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
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1
- Citation identifier
- QTPTIR
- Citation identifier
- doi:10.26050/WDCC/QTPTIR
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NetCDF
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Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
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inverse distance weighting
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machine learning
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machine learning regression
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near-surface air temperature
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spatialization
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thermal infrared remote sensing
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- Use limitation
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CC-BY-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Language
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eng; USA
- Begin date
- 2019-01-02
- End date
- 2019-10-17
- Supplemental Information
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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SUT//LJ200080773/CN//Intelligent Urban Rainwater Collection Module System Application
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NetCDF
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NetCDF
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- Transfer size
- 10759
- OnLine resource
- https://www.wdc-climate.de/ui/entry?acronym=QTPTIR
- Hierarchy level
- collection
- Attribute description
- surface_bidirectional_reflectance
- Descriptor
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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
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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
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eng; USA
- Hierarchy level
- collection
- Hierarchy level name
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QTPTIR
- Date stamp
- 2025-09-11T08:39:47
- Metadata standard name
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ISO 19115
- Metadata standard version
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ISO 19115-2:2009
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