This dataset includes the basic information of salt lakes in Qinghai, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Tibet Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and other regions (Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Jilin, Liaoning). It includes yhid, yhbsm, yhmcdm, yhmc, shxlx, lsxian, lsshi, lsshen, cysj, pjss, zdss, MJ, HMGC and Lake area_ Minimum x value (hqfw)_ X1) Lake area_ Maximum x value (hqfw)_ X2) Lake elevation_ Minimum y value (hqfw)_ Y1) Lake area_ Maximum y value (hqfw)_ Y2), development status (kfzg), remarks (BZ) and other information. Mainly through the standardization of historical data and actual field survey data. There are 2607 records in the data set, and they are fully open for sharing.

File naming and required software

The corresponding data set file name and data table tag name are as follows:
Primary key serial number YHID
Salt Lake identification code YHBSM
Salt lake name code YHMCDM
Name of Salt Lake YHMC
Hydrochemical types SHXLX
remarks BZ-1
Subordinate County LSXIAN
Subordinate City LSSHI
Subordinate Province LSSHEN
Primary key serial number STXXID
Salt Lake serial number yhid
Sampling time CYSJ
Mean water depth PJSS
Maximum water depth ZDSS
Area MJ
Lake elevation HMGC
Lake area_ Minimum x value HQFW_ X1
Lake area_ Maximum x value hqfw_ X2
Lake elevation_ Minimum y value HQFW_ Y1
Lake area_ Maximum y value HQFW_ Y2
Remark BZ-2
Development status KFZG

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Wang, J., Chen, L. (2021). Basic information data set of salt lakes in China with an area of more than 1km2 (1957-2017). A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles, DOI: 10.11888/Socioeco.tpdc.271260. CSTR: 18406.11.Socioeco.tpdc.271260. (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )

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Support Program

Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition Program

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