
Updated: 20-05-2025
Source: China Meteorological News Press
On May 15, the first Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea sea fog integrated observation research and artificial fog dispersal scientific experiment (hereinafter referred to as the Experiment) officially kicked off in Qingdao, Shandong, China.
The Experiment will last for 3 months and aims to explore the mechanism of sea fog generation and dissipation. The Experiment will build an integrated observing system covering the shore, sea, air and space, conducting observations of multiple elements of sea fog such as chemistry, physics, weather and ocean, and simultaneously carrying out artificial fog dispersal experiment. It is learned that more than 40 sets of new equipment were put into use during the Experiment.
The core observatory of the Experiment Photoed by LI Gen
Conducting scientific experiments on sea fog and reinforcing basic research on the occurrence mechanism of sea fog are crucial ways to improve the science-based understanding of sea fog, and boost the ability to forecast and predict sea fog.
The preparatory stage of the unmanned aerial vehicle in the Experiment Photoed by ZHANG Yibo
Based on the regular operational observations, the Experiment takes the Huangdao National Basic Meteorological Station as the core observation station for reinforcing the observation. It has harnessed vertical observation equipment for sea fog boundary layers such as wind profile radar, microwave radiometer and millimeter-wave cloud detector, as well as microphysical and chemical observation equipment, to conduct high spatiotemporal resolution shore-based observations.
It has also obtained refined data on the evolution of the temperature, humidity and wind structure in the sea fog boundary layer, low-level atmospheric turbulence, and comprehensive data on the micro-physicochemical characteristics and evolution of fog and aerosols.
The Experiment is spearheaded by the Qingdao Institute of Marine Meteorology (QIMM), together with members from Qingdao Municipal Meteorological Department, Chengdu University of Information Engineering (CUIE), the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) Meteorological Observation Centre (MOC) , Ocean University of China (OUC), and so on.
Editor: LIU Shuqiao