An Overview of the Semi-arid Climate and Environment Research Observatory over the Loess Plateau

作者：Huang Jianping^*; Zhang Wu; Zuo Jinqing; Bi Jianrong; Shi Jinsen; Wang Xin; Chang Zhoulin; Huang Zhongwei; Yang Su; Zhang Beidou; Wang Guoyin; Feng Guanghong; Yuan Jiuyi; Zhang Lei; Zuo Hongchao; Wang Shigong; Fu Congbin; Chou Jifan

来源：Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2008, 25(6): 906-921.

DOI：10.1007/s00376-008-0906-7

• cloud
• aerosol
• land surface
• semi-arid
• Loess Plateau
• SACOL

Arid and semi-arid areas about 30% of the earth's surface. Changes in climate and climate variability will likely have a significant impact on these regions. The Loess Plateau over Northwest China is a special semi-arid land surface and part of a dust aerosol source. To improve understanding and capture the direct evidence of the impact of human activity on the semi-arid climate over the Loess Plateau, the Semi-Arid Climate and Environment Observatory of Lanzhou University (SACOL) was established in 2005. SACOL consists of a large set of instruments and focuses on: (1) monitoring of long term tendencies in semi-arid climate changes; (2) monitoring of the aerosol effect on the water water cycle; (3) studies of interaction between land surface and the atmosphere; (4) improving the land surface and climate models; and (5) validation of space-borne observations. This paper presents a description of SACOL objectives, measurements, and sampling strategies. Preliminary observation results are also reviewed in this paper.

• 出版日期2008-11
• 单位兰州大学; 中国科学院大气物理研究所