%0 Dataset
%T Soil Moisture Dataset for Tamarix Rainfall Change Experiment in the Desert Oasis Transition Zone at the End of the Shiyang River (2020)
%J National Cryosphere Desert Data Center
%I National Cryosphere Desert Data Center(www.ncdc.ac.cn)
%U http://www.ncdc.ac.cn/portal/metadata/d1e06b1e-01f3-433b-8f3f-038416bec85c
%W NCDC
%R 10.12072/ncdc.nieer.db3924.2023
%A None
%K Tamarix;soil moisture;changes in precipitation
%X This data is based on the precipitation data from instruments in Minqin County from 1953 to 2018. According to the 1% and 99% percentile definition of extreme drought (precipitation) index, five drought stress gradients were determined (70% increase in rainfall, 35% increase in rainfall, control, 35% decrease in rainfall, and 70% decrease in rainfall). By artificially creating a rainfall gradient through a canopy, the precipitation intercepted by the canopy is increased to the corresponding rainfall increasing sample plot through a gravity gravity gravity drip irrigation system. Using a moisture sensor (5TM, Decagon Devices, Inc.) to continuously monitor soil moisture in tamarisk forests under different drought stresses.