Abstract:<p>The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is the highest plateau in the world and has complex topography. On the TP, seasonal snow cover is widespread in different topographic areas, but the influence of topography on snow cover simulations is often ignored in most land surface models. In this study, the relationships among the snow cover fraction (SCF) and complex topography are investigated over the TP based on satellite observations. The standard deviation of topography is used as an index to describe the t… Show more
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