Study of the seasonal variation in Aeolus wind product performance over China using ERA5 and radiosonde data

Chen, Siying; Cao, Rongzheng; Xie, Yixuan; Zhang, Yinchao; Tan, Wangshu; Chen, He; Guo, Pan; Zhao, Peitao

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-11489-2021

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02 Aug 2021

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| 02 Aug 2021

Study of the seasonal variation in Aeolus wind product performance over China using ERA5 and radiosonde data

Siying Chen, Rongzheng Cao, Yixuan Xie, Yinchao Zhang, Wangshu Tan, He Chen, Pan Guo, and Peitao Zhao

Data sets

ERA5 hourly data on pressure levels from 1979 to present H. Hersbach, B. Bell, P. Berrisford, G. Biavati, A. Horányi, J. Muñoz Sabater, J. Nicolas, C. Peubey, R. Radu, I. Rozum, D. Schepers, A. Simmons, C. Soci, D. Dee, and J.-N. Thépaut https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/dataset/10.24381/cds.bd0915c6?tab=overview

Short summary

In this study, the seasonal variation in Aeolus wind product performance over China is analyzed by using L-band radiosonde detection data and ERA5 reanalysis data. The results show that the Aeolus wind product performance is affected by seasonal factors, which may be caused by seasonal changes in wind direction and cloud distribution.