The diurnal cycle from observations and ERA5 in precipitation, clouds, boundary layer height, buoyancy, and surface fluxes

A Dai - Climate Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
Diurnal variations in precipitation, clouds and other related fields are of interest for many
applications. Here I analyze surface and satellite observations and ERA5 data to quantify …

An observational view of rainfall characteristics and evaluation of ERA5 diurnal cycle in the Yarlung Tsangbo Grand Canyon, China

X Chen, D Cao, Y Liu, X Xu, Y Ma - Quarterly Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Yarlung Tsangbo Grand Canyon (YGC), one of the world's deepest canyons, is
located within the East Himalayas, which are remote and poorly instrumented. In this study …

Alleviated WRF summer wet bias over the Tibetan Plateau using a new cloud macrophysics scheme

D Zhao, Y Lin, W Dong, Y Qin, W Chu… - Journal of Advances …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reliable precipitation simulation over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) remains a challenge,
manifested by a prominent systematic wet bias in the warm season. Previous studies have …

The magnitude and frequency of detected precipitation determine the accuracy performance of precipitation data sets in the high mountains of Asia

Y Deng, X Wang, H Ruan, J Lin, X Chen, Y Chen… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The grid-based precipitation dataset is an important source for studying precipitation change
in the high mountains of Asia due to where precipitation stations are sparse. It is essential to …

Two types of heavy precipitation in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau

D Cao, X Chen, D Chen, Y Du, Y Luo, Y Hu, Q Zhang… - Science Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The southeastern Tibetan Plateau (SETP) is the preeminent summer heavy
precipitation region within the Tibetan Plateau (TP). However, the large-scale circulation …

Clustering the diurnal cycle of precipitation using global satellite data

P Chen, A Chen, S Yin, Y Li, J Liu - Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The diurnal cycle of precipitation (DCP) is a fundamental component of the precipitation
cycles across various temporal scales. However, the absence of a comprehensive and …

Distinct diurnal characteristics of summer precipitation and underlying mechanisms in the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding basins

W Lu, X Liu, H Liu, C Liu - Climate Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
The climatological characteristics and mechanisms of diurnal variation in summer
precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau and its adjacent basins (ie, the Tarim Basin, Ganges …