Relationship between Spring Dust Activity and the Position Change of Westerly Jet in Taklimakan Desert

Shanjuan HE; Tianhe WANG; Ruiqi TAN; Xinyi ZHANG; Yuanzhu DONG; Jingyi TANG

doi:10.7522/j.issn.1000-0534.2024.00042

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Relationship between Spring Dust Activity and the Position Change of Westerly Jet in Taklimakan Desert

Shanjuan HE ,
Tianhe WANG ,
Ruiqi TAN ,
Xinyi ZHANG ,
Yuanzhu DONG ,
Jingyi TANG

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1. College of Atmospheric Sciences，Lanzhou University，Lanzhou 730000，Gansu，China
2. Collaborative Innovation Center for Western Ecological Safety，Lanzhou University，Lanzhou 730000，Gansu，China

Received date: 2023-12-29

Revised date: 2024-03-23

Online published: 2024-03-23

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Based on MERRA-2 reanalysis data and the dust records at meteorological stations from 1980 to 2020， we have defined the Westerly Jet stream Position Index （JPI） and provided preliminary insights into the impact of north-south movement of westerly jet stream on dust activity in the Taklamakan Desert （TD）.By conducting a comparative analysis of the dust mixing ratio， frequency of dust events， and the atmospheric circulation fields during periods characterized by northward and southward shifts in the jet stream， we have derived the following conclusions：（1） The position of the westerly jet stream in spring exhibits obvious fluctuation between different years， and the interannual variation trend between different months is also different.The meridional movement is mainly caused by the changes of the north-south temperature gradient over the TD.When the temperature decreases in the southern regions and increases in the northern regions， the north-south temperature gradient decreases， causing the jet stream to shift northward.（2） The spring dust activity in the TD exhibits a significant correlation with the positional changes of the westerly jet stream.The dust mixing ratio within the atmospheric column experiences substantial increases （decreases） as the jet stream shifts towards the north （south）.The difference in dust mixing ratio is greater in the lower layers than in the middle to upper layers.（3） The frequency of dust events in the TD during spring is closely correlated with the north-south movement of the jet stream.The northward shift of the jet stream leads to an elevation in the average occurrence of floating dust， blowing sand， and dust storms throughout each month in spring.The difference in the number of dust weather days caused by the positional shift of the jet stream is more significant in March and May compared to April.Especially episodes of floating dust， there is an average difference of up to 3 days between northward and southward shifts of the jet stream in May.（4） The northward migration of the westerly jet stream during spring alters the atmospheric circulation fields and exerts a profound influence on the emission and transportation of dust in the hinterland of TD.The abnormal anticyclone dominates the middle and upper atmosphere of the Tibetan Plateau and TD， intensifying the westerly jet stream over the desert and augmenting downward momentum transfer.Additionally， abnormal easterly winds manifest in the lower atmosphere， leading to an increase in the surface wind speed.These new findings will be helpful for understanding the formation mechanisms of spring dust activities in the TD and provide scientific basis and reference for climate change in the arid regions of Northwest China.

Key words： Taklamakan Desert; dust activity; westerly jet

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Shanjuan HE , Tianhe WANG , Ruiqi TAN , Xinyi ZHANG , Yuanzhu DONG , Jingyi TANG . Relationship between Spring Dust Activity and the Position Change of Westerly Jet in Taklimakan Desert[J]. Plateau Meteorology, 2024 , 43(6) : 1573 -1585 . DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-0534.2024.00042

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