Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, Volume. 18, Issue 5, 445(2023)

Preliminary analysis on cloud cover in main land areas of China based on optical engineering application

LYU Weiyu... CHEN Depeng, HU Hao, LI Yan, LIU Lihui, ZHANG Yukun, YAO Fei, CHEN Peilei, QING Zexu and GUO Xin |Show fewer author(s)
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  • The 27th Institution, China Electronic Corporation, Zhengzhou 450047, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    The distribution of average total cloud cover over China (a) and probability distribution of average total cloud (b)
    The distribution of average low cloud (a) and low to total cloud cover distribution (b) over China
    Probability and cumulative probability distribution of low to total cloud cover
    The distribution of total cloud cover (a) and low cloud cover (b) in cold half year over China
    The distribution of total cloud cover (a) and low cloud cover (b) in warm half year over China
    The distribution of ratio on total cloud cover (a) and probability distribution of ratio of total cloud cover (b) in warm to cold half year over China
    Day distribution of total cloud cover (a) and low cloud cover (b) over China
    Night distribution of total cloud cover (a) and low cloud cover (b) over China
    Probability distribution of night to day ratio of total cloud cover (a) and low cloud cover (b) over China
    National cloud cover classification
    • Table 1. The brief of national meteorological data on cloud cover

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      Table 1. The brief of national meteorological data on cloud cover

      Observation areaNumber of stationsRecord number
      501053492073
      511014399923
      52853540790
      533067848833
      5438810796511
      55241271154
      562878639873
      5751313512032
      5839116730597
      592146903989
    • Table 2. The brief of ideal locations of key region

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      Table 2. The brief of ideal locations of key region

      Province (Autonomous region)Number of stationsNumber of ideal locations
      内蒙古119116
      甘肃8561
      新疆103103
      青海5149
      西藏3928
      四川16334
      云南12689
    • Table 3. Correspondence table for regional level of cloud cover distribution

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      Table 3. Correspondence table for regional level of cloud cover distribution

      LevelCondition 1Condition 2

      1

      2

      3

      4

      天空中无云

      天空中有低云1~3成

      天空中有低云4~7成

      天空中有低云8成以上

      总云量1~3成

      总云量4~5成

      总云量6~10成

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    Weiyu LYU, Depeng CHEN, Hao HU, Yan LI, Lihui LIU, Yukun ZHANG, Fei YAO, Peilei CHEN, Zexu QING, Xin GUO. Preliminary analysis on cloud cover in main land areas of China based on optical engineering application[J]. Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, 2023, 18(5): 445

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    Received: Aug. 25, 2021

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    Published Online: Dec. 1, 2023

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    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-6141.2023.05.005

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