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Measurement report: The promotion of the low-level jet and thermal effects on the development of the deep convective boundary layer at the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert
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
Xiaofei Wang
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Meteorological Service, Ürümqi 830002, China
Qing He
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Ürümqi 830002, China
School of Earth and Space Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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The cold downhill airflow of the Tibetan Plateau leading to the low-level jet weakens the height and intensity of the inversion layer, which reduces the energy demand for the broken inversion layer. The low-level jet causes dust aerosols to accumulate near the ground. The material conditions for the development of the desert atmospheric boundary layer can be quickly transformed into thermal conditions.
The cold downhill airflow of the Tibetan Plateau leading to the low-level jet weakens the height...
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