Fluctuating snow-covered elevation （FSCE） was conceptualized and proposed to characterize within-year variation of the border between snow-covered and snow-free area in mountainous regions. Two parameters, namely me...Fluctuating snow-covered elevation （FSCE） was conceptualized and proposed to characterize within-year variation of the border between snow-covered and snow-free area in mountainous regions. Two parameters, namely median of snow flee period （Tm） and snow free duration （AT）, were defined to quantify FSCE. A regression model of FSCE was developed for the Lhasa River Basin, Niyang River Basin, and Changdu region in eastern Tibet. Statistical analysis of the snow-products data with a spatial resolution of 25km×25km shows that： （1） Tm correlates weakly with geographical and topographic factors, having the yearly mean value of July 31; （2） △T correlates significantly with the average elevation of the snow-products cell, having the yearly mean value of nearly five months （i.e., 151 days）; （3） the region begins snow disappearance in late April and finishes snow coverage in mid November, being snow-free from late June to mid September and snow-covered from December to March in the next year. In addi- tion, snow-products with higher spatial resolution will be helpful to characterize FSCE in smaller spatial scales.展开更多
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文摘Fluctuating snow-covered elevation （FSCE） was conceptualized and proposed to characterize within-year variation of the border between snow-covered and snow-free area in mountainous regions. Two parameters, namely median of snow flee period （Tm） and snow free duration （AT）, were defined to quantify FSCE. A regression model of FSCE was developed for the Lhasa River Basin, Niyang River Basin, and Changdu region in eastern Tibet. Statistical analysis of the snow-products data with a spatial resolution of 25km×25km shows that： （1） Tm correlates weakly with geographical and topographic factors, having the yearly mean value of July 31; （2） △T correlates significantly with the average elevation of the snow-products cell, having the yearly mean value of nearly five months （i.e., 151 days）; （3） the region begins snow disappearance in late April and finishes snow coverage in mid November, being snow-free from late June to mid September and snow-covered from December to March in the next year. In addi- tion, snow-products with higher spatial resolution will be helpful to characterize FSCE in smaller spatial scales.
