Distinct effects of winter monsoon and westerly circulation on dust aerosol transport over East Asia

Aerosol and monsoon climate interactions over Asia

The increasing severity of droughts/floods and worsening air quality from increasing aerosols in Asia monsoon regions are the two gravest threats facing over 60% of the world population living in Asian monsoon regions. These dual threats have fueled a large body of research in the last decade on the roles of aerosols in impacting Asian monsoon weather and climate. This paper provides a comprehe...

Winter to winter recurrence of atmospheric circulation anomalies over East Asia and its impact on winter surface air temperature anomalies

The persistence of atmospheric circulation anomalies over East Asia shows a winter to winter recurrence (WTWR) phenomenon. Seasonal variations in sea level pressure anomalies and surface wind anomalies display significantly different characteristics between WTWR and non-WTWR years. The WTWR years are characterized by the recurrence of both a strong (weak) anomalous Siberian High and an East Asi...

Simulation of dust aerosol and its regional feedbacks over East Asia

Simulation of dust aerosol and its regional feedbacks over East Asia using a regional climate model D. F. Zhang, A. S. Zakey, X. J. Gao, and F. Giorgi The Laboratory of Climate Study of China Meteorological Administration, National Climate Center, 100081, Beijing, China Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 34100, Trieste, Italy Received: 11 December 2007 – Accepted: 9 Janua...

Tropospheric Chemical Transport Modeling over East Asia

Satellite remote sensing of dust aerosol indirect effects on cloud formation over Eastern Asia

Satellite remote sensing of dust aerosol indirect effects on cloud formation over Eastern Asia S. C. Ou a , K. N. Liou a , N. C. Hsu b & S. C. Tsay b a Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA b Climate and Radiation Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt,...