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Variations in the lower level of the PBL associated with the Yellow Sea fog-new observations by L-band radar
Authors:Suping Zhang  Zhaopeng Ren  Jingwu Liu  Yuqiang Yang  Xingong Wang
Institution:1. Physical Oceanography Laboratory and Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction and Climate Laboratory,Ocean University of China,Qingdao 266100,P R.China
2. Qingdao Meteorological Bureau,Qingdao 266003,P R.China
Abstract:The Chinese east coastal areas and marginal seas are foggy regions.The development of effective forecasting methodsrests upon a comprehensive knowledge of the fog phenomena.This study provides new observations associated with the sea fogsover the northwestern Yellow Sea by means of L-band radar soundings with a high vertical resolution of 30 m.The monthly tem-perature lapse rate,the Richardson Numbers,and the humidity show obvious seasonal variations in the lower level of the planetaryboundary layer (PBL) that are related to the onset,peak and end of the Yellow Sea fog season.The typical pattern of stratification forthe sea fog season in the northwestern Yellow Sea is that a stable layer of about 400 m thick caps a 150 m conditionally unstable layer.Besides,the differences between fogs and stratus clouds in terms of humidity,turbulence and temperature are analyzed,which is ofsignificance for sea fog forecast and detection by satellites.The thickness of the sea fogs varies in different stages of the fog season,and is associated with the temperature inversion.The numerical simulation proves that the seasonal variations obtained by the radarwell represent the situations over the Yellow Sea.
Keywords:Sea fog  marine stratus  soundings  Yellow Sea  L-band radar
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