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Data description paper |
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Long-term land–atmosphere energy and water exchange observational dataset over central Tibetan Plateau
Haipeng Yu
Nagqu Plateau Climate and Environment Observation and Research Station of Tibet Autonomous Region, State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Guantian Wang
Tianjin Meteorological Observatory, Tianjin 300202, China
Zeyong Hu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Nagqu Plateau Climate and Environment Observation and Research Station of Tibet Autonomous Region, State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Yaoming Ma
Land-Atmosphere Interaction and Its Climatic Effects Group, State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources, National Observation and Research Station for Qomolongma Special Atmospheric Processes and Environmental Changes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Maoshan Li
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Plateau Atmosphere and Environment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Plain Urban Meteorology and Environment Observation and Research Station of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China
Weiqiang Ma
Land-Atmosphere Interaction and Its Climatic Effects Group, State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources, National Observation and Research Station for Qomolongma Special Atmospheric Processes and Environmental Changes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Lianglei Gu
Nagqu Plateau Climate and Environment Observation and Research Station of Tibet Autonomous Region, State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Fanglin Sun
Nagqu Plateau Climate and Environment Observation and Research Station of Tibet Autonomous Region, State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Hongchun Gao
Nagqu Plateau Climate and Environment Observation and Research Station of Tibet Autonomous Region, State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Shujin Wang
Nagqu Plateau Climate and Environment Observation and Research Station of Tibet Autonomous Region, State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Fuquan Lu
Nagqu Plateau Climate and Environment Observation and Research Station of Tibet Autonomous Region, State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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The Nagqu Observation Network, located in Central Tibetan Plateau (CTP), has functioned as the primary source of land-atmosphere interaction observations and published a near-surface meteorological observational dataset which spans a period of nine years (2014–2022) with hourly temporal resolution. This dataset will contribute to the understanding of the mechanism of land-atmosphere interactions on the TP and support comprehensive research of the energy-water cycle and climate change.
The Nagqu Observation Network, located in Central Tibetan Plateau (CTP), has functioned as the...
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