y Miao, B Dong, ZY Yin - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Based on the geological evidence that the northern Tibetan Plateau (NTP) had an uplift of a
finite magnitude since the Miocene and the major Asian inland deserts formed in the early …

The mutual interactions among ozone, fine particulate matter, and carbon dioxide on summer monsoon climate in East Asia

D Ma, T Wang, B Xu, R Song, L Gao, H Chen… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ozone (O 3) and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) are the major air pollutants, and CO 2 is a
critical greenhouse gas in East Asia. They three are active species in terms of radiation …

An overview of mineral dust modeling over East Asia

S Chen, J Huang, Y Qian, C Zhao, L Kang… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
East Asian dust (EAD) exerts considerable impacts on the energy balance and
climate/climate change of the earth system through its influence on solar and terrestrial …

Regional modeling of dust mass balance and radiative forcing over East Asia using WRF-Chem

S Chen, C Zhao, Y Qian, LR Leung, J Huang, Z Huang… - Aeolian Research, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Weather Research and Forecasting model with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) is
used to investigate the seasonal and inter-annual variations of mineral dust over East Asia …

Wind-blown dust and its impacts on particulate matter pollution in Northern China: current and future scenarios

S Liu, J **ng, SK Sahu, X Liu, S Liu… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Northern China experienced two intense dust storms in March 2021, leading to reduced
visibility and excessive particulate pollution. Understanding the cause of such extreme …