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Near-surface air temperature dataset for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (2019) derived from thermal infrared remote sensing and elevation-constrained modeling

This dataset provides high-resolution (30 m) spatialized near-surface air temperature products for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, updated using thermal infrared remote sensing data from Landsat 8 (L8) and Landsat 9 (L9) Collection 2 (C2) Level 2 (L2) products, combined with elevation-corrected regression modeling. The dataset includes corrected temperature files (adjusted via machine learning-based elevation corrections) for model development. The elevation corrections were performed using Topographic Data of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (2021), integrated via Gaussian filtering to enhance spatial consistency in high-elevation regions. Supervised learning regression models (Random Forest Regression, Multilayer Perceptron regression, or Decision Tree regression) were applied to minimize Thermal Infrared Radiation-derived temperature biases and optimize high-altitude temperature estimation. The near-surface temperature lapse rate (LR) is a critical parameter in glaciological and hydrological models, but existing approaches often rely on empirical estimations with limited spatial representativeness. To mitigate these limitations, an optimized temperature spatialization method is proposed, fusing Local Representatives (LRs) across glacierized regions through Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW). This approach accounts for elevation-dependent microclimates while maintaining regional consistency. This dataset is suitable for climate research, and environmental modeling requiring high-resolution near-surface air temperature data.

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Date (Publication)
2025-09-25
Edition

1

Citation identifier
QTPTIR
Citation identifier
doi:10.26050/WDCC/QTPTIR
Principal investigator
  Shenyang University of Technology - Dr. Tianyun Wang
https://www.sut.edu.cn
Author
  Shenyang University of Technology - Dr. Tianyun Wang
https://www.sut.edu.cn
Author
  Shenyang University of Technology - Prof. Dr. Lu Yang
https://www.sut.edu.cn
Author
  Shenyang Aerospace University - Dr. Deyuan Zhang
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Author
  Shenyang University of Technology - Juncheng Zhou
https://www.sut.edu.cn
Author
  Shenyang University of Technology - Tao Zhou
https://www.sut.edu.cn
Author
  Shenyang University of Technology - Haolin Song
https://www.sut.edu.cn
Publisher
  WDCC
Point of contact
  Shenyang University of Technology - Dr. Tianyun Wang
https://www.sut.edu.cn
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NetCDF

Keywords
  • Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Keywords
  • inverse distance weighting

Keywords
  • machine learning

Keywords
  • machine learning regression

Keywords
  • near-surface air temperature

Keywords
  • spatialization

Keywords
  • thermal infrared remote sensing

Use limitation

CC-BY-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Language

eng; USA

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Begin date
2019-01-02
End date
2019-10-17
Supplemental Information

info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SUT//LJ200080773/CN//Intelligent Urban Rainwater Collection Module System Application

Distribution format
  • NetCDF ()

Transfer size
10759
OnLine resource
https://www.wdc-climate.de/ui/entry?acronym=QTPTIR
Hierarchy level
collection
Attribute description
surface_bidirectional_reflectance
Descriptor

The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "Bidirectional_reflectance" depends on the angles of incident and measured radiation. Reflectance is the ratio of the energy of the reflected to the incident radiation. A coordinate variable of radiation_wavelength or radiation_frequency can be used to specify the wavelength or frequency, respectively, of the radiation. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: 0.01

Attribute description
air_temperature
Descriptor

Air temperature is the bulk temperature of the air, not the surface (skin) temperature. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degC

File identifier
wdc-climate.de:5311409 XML
Metadata language

eng; USA

Hierarchy level
collection
Hierarchy level name

QTPTIR

Date stamp
2025-09-11T08:39:47
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115

Metadata standard version

ISO 19115-2:2009

Point of contact
  Shenyang University of Technology - Dr. Tianyun Wang
https://www.sut.edu.cn
 
 

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