Based on the retrieval principles of aerosol optical property and combination with surface observational data, some interesting results and elementary classification criteria of different dusty weather according to aerosol optical depth (AOD) had been obtained and were presented a.

During dusty weather the strong wind brings sand-dust but blows chemical pol.

The paper touches upon the dusty weather which has caused serious influence on the northern part of China, especially the sandstorm disaster and its harm.

Evolvement characteristics of dust weather events in Northwest China and the Tibetan Plateau;

Observation of Sand-Dust Weather by Lidar in the Spring of 2005 at Beijing;

The dust weather of Northwest China during the Qing Dynasty;

Relation between riverbed alluvial deposits in the Harbin reach of the Songhuajiang River and sand-dust weather;

The changing characteristic of sand-dust weather in recent 54 years and future trend forecast in the southern margin of Tarim Basin

Material composition of city surface soil in Harbin in relation to sand-dust weather

Temporal variation of air pollution and influence of dust storms and other meteorological factors on air pollution in Xi'an City have been investigated by using data of annual mean concentration of TSP, SO_(2) and NO_(x) from 1981 to 2000, data of weekly reports and daily reports of environmental monitoring from 1998 to 2000 as well as data of routine surface and upper air observation.

Results show that Mongolia was the initial source of the dust storm influencing Korea,where it occurred between high pressure and cold front.

Base characteristics of the anomalous spring dust storm in 2006 have been analyzed in this paper,and it is found that the spring dust storm in 2006 happened frequently and is stronger than the usual.