Water level and water temperature data for Ranwu Lake in Southeast Tibet (2009-2017)- A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles

This data set contains the daily values of water temperature and water level change in Ranwu Lake in Tibet from May 15, 2009, to December 31, 2016. Observation instrument model: an automatic HOBO water level and temperature logger U20-001-01; acquisition time: 30 minutes. The data were collected automatically.

The observations and data collection were performed in strict accordance with the instrument operating specifications, and the data have been published in relevant academic journals. Data with obvious errors were removed, and the missing data were replaced by null values.

Data collection location: Ranwu Lake, southeast Tibet

Middle lake outlet: longitude: 96°46'16"; latitude: 29°29'28"; elevation: 3928 m.

Lower Lake outlet: longitude: 96°38'52"; latitude: 29°28'52"; elevation: 3923 m.

Laigu upper Lake: longitude: 94°49'49"; latitude: 29°18'07"; elevation: 4025 m.

This data contains fileds as follows:

Field 1: Site Number

Data type: Alphanumeric characters (50)

Field 2: Time

Data type: Date type

Field 3: Water temperature, °C

Data type: Double-precision floating-point format

Field 4: Relative water level, cm

Data type: Double-precision floating-point format

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Luo, L. (2018). Water level and water temperature data for Ranwu Lake in Southeast Tibet (2009-2017). A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles, DOI: 10.11888/Hydrology.tpe.70.db. CSTR: 18406.11.Hydrology.tpe.70.db. (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )

Related Literatures:

1. Ju, J.T., Zhu, L.P., Huang, L., Yang, R.M., Ma, Q.F., & Hu, X., et al. (2015). Ranwu Lake, a proglacial lake with the potential to reflect glacial activity in SE Tibet (in Chinese). Chinese Science Bulletin, 60(1), 16-26.( View Details | Download | Bibtex)

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