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Rangwala et al. 2010

Rangwala, I., J.R. Miller, G.L. Russell, and M. Xu, 2010: Using a global climate model to evaluate the influences of water vapor, snow cover and atmospheric aerosol on warming in the Tibetan Plateau during the twenty-first century. Clim. Dyn., 34, 859-872, doi:10.1007/s00382-009-0564-1.

We examine trends in climate variables and their interrelationships over the Tibetan Plateau using global climate model simulations to elucidate the mechanisms for the pattern of warming observed over the plateau during the latter half of the twentieth century and to investigate the warming trend during the twenty-first century under the SRES A1B scenario. Our analysis suggests a 4°C warming over the plateau between 1950 and 2100. The largest warming rates occur during winter and spring. For the 1961-2000 period, the simulated warming is similar to the observed trend over the plateau. Moreover, the largest warming occurs at the highest elevation sites between 1950 and 2100. We find that increases in (1) downward longwave radiation (DLR) influenced by increases in surface specific humidity (q), and (2) absorbed solar radiation (ASR) influenced by decreases in snow cover extent are, in part, the reason for a large warming trend over the plateau, particularly during winter and spring. Furthermore, elevation-based increases in DLR (influenced by q) and ASR (influenced by snow cover and atmospheric aerosols) appear to affect the elevation dependent warming trend simulated in the model.

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BibTeX Citation

@article{ra08600k,
  author={Rangwala, I. and Miller, J. R. and Russell, G. L. and Xu, M.},
  title={Using a global climate model to evaluate the influences of water vapor, snow cover and atmospheric aerosol on warming in the Tibetan Plateau during the twenty-first century},
  year={2010},
  journal={Climate Dynamics},
  volume={34},
  pages={859--872},
  doi={10.1007/s00382-009-0564-1},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - ra08600k
AU  - Rangwala, I.
AU  - Miller, J. R.
AU  - Russell, G. L.
AU  - Xu, M.
PY  - 2010
TI  - Using a global climate model to evaluate the influences of water vapor, snow cover and atmospheric aerosol on warming in the Tibetan Plateau during the twenty-first century
JA  - Clim. Dyn.
JO  - Climate Dynamics
VL  - 34
SP  - 859
EP  - 872
DO  - 10.1007/s00382-009-0564-1
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