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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-3305-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-3305-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Evolution of wind field in the atmospheric boundary layer using multiple-source observations during the passage of Super Typhoon Doksuri (2305)
Xiaoye Wang
Qingdao Institute of Marine Meteorology, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Qingdao, 266061, China
Qingdao Meteorological Observatory, Qingdao Meteorological Bureau, Qingdao, 266003, China
Jing Xu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Qingdao Institute of Marine Meteorology, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Qingdao, 266061, China
Qingdao Meteorological Observatory, Qingdao Meteorological Bureau, Qingdao, 266003, China
Songhua Wu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Marine Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266237, China
Institute for Advanced Ocean Study, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
Qichao Wang
Qingdao Leice Transient Technology Co., Ltd., Qingdao, 266100, China
Guangyao Dai
College of Marine Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266237, China
Peizhi Zhu
College of Marine Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
Zhizhong Su
Xiamen Key Laboratory of Straits Meteorology, Xiamen Meteorological Bureau, Xiamen, 361012, China
Sai Chen
Xiamen Meteorological Bureau, Xiamen, 361012, China
Xiaomeng Shi
Qingdao Meteorological Observatory, Qingdao Meteorological Bureau, Qingdao, 266003, China
Mengqi Fan
Qingdao Leice Transient Technology Co., Ltd., Qingdao, 266100, China
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In this paper, we propose a data fusion method to obtain the no-blind-zone wind speed profiles covering the whole atmospheric boundary layer based on the joint measurements of coherent Doppler lidar (CDL), radar wind profiler (RWP) and automatic weather station (AWS). Since the above instruments are widely deployed in China, we believe this method has broad application prospects for the improvement of the boundary layer parameterization scheme in numerical forecast models.
In this paper, we propose a data fusion method to obtain the no-blind-zone wind speed profiles...