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Variations in surface roughness of heterogeneous surfaces in the Nagqu area of the Tibetan Plateau
Maoshan Li
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Atmospheric Sciences/Plateau Atmosphere and Environment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province/ Joint Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, Sichuan, China
Xiaoran Liu
Climate Center, Meteorological Bureau of Inner Mongolia Autonomous
Region, Huhehot 010051, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Lei Shu
School of Atmospheric Sciences/Plateau Atmosphere and Environment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province/ Joint Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, Sichuan, China
Shucheng Yin
School of Atmospheric Sciences/Plateau Atmosphere and Environment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province/ Joint Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, Sichuan, China
Lingzhi Wang
School of Atmospheric Sciences/Plateau Atmosphere and Environment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province/ Joint Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, Sichuan, China
Wei Fu
School of Atmospheric Sciences/Plateau Atmosphere and Environment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province/ Joint Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, Sichuan, China
Yaoming Ma
Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences, Beijing, China
Yaoxian Yang
Key Laboratory of Land Surface Process and Climate Change in Cold and Arid Regions, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Fanglin Sun
Key Laboratory of Land Surface Process and Climate Change in Cold and Arid Regions, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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Short summary
In this study, using MODIS satellite data and site atmospheric turbulence observation data in the Nagqu area of the northern Tibetan Plateau, with the Massman-retrieved model and a single height observation to determine aerodynamic surface roughness, temporal and spatial variation characteristics of the surface roughness were analyzed. The result is feasible, and it can be applied to improve the model parameters of the land surface model and the accuracy of model simulation in future work.
In this study, using MODIS satellite data and site atmospheric turbulence observation data in...
