for HUBEX Field Observations
No. 2
HUBEX Headquarter June 9, 02:00 to June 10, 02:00(UTC), 1998
1. Condition Inventory of Observation Platforms and Data Collection
Name of the Platforms |
Platform Condition |
Data Collection |
|
Operational radiosonde observations ( 36 stations, 2 times/day ) | Normal | Normal | |
Operational surface meteorological observations ( 150 stations within HUBEX a -region and most of the stations observe 4 times/day) | Normal | Normal | |
Automatic Rainguage Observations (59 stations in total) | Normal | Normal | |
Satellite Observations (GMS-5, FY-2, NOAA, TRMM, etc.) | Normal | Normal | |
Weather Radar Observations These radars will do weather-event observations continuously. 4 times/daily observations will be carried out for clear days. |
Xuzhou | Normal | Normal |
Yancheng | Normal | Normal | |
Nanjing | Normal | Normal | |
Lianyunguang | Normal | Normal | |
Fuyang (24 times/day) | Normal | Normal | |
Doppler Radar Observations (These radars now at the check-out and regulating stage) |
Shouxian (Nagoya Univ.) | Echo received | Normal |
Huainan (Hokkaido Univ.) | Ready | Normal | |
Fengtai (Nagoya Univ.) | Echo received | Normal | |
Rain-intensity guages and a Distrometer (at Huainan) near Doppler radar sites | Normal | Normal | |
Hydrological Observations | River water Level & River current | Normal | Normal |
Evaporation | Normal | Normal | |
Underground water | Normal | Normal | |
Soil water content | Normal | Normal | |
Shouxian Comprehensive Observation Station |
Basic climate observations (Shouxian) | Normal | Normal |
Microwave radiometer (PKU) | Normal |
Normal | |
Flux fluctuation obs. (PKU) | Normal |
Normal | |
Near-surface tower obs. (PKU) | Normal | Normal | |
Radiation obs. (IAP/Tohoku Univ.) | Normal | Normal | |
Bowen ratio obs. (IoG) | Normal | Normal | |
Flux fluctuation obs.(IoG) | Normal |
Normal | |
KU-AWS (Kyoto Univ.) | Normal | Normal | |
PAM-III (Kyoto Univ.) | Under repair | No | |
Note: PKU: Peking University, IAP: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, IoG: Institute of Geography |
2. Important activities and events of HUBEX
According to the decision made yesterday, Dr. ZHANG Wenjian, director of HUBEX Headquarter issued the command by Fax today announcing that the HUBEX Intensive Observation Period (HUBEX IOP) will begin from June 11. More specifically, the Intensive Radiosonde Observation will begin at 00:00 o' clock of June 11, 1998 (UTC), and the Intensive Surface Meteorological Observation will begin at 12:00 o'clock of June 10, 1998 (UTC). All the meteorological bureaus of related provinces reconfirmed the delivery of the command. |
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