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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Chen Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7404364 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Weather forecasts play essential parts in economic activity. Assimilation of meteorological observations from aircraft improves forecasts greatly. However, global lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic (March to May 2020) has eliminated 50-75% aircraft observations and imperiled weather forecasting. Here, we verify global forecasts against reanalysis to quantify the impact of the pandemic. We find a large deterioration in forecasts of surface meteorology over regions with busy air flights, such a ...[more]