Evaluation of in situ observations on Marine Weather Observer during Typhoon Sinlaku
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Published:2024-01-10
Issue:1
Volume:17
Page:135-144
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ISSN:1867-8548
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Container-title:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Atmos. Meas. Tech.
Author:
He Wenying, Chen Hongbin, Yu Hongyong, Li Jun, Pan Jidong, Ma Shuqing, Zhang Xuefen, Guo Rang, Zhao Bingke, Chen Xi, Xia XiangaoORCID, Wang KaicunORCID
Abstract
Abstract. The mobile ocean weather observation system, named Marine Weather Observer (MWO), developed by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), consists of a fully solar-powered, unoccupied vehicle and meteorological and hydrological instruments. One of the MWOs completed a long-term continuous observation, actively approaching the center of Typhoon Sinlaku from 24 July to 2 August 2020, over the South China Sea. The in situ and high-temporal-resolution (1 min) observations obtained from MWO were analyzed and evaluated through comparison with the observations made by two types of buoys during the evolution of Typhoon Sinlaku. First, the air pressure and wind speed measured by MWO are in good agreement with those measured by the buoys before the typhoon, reflecting the equivalent measurement capabilities of the two methods under normal sea conditions. The sea surface temperature (SST) between MWO and the mooring buoys is highly consistent throughout the observation period, indicating the high stability and accuracy of SST measurements from MWO during the typhoon evolution. The air temperature and relative humidity measured by MWO have significant diurnal variations, generally lower than those measured by the buoys, which may be related to the mounting height and sensitivity of sensors. When actively approaching the typhoon center, the air pressure from MWO can reflect some drastic and subtle changes, such as a sudden drop to 980 hPa, which is difficult to obtain by other observation methods. As a mobile meteorological and oceanographic observation station, MWO has shown its unique advantages over traditional observation methods, and the results preliminarily demonstrate the reliable observation capability of MWO in this paper.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China Key Technologies Research and Development Program
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
Atmospheric Science
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