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Short term forecast of the evaporation duct for the West Pacific Ocean

  • Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian

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Abstract

Evaporation duct, as an important component of atmosphere duct, has a strong impact on near-surface radar propagation. Short term forecast of evaporation duct is significant to the application of ship borne radar and communication systems. This paper presented a short term forecast method of evaporation duct height (EDH) based on Global Forecast System (GFS) products and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) evaporation duct model. West Pacific Ocean was chosen as the area of study and National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) FNL reanalysis data were used to test the forecast accuracy. The results showed that the EDH average forecast error was below 2m within 24 hour in most parts of West Pacific Ocean and increased during the period studied. The EDH forecast accuracy was high within 24 hour and decreased as time passed. The proposed method worked well in short term forecast of evaporation duct for the West Pacific Ocean.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOCEANS 2013 MTS/IEEE - San Diego
Subtitle of host publicationAn Ocean in Common
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Print)9780933957404
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 MTS/IEEE San Diego Conference: An Ocean in Common, OCEANS 2013 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 23 Sep 201326 Sep 2013

Publication series

NameOCEANS 2013 MTS/IEEE - San Diego: An Ocean in Common

Conference

Conference2013 MTS/IEEE San Diego Conference: An Ocean in Common, OCEANS 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period23/09/1326/09/13

Keywords

  • Evaporation duct
  • GFS products
  • NPS evaporation duct model
  • Short term forecast

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