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Compound events of heatwave and dust storm in the Taklamakan Desert

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Taklamakan Desert(TD)has been characterized by numerous heatwaves and dust storms,leading to negative effects on societies and ecosystems at regional and global scales.However,the association between heatwaves and dust storms is poorly known.In this study,we describe the association between heatwaves and dust events and propose a mechanism for such compound events in the TD.The results show that,from 1993 to 2022,the frequency and intensity of heatwaves in the TD have increased at a rate of 0.21 days year-1 and 0.02℃ year-1,respectively.More than 40%of heatwaves existed with dust events,which significantly lagged behind heatwaves.Mechanically,the higher the air temperature,the hotter and drier the soil,leading to more dust emissions in the TD.In high-occurrence heatwave years,a large-scale wave train of"cyclone-anticyclone-cyclone"in the northwest-southeast direction was found,with the anticyclone of which hovered over the TD region.The anomalous anticyclones favored the formation and maintenance of heatwaves,and subsequent anomalous cyclones in the wave train triggered strong dust events followed by heatwaves.With climate warming,the compound events of heatwave and dust storm are becoming bigger hazards threatening the socioeconomic and ecological security in the TD,the profound study of which is critical to understanding regional extreme responses.

HeatwaveDust stormCompound eventsTaklamakan Desert

Yuzhi LIU、Jianping HUANG、Ziyuan TAN、Chenglong ZHOU、Dan LI、Yongkun XIE

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Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education,Lanzhou University,Lanzhou 730000,China

Collaborative Innovation Center for Western Ecological Safety,Lanzhou University,Lanzhou 730000,China

Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education,Lanzhou University,Lanzhou,730000,China

Taklamakan National Station of Observation and Research for Desert Meteorology in Xinjiang,Urumqi 830002,China

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National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaFundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

4199123191937302lzujbky-2022-kb11

2024

中国科学:地球科学(英文版)
中国科学院

中国科学:地球科学(英文版)

影响因子:1.002
ISSN:1674-7313
年,卷(期):2024.67(7)