The Effects of Sandstorms on the Climate of Northwestern China

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Term</td><td class="align_center">Scheme</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Center of lattice</td><td class="align_center">35°N, 100°E</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Horizontal resolution</td><td class="align_center">50 km</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Time steps</td><td class="align_center">100 s</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Lateral boundary condition scheme</td><td class="align_center">Relaxation, exponential technique</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Boundary layer scheme</td><td class="align_center">Holtslag [<a href="/journals/amete/2017/4035609/#B31">26</a>]</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Cumulus convection scheme</td><td class="align_center">Emanuel [<a href="/journals/amete/2017/4035609/#B30">27</a>]</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ocean flux scheme</td><td class="align_center">Zeng</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Land surface model</td><td class="align_center">Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme (BATS)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Chemistry scheme</td><td class="align_center">Dust</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Details of the regional climate model version 4.4 (RegCM4.4) scheme.

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Table 4: The Effects of Sandstorms on the Climate of Northwestern China 