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Study on the life cycle of an ice cloud system over the Taklamakan desert using multi-source data
National Laboratory on Adaptive Optics, Chengdu 610209, China
Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
School of Earth and Space Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Chunsong Lu
School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Jinlong Yuan
School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Kenan Wu
School of Earth and Space Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Tianwen Wei
School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Xiaofei Wang
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Meteorological Service, Urumqi 830002, China
Qing He
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Meteorological Service, Urumqi 830002, China
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Urumqi 830002, China
Mohamed Elshora
School of Earth and Space Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Xi Luo
National Laboratory on Adaptive Optics, Chengdu 610209, China
Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
Xinyang Li
National Laboratory on Adaptive Optics, Chengdu 610209, China
Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
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Short summary
1. The formation of ice crystal clouds catalyzed by dust aerosols were observed by coherent Doppler wind lidar in the Taklimakan Desert. 2. The wind provides a dynamic basis for the formation of ice crystal clouds and plays an important role in the decomposition process. 3. The special basin topography, turbulence and downdrafts keep the base height of the ice crystal clouds at around 3 km.
1. The formation of ice crystal clouds catalyzed by dust aerosols were observed by coherent...
