Semi-Arid Climate

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SACOL is located at Lanzhou, semi-arid China
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Semi-Arid Climate Environment Observatory of
Lanzhou University (SACOL)Location Yuzhong
Campus of Lanzhou University (35.57N, 104.08E)
Observatory
Campus
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Observatory of SACOL

• Ground Automatic weather station
• 8m PBL towel
• Surface heat flux
• Soil temperature and soil temperature
• Aerosol and water vapor

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Surface observation evident the semi-direct effect
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Temperature
Dust Beginning
26 March
27 March
Relative Humidity
Dust Beginning

26 March
27 March
8m PBL towel and AWS
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Instrument
Surface observed upward and downward short and
long wave flux (w/m2)
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Instrument
Observation of Soil Temperature and Soil
moisture, soil heat flux
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