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Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Cloud Water Content in Arid Region of Central Asia

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  • Kailiang Zhao

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
    Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Guofeng Zhu

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
    Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Jiawei Liu

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
    Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Liyuan Sang

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Yinying Jiao

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Xinrui Lin

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Lei Wang

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
    Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Yuwei Liu

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Yuanxiao Xu

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Wenhao Zhang

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Linlin Ye

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

Abstract

To evaluate the distribution characteristics of water vapor content (WVC), cloud liquid water content (CLWC) and cloud ice water content (CIWC) in arid areas of central Asia from 1980 to 2019 were analyzed by using average data of ERA5 in the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. The results show that: On the spatial scale, the WVC in the arid area of central Asia is mainly between 2 and 26 kg·m −2 . The area of maximum water vapor content is distributed in southwestern Kazakhstan and southwestern Tajikistan, with a maximum value of 26 kg·m −2 . The minimum areas are distributed in eastern Tajikistan, central Kyrgyzstan, central Tajikistan, and western Xinjiang, China, with the lowest WVC of 2 kg·m −2 . The maximum of CLWC areas were mainly distributed in northwest Kazakhstan, with a maximum value of 0.08 kg·m −2 , while the minimum areas were distributed in Tajikistan, eastern Kyrgyzstan, and northwest China, with a minimum value of 0.02 kg·m −2 . The maximum areas of CIWC were distributed in the north of Tajikistan and the west of Kyrgyzstan, possessing a maximum value of 0.06 kg·m −2 . The minimum area is distributed in the western part of Central Asia with a minimum value of 0.01 kg·m −2 . From 1980 to 2019, the WVC generally increased, while the annual average CIWC and CLWC appeared a downward trend.

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  • Kailiang Zhao & Guofeng Zhu & Jiawei Liu & Liyuan Sang & Yinying Jiao & Xinrui Lin & Lei Wang & Yuwei Liu & Yuanxiao Xu & Wenhao Zhang & Linlin Ye, 2022. "Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Cloud Water Content in Arid Region of Central Asia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-11, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:23:p:15936-:d:988315
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