主办单位:中国气象局沈阳大气环境研究所
国际刊号:ISSN 1673-503X
国内刊号:CN 21-1531/P

Journal of Meteorology and Environment ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2): 81-92.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-503X.2025.02.010

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Quality assessment of two types of microwave radiometers at Xingtai and Tangshan stations in Hebei province

ZHAO Na1,2,3,4, MENG Xianluo5, ZHAO Yuguang1,2,3,4   

  1. 1. Hebei Key Laboratory of Meteorology and Ecological Environment, Shijiazhuang 050021, China;
    2. CMA Xingtai Atmospheric Environment Field Scientific Test Bed, Xingtai 054000, China;
    3. China Meteorological Administration Xiong'an Atmospheric Boundary Layer Key Laboratory, Xiong'an New Area 071800, China;
    4. Hebei Meteorological Disaster Prevention and Environment Meteorology Center, Shijiazhuang 050021, China;
    5. Hebei Provincial Meteorological Administrative & Technical Service Center, Shijiazhuang 050021, China
  • Received:2024-05-06 Revised:2024-10-12 Published:2025-06-20

Abstract: Radiosonde data from October 2021 to September 2022 were used to evaluate the data quality of two types of ground-based microwave radiometers (MWRs),MWP967KV MWR at Xingtai station and QFW-6000A MWR at Tangshan station,in Hebei province.The analysis focused on temperature and humidity retrieval errors at different altitudes,seasons,day-night transitions,and precipitation conditions.The frequency and average intensity of temperature inversions were calculated,and the sensitivity of MWR temperature profile data was analyzed.The results show that the quality of MWR temperature and humidity data is significantly influenced by altitude,season,and diurnal factors,with notable differences between the two instrument types.Under non-precipitation conditions,temperature data quality at 4-8 km and relative humidity data quality at 1-4 km were relatively better; during precipitation,the data quality of both temperature and humidity deteriorated for both instruments.Both MWR types were insensitive to slight temperature changes and their temperature profiles unable to effectively reflect weak temperature inversions,suggesting the need for retrieval algorithm optimization to improve inversion detection performance.

Key words: Temperature inversion frequency, Inversion intensity, Temperature profile

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