This dataset includes the monthly air temperature at 2 m in the Qilian Mountain area on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau during 1980 to 2013. The dataset was obtained from the ERA-interim reanalysis product. The ERA-interim system includes a 4-dimensional variational analysis (4D-Var). The quality of the data has been improved using the bias correction of satellite data. The spatial resolution of the dataset is 0.125°. The dataset includes the grid data of the air temperature in the Qilian Mountain area during the past 30 years, and provides a basic data for the studies such as climatic change, ecosystem succession, and earth system models.

File naming and required software

The file name is Air temperature from ERA-interim during 1980-2013 in Qilian Mountain area. The first and second columns of the data are longitude and Latitude, and then the data are the monthly mean air temperature at 2 m height. The file is Excel file, and can be directly copy or imported.

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Wu, X. (2019). The monthly mean air temperature in the Qilian Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (1980-2013). A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles, DOI: 10.11888/Meteoro.tpdc.270478. CSTR: 18406.11.Meteoro.tpdc.270478. (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )

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Support Program

Pan-Third Pole Environment Study for a Green Silk Road-A CAS Strategic Priority A Program (No:XDA20000000)

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