Warming in the Tibetan Plateau: Possible influences of the changes in surface water vapor
文献类型：SCI/SSCI论文
| 作者 | Xu M. |
| 发表日期 | 2009 |
| 关键词 | high-elevation sites climate-change trends model |
| 英文摘要 | The Tibetan Plateau has warmed most rapidly during the winter months in the latter half of the 20th century. Changes in surface specific humidity and their effect on changes in downward longwave radiation (DLR) at the surface are examined to evaluate the pattern of seasonal warming at different elevations over the plateau between 1961 and 2000. We use observed seasonal changes in specific humidity to calculate the changes in DLR over the Tibetan Plateau. We find that increases in surface humidity during winter and spring months produce relatively large increases in DLR when the specific humidity is 2.5 g/kg or less, which usually occurs during the colder months and at higher altitudes. These increases in surface water vapor and the related changes in DLR appear to be part of the reason for the prominent winter warming trend observed over the plateau between 1961 and 2000. Citation: Rangwala, I., J. R. Miller, and M. Xu (2009), Warming in the Tibetan Plateau: Possible influences of the changes in surface water vapor, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L06703, doi:10.1029/2009GL037245. |
| 出处 | Geophysical Research Letters |
| 卷 | 36 |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| ISSN号 | 0094-8276 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/23155]  |
| 专题 | 地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Xu M.. Warming in the Tibetan Plateau: Possible influences of the changes in surface water vapor. 2009. |
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来源：地理科学与资源研究所
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