This data set is the data set of water balance (precipitation, evapotranspiration, runoff, liquid soil moisture) and energy balance (short wave radiation, sensible heat, latent heat and surface soil temperature) for the source of the Yellow River and the Qilian Mountains over the past 40 years. The initial data source is ERA5 Land monthly average data, which is accumulated/averaged to the annual scale through time aggregation. The time range of the data is 1981-2020, the spatial range is 88.5 ° E – 104.5 ° E, 32 ° N – 43 ° N, and the spatial resolution is 0.1 °. The data set can be further used to study the ecological hydrological processes in the source area of the Yellow River and the Qilian Mountains, and provide scientific basis for the optimal allocation of the "mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes and grasses" system.

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Data naming:
Water Cycle indicates relevant elements of water balance:
Precipitation unit: mm Variable name: Precpit
Evapotranspiration unit: mm Variable name: Evap
Runoff depth Unit: mm Variable name: Runoff
Volume water content of topsoil Unit: cm3/cm3 Variable name: SM
Energy Cycle represents the elements related to energy balance:
Short wave radiation unit: w/m2 Variable name: Shortwavepi
Sensible heat unit: w/m2 Variable name: Sensitive_ heat
Latent heat unit: w/m2 Variable name: Latent_ heat
Surface soil temperature Unit: ℃ Variable name: SM_ temperature

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Zheng, D. (2022). Water and energy balance dataset in the Yellow River source region and Qilian Mountains in the past 40 years (1981-2020). A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles, DOI: 10.11888/Terre.tpdc.272844. CSTR: 18406.11.Terre.tpdc.272844. (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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