The online map of average annual sandstorm days in China from 1981 to 2010 comes from China Severe Weather and Climate Atlas (1961-2015). This atlas is compiled by the National Climate Center and published by the meteorological publishing house.
This atlas is compiled based on the statistics of national meteorological observation data, including 16 kinds of disastrous weather and climate graphic analysis products affecting China, including typhoon, rain and waterlogging, snow disaster, cold wave, gale, sandstorm, low temperature and cold damage, high temperature, drought, lightning, hail, frost, freezing, fog, haze and acid rain, such as the spatial distribution map of annual and seasonal occurrence frequency, the spatial distribution map of certain characteristic values, the national and regional frequency of the changes over the years (1961-2015), the national and regional frequency of the monthly changes, etc., a total of more than 300 Width.
In addition, the disaster information change maps of major meteorological disasters such as typhoon, rain and waterlogging, low-temperature freezing damage and snow disaster, drought, lightning and hail are compiled, and individual cases of major historical disaster events such as typhoon, rain and waterlogging, sandstorm, low-temperature freezing damage and snow disaster, high temperature and drought are selected. In order to facilitate readers' reading and comprehension, this atlas not only provides a large number of intuitive graphics, but also provides text descriptions of the main features.
This atlas is a reference book for understanding China's disastrous weather and climate. It can be used by business, scientific research, teaching and other personnel in the fields of meteorology, agriculture, water conservancy, geography, education, environment, land and resources, as well as by relevant departments such as disaster prevention and reduction, construction planning and so on.
Sandstorms refer to a weather phenomenon in which strong wind draws a large amount of sand and dust on the ground into the air, making the air quite turbid and the horizontal visibility less than 1km.
Sandstorms mainly occur in northern China, including southern Xinjiang, western Qinghai, Western Tibet and central and Western Inner Mongolia. The annual number of sandstorms is more than 5 days, and more than 10 days in southern Xinjiang, northwestern Tibet and Western Inner Mongolia; 1-5 days in some areas of Junggar basin, Ningxia, Hexi region of Gansu Province and central Inner Mongolia; The southeast of Northwest China, North China, most of Huanghuai River, the west of Northeast China, the east of Inner Mongolia, the northeast of Xinjiang, the east of Tibet and the northwest of Sichuan are less than one day.
Online map of average spring sandstorm days in China from 1981 to 2010
Online map of average summer sandstorm days in China from 1981 to 2010
Online map of average autumn sandstorm days in China from 1981 to 2010
Online map of average winter sandstorm days in China from 1981 to 2010
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