Publications

Yang, DT; Yin, XQ; Zou, XQ; Gao, JH; Shan, XJ (2017). Deposition of duststorm particles during 2000-2012 in the South Yellow Sea, China based on satellite data. ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA, 36(4), 46-53.

Abstract
In this study, about 220 satellite images between 2000 and 2012 were obtained from FY -series, MODIS, CBERS, HJ-1A and HJ-1B to estimate the impact of duststorms on the South Yellow Sea (SYS), which serve as an important source of particles there. The analyzing results from the images support a total occurrence of 88 duststorms (including the locally -generated dusty weather) that affected the SYS during 2000-2012. The annual occurrence was about 4-10 times (10 times in 2000 and 2004; four times in 2009 and 2012), predominantly in March (29%), April (33%) and May (22%). By mapping the distribution of their frequency, the duststorms influencing the SYS were found primarily moving from the northwest (39 times, 44.3%) and west (37 times, 42%) to the study region with only 11 duststorms (12.5%) coming from the north and 1 duststorm (1%) from the southwest. We estimated that an annual amount of 0.5-3.5 million tons of sediment particles was brought to the SYS by the duststorms during 2000-2012.

DOI:
10.1007/s13131-017-1053-8

ISSN:
0253-505X