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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
卷 5, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/5/4/044004
关键词
land surface; skin temperature; remote sensing
资金
- NSF [ATM 0855480]
- NASA [NNX07AF39G]
- Div Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences
- Directorate For Geosciences [0855480] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Surface skin temperature observations (T-skin), as obtained by satellite remote sensing, provide useful climatological information of high spatial resolution and global coverage that enhances the traditional ground observations of surface air temperature (T-air) and so, reveal new information about land surface characteristics. This letter analyzes nine years of moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) skin temperature observations to present monthly skin temperature diurnal, seasonal, and inter-annual variations at a 0.05 degrees latitude/longitude grid over the global land surface and combines these measurements with other MODIS-based variables in an effort to understand the physical mechanisms responsible for T-skin variations. In particular, skin temperature variations are found to be closely related to vegetation cover, clouds, and water vapor, but to differ from 2 m surface T-air in terms of both physical meaning and magnitude. Therefore, the two temperatures (T-skin and T-air) are complementary in their contribution of valuable information to the study of climate change.
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