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10 Jan 2024
Research article |
| 10 Jan 2024
| 10 Jan 2024
Evaluation of in situ observations on Marine Weather Observer during Typhoon Sinlaku
Wenying He
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Institute of Atmospheric Physic, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
School of the Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Science University, Beijing 100049, China
Hongbin Chen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Institute of Atmospheric Physic, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
School of the Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Science University, Beijing 100049, China
Hongyong Yu
State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Jun Li
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Institute of Atmospheric Physic, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Jidong Pan
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Institute of Atmospheric Physic, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Shuqing Ma
Meteorological Observation Center of the China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 10081, China
Xuefen Zhang
Meteorological Observation Center of the China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 10081, China
Rang Guo
Meteorological Observation Center of the China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 10081, China
Bingke Zhao
Shanghai Typhoon Institute of CMA, Shanghai 200030, China
Xi Chen
Shanghai Marine Meteorology Center, Shanghai Meteorology Center, Shanghai 200030, China
Xiangao Xia
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Institute of Atmospheric Physic, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
School of the Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Science University, Beijing 100049, China
Kaicun Wang
Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Short summary
The Marine Weather Observer (MWO) system completed a long-term observation, actively approaching the center of Typhoon Sinlaku on 24 July–2 August 2020, over the South China Sea. The in situ observations were evaluated through comparison with buoy observations during the evolution of Typhoon Sinlaku. As a mobile observation station, MWO has shown its unique advantages over traditional observation methods, and the results preliminarily demonstrate the reliable observation capability of MWO.
The Marine Weather Observer (MWO) system completed a long-term observation, actively approaching...
