Electronic Supplementary Material to:Improving Simulations of Vegetation Dynamics over the Tibetan Plateau:Role of Atmospheric Forcing Data and Spatial Resolution*

Zhijie KANG,Bo QIU,Zheng XIANG,Ye LIU,Zhiqiang LIN,and Weidong GUO

1School of Atmospheric Sciences,Nanjing University,Nanjing 210046,China

2Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,Washington 99354,USA

3Plateau Atmosphere and Environment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province,School of Atmospheric Sciences,Chengdu University of Information Technology,Chengdu 610225,China

Fig.S1.Spatial patterns of multi-year averaged annual and seasonal (MAM,JJA,SON) downward shortwave radiation during 1979-2007.(a1-a4) PMFD,(b1-b4) CMFD;Units:W m-2.

Fig.S2.Comparison of the time series of downward short wave radiation between CMFD and PMFD.The right-hand column shows the corresponding multi-year mean seasonal cycle and the monthly average.

Fig.S3.Spatial patterns of multi-year average annual and seasonal (MAM,JJA,SON) air temperature during 1979-2007.(a1-a4) PMFD,(b1-b4) CMFD,units:°C.

Fig.S4.Comparison of time series of air temperature between CMFD and PMFD.The right-hand column shows the corresponding multi-year mean seasonal cycle and the monthly average.

Fig.S5.Topography (m,above sea level) of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and locations of observed sites.

Fig.S6.Comparison of time series of precipitation between CMFD and PMFD.The right-hand column shows the corresponding multi-year mean season cycle and the monthly average.

Table S1.The statistical metrics for air temperature and precipitation of CMFD and PMFD against the in-situ station data.Units:Prcp,mm month-1;Tas,oC.