Regional differences in the relationship between climatic factors, vegetation, land surface conditions, and dust weather in China’s Beijing-Tianjin Sand Source Region

Jianjun Wu, Lin Zhao, Yanting Zheng and Aifeng Lü ()

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2012, vol. 62, issue 1, 44 pages

Abstract: This paper analyzes the regional differences in dust weather and its relationship with climatic factors and vegetation cover, using data at 27 observation stations in the Beijing-Tianjin Sand Source Region from 1960 to 2007. There was a decreasing trend in dust weather in the southeast, which was correlated with wind and temperature. In contrast, in the northwest, the number of dusty days did not decrease and was significantly correlated with precipitation and vegetation cover. These results suggest that, in addition to the climate and underlying conditions, physical geographic conditions also influenced the frequency of dust weather. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012

Keywords: Dust; Climatic factors; Vegetation cover; Beijing-Tianjin Sand Source Region; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-0039-7

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