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<journal-title>Earth System Science Data Discussions</journal-title>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/essd-2025-195</article-id>
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<article-title>Quantifying the spatial-temporal patterns of land-atmosphere water, heat and CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; flux exchange over the Tibetan Plateau from an observational perspective</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Wang</surname>
<given-names>Binbin</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Ma</surname>
<given-names>Yaoming</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8387-8721</ext-link>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Hu</surname>
<given-names>Zeyong</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Ma</surname>
<given-names>Weiqiang</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4334-8042</ext-link>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Chen</surname>
<given-names>Xuelong</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3892-5298</ext-link>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Han</surname>
<given-names>Cunbo</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9422-3031</ext-link>
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<given-names>Zhipeng</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Wang</surname>
<given-names>Yuyang</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6252-0130</ext-link>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Li</surname>
<given-names>Maoshan</given-names>
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<given-names>Bin</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Shi</surname>
<given-names>Xingdong</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3833-4028</ext-link>
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<given-names>Weimo</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3473-2691</ext-link>
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<given-names>Zhengling</given-names>
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<addr-line>State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China</addr-line>
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<addr-line>College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China</addr-line>
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<addr-line>College of Hydraulic &amp; Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China</addr-line>
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<addr-line>College of Atmospheric Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China</addr-line>
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<addr-line>National Observation and Research Station for Qomolongma Special Atmospheric Processes and Environmental Changes, Dingri 858200, China</addr-line>
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<addr-line>Kathmandu Center of Research and Education, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China</addr-line>
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<addr-line>China-Pakistan Joint Research Center on Earth Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan</addr-line>
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<addr-line>Key Laboratory of Land Surface Process and Climate Change in Cold and Arid Regions, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou,  730000, China</addr-line>
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<addr-line>College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China</addr-line>
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<addr-line>School of Atmospheric Sciences, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>12</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<volume>2025</volume>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>24</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2025 Binbin Wang et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2025</copyright-year>
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<abstract>
<p>Land-atmosphere (LA) interaction process, through the turbulent exchange of water, heat and CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; flux, significantly influences regional micro-climates, local water cycles, energy budgets, and ecosystem dynamics. The Tibetan Plateau (TP), characterized by vast extent, high elevation, strong solar radiation and convection, as well as extreme weather fluctuations, has been under-explored due to the scarcity of LA interaction stations, particularly in the western and northern regions. To address this gap, this study introduces a newly constructed research and observation platform, which consists of 16 planetary boundary layer towers, spans diverse landscapes and covers dynamic meteorological conditions, with average annual air temperature, wind speed and liquid precipitation ranging from -3.5 to 18.5 &amp;deg;C, 0.6 to 5.6 m s&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt;, and 43 mm to 2164 mm. Elevation correlates significantly with all meteorological variables, highlighting a strong spatial heterogeneity distribution patterns of LA coupling. The turbulent flux of water and heat show clear seasonal variations, with highest sensible heat flux (&lt;em&gt;SH&lt;/em&gt;) in April&amp;ndash;May and largest latent heat flux (&lt;em&gt;LE&lt;/em&gt;) in July&amp;ndash;August. Further, most stations report negative net ecosystem exchange (&lt;em&gt;NEE&lt;/em&gt;) values, ranging from -3.2 g C m&lt;sup&gt;-2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;a&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt; at Mangai to -174.3 g C m&lt;sup&gt;-2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;a&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt; at NADORS, and function as carbon sinks. However, Medog station, locating in the densely forested Yarlung Zangbo valley, functions as a carbon source which is most probably related to the vegetation destruction and human activities. &lt;em&gt;LE&lt;/em&gt; is significantly and closely correlated with &lt;em&gt;SH&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;NEE&lt;/em&gt; and ecosystem respiration, indicating strong coupling between water, heat and carbon fluxes. Precipitation as well as soil water content provide favorable moisture sources and show significance in the water-carbon coupling process. The observation and research platform and the quality-controlled high-temporal resolution data provide valuable in situ measurements for studying water-heat-carbon interactions, validating numerical models and satellite algorithms, and offering ground truth for research on hydrological, meteorological, and ecological responses to global climate change.</p>
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