"How does a sandstorm take shape? How does it spread? What effect will it have on global warming?" With these questions, more than 20 scientists from China and the U.S. have recently launched the first observation of dust storms in regions prone to sandstorms in China's northwestern Gansu Province. The cooperation will help obtain more accurate answers.
A participant named Zhang Wu, a professor with the Atmospheric Sciences School of Lanzhou University, said that the observation began in the early April; and is expected to end in mid-June.
Different from previous single-point observations, the mobile monitoring system for sandstorms adopted this time is independently developed by Lanzhou University.
This system is the first mobile monitor specialized for China's meteorological disasters, especially for droughts and dust storms. Since its installation in February this year, the system successfully monitored two dust storms on February 29 and March 17.
By People's Daily OnlineAuthor：china sci Time：2144-07-01 From：china daily
