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CLIMATE DYNAMICS
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DOI: 10.1007/s00382-023-06931-3
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Wind speed; Climatology; ECMWF reanalysis; WRF downscaling; Tibetan Plateau
This study explores the climatology of near-surface wind speed over the Tibetan Plateau using homogenized observations, reanalysis products, and regional climate model simulations. It finds that wind speed increases with increasing altitude in the plateau and identifies three regions with distinct wind regimes. The ERA5 reanalysis shows closer agreement to measured wind conditions compared to ERA-Interim, but the ERA5-Land product does not show improvements. Additionally, two dynamical downscalings of ERA5 fail to capture observed wind statistics and exhibit biases and discrepancies.
As near-surface wind speed plays a role in regulating surface evaporation and thus the hydrological cycle, it is crucial to explore its spatio-temporal characteristics. However, in-situ measurements are scarce over the Tibetan Plateau, limiting the understanding of wind speed climate across this high-elevation region. This study explores the climatology of near-surface wind speed over the Tibetan Plateau by using for the first time homogenized observations together with reanalysis products and regional climate model simulations. Measuring stations across the center and the west of the plateau are at higher elevations and display higher mean and standard deviation, confirming that wind speed increases with increasing altitude. By exploring wind characteristics with a focus on seasonal cycle through cluster analysis, three regions of distinct wind regimes can be identified: (1) the central Tibetan Plateau, characterized by high elevation; (2) the eastern and the peripheral areas of the plateau; and (3) the Qaidam basin, a topographic depression strongly influenced by the blocking effect of the surrounding mountainous terrain. Notably, the ERA5 reanalysis, with its improvements in horizontal, vertical, and temporal spacing, model physics and data assimilation, demonstrates closer agreement to the measured wind conditions than its predecessor ERA-Interim. It successfully reproduces the three identified wind regimes. However, the newest ERA5-Land product does not show improvements compared to ERA5, most likely because they share most of the parametrizations. Furthermore, the two dynamical downscalings of ERA5 analyzed here fail to capture the observed wind statistics and exhibit notable biases and discrepancies also when investigating the diurnal variations. Consequently, these high-resolution downscaling products do not show add value in reproducing the observed climatology of wind speed compared to ERA5 over the Tibetan Plateau.
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