Simulated cold bias being improved by using MODIS time-varying albedo in the Tibetan Plateau in WRF model

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2018, Pages

  Meng, X ^a   Lyu, S ^b,c   Zhang, T ^a   Zhao, L ^a   Li, Z ^a   Han, B ^a   Li, S ^a   Ma, D ^a   Chen, H ^a   Ao, Y ^a   Luo, S ^a   Shen, Y ^d   Guo, J ^e   Wen, L ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d YUNNAN POWER GRID CO   (China)

^e Zhaotong Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

albedo; application of remote sensing products; climate modelling; Tibetan Plateau; WRF

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELS; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW; SOLAR RADIATION;

ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; LIGHT ABSORBING AEROSOLS; LOWER BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; TIBETAN PLATEAU; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MODIS; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SIMULATION; SNOW COVER;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 85047470981     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aab44a     Document Type: Article

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