Power Spectra’s Perspective on Meteorological Drivers of Snow Depth Multiscale Behavior over the Tibetan Plateau
The meteorology-driven multiscale behavior of snow depth over the Tibetan Plateau was investigated via analyzing the spatio-temporal variability of snow depth over 28 intraseasonal continuous snow cover regions. By employing power spectra and the Kullback–Leibler (K-L) distance, the spectral similar...
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| description | The meteorology-driven multiscale behavior of snow depth over the Tibetan Plateau was investigated via analyzing the spatio-temporal variability of snow depth over 28 intraseasonal continuous snow cover regions. By employing power spectra and the Kullback–Leibler (K-L) distance, the spectral similarities between snow depth and meteorological factors were examined at scales of 5 km, 10 km, 20 km, and 50 km across seasons from 2008 to 2014. Results reveal distinct seasonal and scale-dependent dynamics: in spring and winter, snow depth exhibits lower spectral variance with scale breaks around 50 km, emphasizing the critical roles of precipitation, atmospheric moisture, and temperature, with lower K-L distances at smaller scales. Summer shows the highest spatial variance, with snow depth primarily influenced by wind and radiation, as indicated by lower K-L distances at 15–45 km. Autumn demonstrates the lowest spatial heterogeneity, with windspeed driving snow redistribution at finer scales. The alignment between spatial variance maps and power spectra implies that snow depth data can be effectively downscaled or upscaled without significant loss of spatial information. These findings are essential for improving snow cover modeling and forecasting, particularly in the context of climate change, as well as for effective water resource management and climate adaptation strategies in this strategically vital plateau. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2b65ebbb23b94d87b028de0aa95f34222025-08-20T02:18:09ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2025-04-0114479010.3390/land14040790Power Spectra’s Perspective on Meteorological Drivers of Snow Depth Multiscale Behavior over the Tibetan PlateauYueqian Cao0Lingmei Jiang1School of Transportation and Civil Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaThe meteorology-driven multiscale behavior of snow depth over the Tibetan Plateau was investigated via analyzing the spatio-temporal variability of snow depth over 28 intraseasonal continuous snow cover regions. By employing power spectra and the Kullback–Leibler (K-L) distance, the spectral similarities between snow depth and meteorological factors were examined at scales of 5 km, 10 km, 20 km, and 50 km across seasons from 2008 to 2014. Results reveal distinct seasonal and scale-dependent dynamics: in spring and winter, snow depth exhibits lower spectral variance with scale breaks around 50 km, emphasizing the critical roles of precipitation, atmospheric moisture, and temperature, with lower K-L distances at smaller scales. Summer shows the highest spatial variance, with snow depth primarily influenced by wind and radiation, as indicated by lower K-L distances at 15–45 km. Autumn demonstrates the lowest spatial heterogeneity, with windspeed driving snow redistribution at finer scales. The alignment between spatial variance maps and power spectra implies that snow depth data can be effectively downscaled or upscaled without significant loss of spatial information. These findings are essential for improving snow cover modeling and forecasting, particularly in the context of climate change, as well as for effective water resource management and climate adaptation strategies in this strategically vital plateau.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/790Tibetan Plateausnow depthmeteorological driversspatio-temporal variabilitypower spectra |
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| title | Power Spectra’s Perspective on Meteorological Drivers of Snow Depth Multiscale Behavior over the Tibetan Plateau |
| title_full | Power Spectra’s Perspective on Meteorological Drivers of Snow Depth Multiscale Behavior over the Tibetan Plateau |
| title_fullStr | Power Spectra’s Perspective on Meteorological Drivers of Snow Depth Multiscale Behavior over the Tibetan Plateau |
| title_full_unstemmed | Power Spectra’s Perspective on Meteorological Drivers of Snow Depth Multiscale Behavior over the Tibetan Plateau |
| title_short | Power Spectra’s Perspective on Meteorological Drivers of Snow Depth Multiscale Behavior over the Tibetan Plateau |
| title_sort | power spectra s perspective on meteorological drivers of snow depth multiscale behavior over the tibetan plateau |
| topic | Tibetan Plateau snow depth meteorological drivers spatio-temporal variability power spectra |
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