Atmospheric heat source/sink dataset over the Tibetan Plateau based on satellite and routine meteorological observations. Issue 2 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Duan, Anmin; Liu, Senfeng; Zhao, Yu; Gao, Kailun; Hu, Wenting
• Is Part Of: Big earth data. Volume 2:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 179
• Page End: 189
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: Atmospheric heat source/sink -- dataset -- Tibetan Plateau -- sensible heat -- latent heat; Earth sciences -- Periodicals; Earth sciences -- Research -- Periodicals; Geographic information systems Periodicals; 550
• DOI: 10.1080/20964471.2018.1514143
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2096-4471

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The Tibetan Plateau (TP), acting as a large elevated land surface and atmospheric heat source during spring and summer, has a substantial impact on regional and global weather and climate. To explore the multi-scale temporal variation in the thermal forcing effect of the TP, here we calculated the surface sensible heat and latent heat release based on 6-h routine observations at 80 (32) meteorological stations during the period 1979–2016 (1960–2016). Meanwhile, in situ air-column net radiation cooling during the period 1984–2015 was derived from satellite data. This new dataset provides continuous, robust, and the longest observational atmospheric heat source/sink data over the third pole, which will be helpful to better understand the spatial-temporal structure and multi-scale variation in TP diabatic heating and its influence on the earth's climatic system.