The regional distribution characteristics of aerosol optical depth over the Tibetan Plateau

Xu, C.; Ma, Y. M.; You, C.; Zhu, Z. K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12065-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 20

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12065-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Special issue:

Study of ozone, aerosols and radiation over the Tibetan Plateau...

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12065-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 20

Research article

|

30 Oct 2015

Research article |

| 30 Oct 2015

The regional distribution characteristics of aerosol optical depth over the Tibetan Plateau

C. Xu, Y. M. Ma, C. You, and Z. K. Zhu

Viewed

Total article views: 5,686 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)

HTML	PDF	XML	Total	BibTeX	EndNote
2,927	2,578	181	5,686	199	244

HTML: 2,927
PDF: 2,578
XML: 181
Total: 5,686
BibTeX: 199
EndNote: 244

Views and downloads (calculated since 11 Jun 2015)

Month	HTML	PDF	XML	Total
Jun 2015	82	67	5	154
Jul 2015	26	52	6	84
Aug 2015	12	53	4	69
Sep 2015	8	37	16	61
Oct 2015	66	81	1	148
Nov 2015	157	196	16	369
Dec 2015	52	134	10	196
Jan 2016	57	85	3	145
Feb 2016	31	93	2	126
Mar 2016	33	93	0	126
Apr 2016	14	49	0	63
May 2016	22	30	0	52
Jun 2016	14	27	2	43
Jul 2016	15	6	3	24
Aug 2016	11	21	0	32
Sep 2016	18	15	0	33
Oct 2016	12	14	3	29
Nov 2016	9	5	0	14
Dec 2016	7	9	0	16
Jan 2017	16	8	2	26
Feb 2017	15	10	2	27
Mar 2017	32	26	4	62
Apr 2017	32	39	4	75
May 2017	38	28	2	68
Jun 2017	22	17	1	40
Jul 2017	17	7	0	24
Aug 2017	10	14	0	24
Sep 2017	17	14	1	32
Oct 2017	11	22	0	33
Nov 2017	17	23	2	42
Dec 2017	14	19	0	33
Jan 2018	14	25	0	39
Feb 2018	3	17	0	20
Mar 2018	25	25	1	51
Apr 2018	15	26	0	41
May 2018	11	22	0	33
Jun 2018	9	29	1	39
Jul 2018	12	25	0	37
Aug 2018	19	22	0	41
Sep 2018	15	18	0	33
Oct 2018	24	19	1	44
Nov 2018	22	27	1	50
Dec 2018	14	17	1	32
Jan 2019	8	8	0	16
Feb 2019	10	7	1	18
Mar 2019	10	22	1	33
Apr 2019	5	17	1	23
May 2019	16	17	0	33
Jun 2019	6	14	0	20
Jul 2019	8	18	2	28
Aug 2019	4	8	1	13
Sep 2019	14	15	0	29
Oct 2019	12	7	0	19
Nov 2019	11	17	0	28
Dec 2019	13	13	0	26
Jan 2020	14	7	0	21
Feb 2020	12	12	1	25
Mar 2020	8	6	0	14
Apr 2020	8	13	0	21
May 2020	9	4	0	13
Jun 2020	23	9	0	32
Jul 2020	21	18	6	45
Aug 2020	13	3	1	17
Sep 2020	12	15	1	28
Oct 2020	9	7	0	16
Nov 2020	18	10	1	29
Dec 2020	12	14	0	26
Jan 2021	16	21	0	37
Feb 2021	10	10	0	20
Mar 2021	19	12	1	32
Apr 2021	17	10	1	28
May 2021	14	14	1	29
Jun 2021	15	15	2	32
Jul 2021	22	18	0	40
Aug 2021	12	25	1	38
Sep 2021	19	20	0	39
Oct 2021	11	37	1	49
Nov 2021	29	44	3	76
Dec 2021	27	23	3	53
Jan 2022	16	15	0	31
Feb 2022	13	12	1	26
Mar 2022	20	5	1	26
Apr 2022	19	9	1	29
May 2022	16	8	0	24
Jun 2022	19	7	1	27
Jul 2022	5	5	1	11
Aug 2022	15	14	1	30
Sep 2022	13	7	2	22
Oct 2022	9	2	0	11
Nov 2022	12	9	1	22
Dec 2022	22	6	1	29
Jan 2023	14	14	2	30
Feb 2023	19	6	0	25
Mar 2023	24	11	0	35
Apr 2023	15	13	0	28
May 2023	37	15	1	53
Jun 2023	41	7	1	49
Jul 2023	43	6	0	49
Aug 2023	47	10	3	60
Sep 2023	46	6	0	52
Oct 2023	41	5	1	47
Nov 2023	28	1	0	29
Dec 2023	46	13	1	60
Jan 2024	51	9	2	62
Feb 2024	47	13	0	60
Mar 2024	51	13	0	64
Apr 2024	69	16	5	90
May 2024	26	12	6	44
Jun 2024	35	12	1	48
Jul 2024	20	11	2	33
Aug 2024	36	6	0	42
Sep 2024	16	10	0	26
Oct 2024	28	6	0	34
Nov 2024	24	9	4	37
Dec 2024	24	10	1	35
Jan 2025	37	12	3	52
Feb 2025	42	6	2	50
Mar 2025	31	19	3	53
Apr 2025	25	18	0	43
May 2025	46	11	0	57
Jun 2025	51	10	0	61
Jul 2025	26	14	3	43
Aug 2025	30	22	3	55
Sep 2025	41	15	2	58
Oct 2025	30	15	2	47
Nov 2025	4	7	0	11

Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 11 Jun 2015)

Month	HTML	PDF	XML	Total
Jun 2015	82	67	5	154
Jul 2015	26	52	6	84
Aug 2015	12	53	4	69
Sep 2015	8	37	16	61
Oct 2015	66	81	1	148
Nov 2015	157	196	16	369
Dec 2015	52	134	10	196
Jan 2016	57	85	3	145
Feb 2016	31	93	2	126
Mar 2016	33	93	0	126
Apr 2016	14	49	0	63
May 2016	22	30	0	52
Jun 2016	14	27	2	43
Jul 2016	15	6	3	24
Aug 2016	11	21	0	32
Sep 2016	18	15	0	33
Oct 2016	12	14	3	29
Nov 2016	9	5	0	14
Dec 2016	7	9	0	16
Jan 2017	16	8	2	26
Feb 2017	15	10	2	27
Mar 2017	32	26	4	62
Apr 2017	32	39	4	75
May 2017	38	28	2	68
Jun 2017	22	17	1	40
Jul 2017	17	7	0	24
Aug 2017	10	14	0	24
Sep 2017	17	14	1	32
Oct 2017	11	22	0	33
Nov 2017	17	23	2	42
Dec 2017	14	19	0	33
Jan 2018	14	25	0	39
Feb 2018	3	17	0	20
Mar 2018	25	25	1	51
Apr 2018	15	26	0	41
May 2018	11	22	0	33
Jun 2018	9	29	1	39
Jul 2018	12	25	0	37
Aug 2018	19	22	0	41
Sep 2018	15	18	0	33
Oct 2018	24	19	1	44
Nov 2018	22	27	1	50
Dec 2018	14	17	1	32
Jan 2019	8	8	0	16
Feb 2019	10	7	1	18
Mar 2019	10	22	1	33
Apr 2019	5	17	1	23
May 2019	16	17	0	33
Jun 2019	6	14	0	20
Jul 2019	8	18	2	28
Aug 2019	4	8	1	13
Sep 2019	14	15	0	29
Oct 2019	12	7	0	19
Nov 2019	11	17	0	28
Dec 2019	13	13	0	26
Jan 2020	14	7	0	21
Feb 2020	12	12	1	25
Mar 2020	8	6	0	14
Apr 2020	8	13	0	21
May 2020	9	4	0	13
Jun 2020	23	9	0	32
Jul 2020	21	18	6	45
Aug 2020	13	3	1	17
Sep 2020	12	15	1	28
Oct 2020	9	7	0	16
Nov 2020	18	10	1	29
Dec 2020	12	14	0	26
Jan 2021	16	21	0	37
Feb 2021	10	10	0	20
Mar 2021	19	12	1	32
Apr 2021	17	10	1	28
May 2021	14	14	1	29
Jun 2021	15	15	2	32
Jul 2021	22	18	0	40
Aug 2021	12	25	1	38
Sep 2021	19	20	0	39
Oct 2021	11	37	1	49
Nov 2021	29	44	3	76
Dec 2021	27	23	3	53
Jan 2022	16	15	0	31
Feb 2022	13	12	1	26
Mar 2022	20	5	1	26
Apr 2022	19	9	1	29
May 2022	16	8	0	24
Jun 2022	19	7	1	27
Jul 2022	5	5	1	11
Aug 2022	15	14	1	30
Sep 2022	13	7	2	22
Oct 2022	9	2	0	11
Nov 2022	12	9	1	22
Dec 2022	22	6	1	29
Jan 2023	14	14	2	30
Feb 2023	19	6	0	25
Mar 2023	24	11	0	35
Apr 2023	15	13	0	28
May 2023	37	15	1	53
Jun 2023	41	7	1	49
Jul 2023	43	6	0	49
Aug 2023	47	10	3	60
Sep 2023	46	6	0	52
Oct 2023	41	5	1	47
Nov 2023	28	1	0	29
Dec 2023	46	13	1	60
Jan 2024	51	9	2	62
Feb 2024	47	13	0	60
Mar 2024	51	13	0	64
Apr 2024	69	16	5	90
May 2024	26	12	6	44
Jun 2024	35	12	1	48
Jul 2024	20	11	2	33
Aug 2024	36	6	0	42
Sep 2024	16	10	0	26
Oct 2024	28	6	0	34
Nov 2024	24	9	4	37
Dec 2024	24	10	1	35
Jan 2025	37	12	3	52
Feb 2025	42	6	2	50
Mar 2025	31	19	3	53
Apr 2025	25	18	0	43
May 2025	46	11	0	57
Jun 2025	51	10	0	61
Jul 2025	26	14	3	43
Aug 2025	30	22	3	55
Sep 2025	41	15	2	58
Oct 2025	30	15	2	47
Nov 2025	4	7	0	11

Latest update: 07 Nov 2025

Short summary

Different monthly variation patterns of aerosol optical depth are observed over the southern and northern Tibetan Plateau (TP). A dividing line of higher dust occurrence in the northern TP and lower dust occurrence in the southern TP can be observed clearly at an altitude of 6-8km. The different seasonal variation patterns between the northern and southern TP are due to many factors, including the emission sources, high-altitude terrain and atmospheric circulation.