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On the basis of the dust weather observation data of 44 surface meteorological stations in the Tarim Basin from 1989 to 2021, combined with the dust aerosol optical depth (DAOD), dust surface mass concentration (DUSMASS) and wind speed data, this paper analyses the spatial and temporal dust weather characteristics in the Tarim Basin over the past 33 years. Results show that the frequency of dust weather in the Tarim Basin has declined in the past 33 years. Dust weather mainly consisted of floating dust, followed by blowing dust and dust storm. This weather had a significant seasonal change, with more dust in spring and summer and less in autumn and winter. The dust weather was mainly distributed along the south edge of the Tarim Basin and the desert hinterland of Tazhong. The spatial distribution of the dust intensity (DI) index was basically consistent with the dust weather days. Moreover, the DAOD was obviously affected by dust weather and had a significant positive correlation with the number of dust weather days and the DI, suggesting the vertical concentration of dust particles to a certain extent. Wind is also one of the most important factors affecting the release of dust. The frequency of strong wind weather decreases from the northeast to the southwest, which corresponds to the distribution of the DUSMASS.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs15071804","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,28]],"date-time":"2023-03-28T07:05:25Z","timestamp":1679987125000},"page":"1804","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["Characteristics of Dust Weather in the Tarim Basin from 1989 to 2021 and Its Impact on the Atmospheric Environment"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Yongchao","family":"Zhou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China"},{"name":"State key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China"},{"name":"University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"}]},{"given":"Xin","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China"}]},{"given":"Jiaqiang","family":"Lei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Liu, Z. 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