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12 Jan 2024
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Comparisons and quality control of wind observations in a mountainous city using wind profile radar and the Aeolus satellite
Hua Lu
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Chongqing Institute of Meteorological Sciences, Chongqing 401147, China
Heavy Rain and Drought-Flood Disasters in Plateau and Basin Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610072, China
School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Wei Zhao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Nanjing 210023, China
Bojun Liu
Chongqing Meteorological Observatory, Chongqing 401147, China
Heavy Rain and Drought-Flood Disasters in Plateau and Basin Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610072, China
Tijian Wang
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Bingliang Zhuang
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Short summary
Observations of vertical wind in regions with complex terrain are essential, but they are always sparse and have poor representation. Data verification and quality control are conducted on the wind profile radar and Aeolus wind products in this study, trying to compensate for the limitations of wind field observations. The results shed light on the comprehensive applications of multi-source wind profile data in complicated terrain regions with sparse ground-based wind observations.
Observations of vertical wind in regions with complex terrain are essential, but they are always...
