Evaporation Duct Height Nowcasting in China’s Yellow Sea Based on Deep Learning

The evaporation duct is a weather phenomenon that often occurs in marine environments and affects the operation of shipborne radar. The most important evaluation parameter is the evaporation duct height (EDH). Forecasting the EDH and adjusting the working parameters and modes of the radar system in...

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Main Authors: Jie Han, Jia-Ji Wu, Qing-Lin Zhu, Hong-Guang Wang, Yu-Feng Zhou, Ming-Bo Jiang, Shou-Bao Zhang, Bo Wang
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/8/1577
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author Jie Han
Jia-Ji Wu
Qing-Lin Zhu
Hong-Guang Wang
Yu-Feng Zhou
Ming-Bo Jiang
Shou-Bao Zhang
Bo Wang
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Jia-Ji Wu
Qing-Lin Zhu
Hong-Guang Wang
Yu-Feng Zhou
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Bo Wang
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description The evaporation duct is a weather phenomenon that often occurs in marine environments and affects the operation of shipborne radar. The most important evaluation parameter is the evaporation duct height (EDH). Forecasting the EDH and adjusting the working parameters and modes of the radar system in advance can greatly improve radar performance. Traditionally, short-term forecast methods have been used to estimate the EDH, which are characterized by low time resolution and poor forecast accuracy. In this study, a novel approach for EDH nowcasting is proposed based on the deep learning network and EDH data measured in the Yellow Sea, China. The factors that affect nowcasting were analyzed. The time resolution and forecast time were 5 min and 0–2 h, respectively. The results show that our proposed method has a higher forecast accuracy than traditional time series forecasting methods and confirm its feasibility and effectiveness.
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spelling doaj.art-63df683d826a4f118323be8e52412b8e2023-11-21T16:10:32ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922021-04-01138157710.3390/rs13081577Evaporation Duct Height Nowcasting in China’s Yellow Sea Based on Deep LearningJie Han0Jia-Ji Wu1Qing-Lin Zhu2Hong-Guang Wang3Yu-Feng Zhou4Ming-Bo Jiang5Shou-Bao Zhang6Bo Wang7School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaSchool of Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaChina Research Institute of Radiowave Propagation, Qingdao 266107, ChinaChina Research Institute of Radiowave Propagation, Qingdao 266107, ChinaBeijing Institute of Applied Meteorology, Beijing 100029, ChinaBeijing Institute of Applied Meteorology, Beijing 100029, ChinaChina Research Institute of Radiowave Propagation, Qingdao 266107, ChinaInstitute of Oceanographic Instrumentation, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Qilu University of Technology, Qingdao 266061, ChinaThe evaporation duct is a weather phenomenon that often occurs in marine environments and affects the operation of shipborne radar. The most important evaluation parameter is the evaporation duct height (EDH). Forecasting the EDH and adjusting the working parameters and modes of the radar system in advance can greatly improve radar performance. Traditionally, short-term forecast methods have been used to estimate the EDH, which are characterized by low time resolution and poor forecast accuracy. In this study, a novel approach for EDH nowcasting is proposed based on the deep learning network and EDH data measured in the Yellow Sea, China. The factors that affect nowcasting were analyzed. The time resolution and forecast time were 5 min and 0–2 h, respectively. The results show that our proposed method has a higher forecast accuracy than traditional time series forecasting methods and confirm its feasibility and effectiveness.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/8/1577evaporation duct heightnowcastingdeep learningYellow Sea
spellingShingle Jie Han
Jia-Ji Wu
Qing-Lin Zhu
Hong-Guang Wang
Yu-Feng Zhou
Ming-Bo Jiang
Shou-Bao Zhang
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Evaporation Duct Height Nowcasting in China’s Yellow Sea Based on Deep Learning
Remote Sensing
evaporation duct height
nowcasting
deep learning
Yellow Sea
title Evaporation Duct Height Nowcasting in China’s Yellow Sea Based on Deep Learning
title_full Evaporation Duct Height Nowcasting in China’s Yellow Sea Based on Deep Learning
title_fullStr Evaporation Duct Height Nowcasting in China’s Yellow Sea Based on Deep Learning
title_full_unstemmed Evaporation Duct Height Nowcasting in China’s Yellow Sea Based on Deep Learning
title_short Evaporation Duct Height Nowcasting in China’s Yellow Sea Based on Deep Learning
title_sort evaporation duct height nowcasting in china s yellow sea based on deep learning
topic evaporation duct height
nowcasting
deep learning
Yellow Sea
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/8/1577
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