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Observational study of formation mechanism, vertical structure, and dust emission of dust devils over the Taklimakan Desert, China [1]

A field observation of dust devils was conducted at Xiaotang over the Taklimakan Desert (TD), China, from 7 to 14 July 2014. The measurements of dust devil opacity with the digital optical method and the observed atmospheric boundary layer conditions were applied to investigate the dust devils’ formation mechanism, vertical structure, and dust emissions.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
16/04/2016
Chong Liu [3], Tianliang Zhao [4], Xinghua Yang & et al [5]
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres [6]
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Tags:
Air Pollution [7], Deserts [8], China [9], Aerosols [10], Atmosphere [11]
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[2] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chong_Liu18/publication/299127120_Observational_study_of_formation_mechanism_vertical_structure_and_dust_emission_of_dust_devils_over_the_Taklimakan_Desert_China/links/570d06c808ae2b772e42a9fb.pdf
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