A dataset of daily meteorological observations of Lijiang Forest Biodiversity National Observation and Research Station during 2013-2022

Lijiang Station is located in the south of Yulong Snow Mountain, the hinterland of Hengduan Mountains in northwest Yunnan. It is one of the 36 biodiversity hotspots in the world, which locates in the transition zone between the evergreen broad-leaved forest in the northern subtropical region of Yunnan Plateau and the cold temperate coniferous forest in the southeastern margin of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.This dataset includes the daily meteorological data indicators of Lijiang Station in the ten years from 2013 to 2022. It can provide data support for the protection of the mountain ecological environment, as well as to reveal the change patterns in atmospheric environment and to further serve the ecosystem.The dataset includes 1 data file and 2 data tables. Table 1 is the station information which have 1 record (rows) and 9 fields (columns). The 9 fields are:Site Name: the full name of the station.Longitude: the longitude of the station.Latitude: the latitude of the station.Altitude: the altitude of the station.Climatic Zone: the climatic zone of the site's geographical location.Vegetation: main vegetation types in the station area.Constructive or Dominant Species: the dominant species in the station area.Soil Type: the soil type at the monitoring site.Soil Parent Material: the soil parent material at the monitoring siteTable 2 is the main data which have 3652 records (rows) and 39 fields (columns). The 39 fields are:Year: the year of data recorded.Month: the month of data recorded.Day: the day of data recorded.Air Temperature(AVG): daily mean air temperature, with units ‘℃’.Air Temperature(MAX): daily maximal air temperature, with units ‘℃’.Maximum occurrence time(TA): the occurrence time of daily maximal air temperature.Air Temperature(MIN): daily minimum air temperature, with units ‘℃’.Minimum occurrence time(TA): the occurrence time of daily minimum air temperature.Air Humidity(AVG): daily mean air humidity, with units ‘%’.Air Humidity(MAX): daily maximal air humidity, with units ‘%’.Maximum occurrence time(HA): the occurrence time of daily maximal air humidity.Air Humidity(MIN): daily minimum air humidity, with units ‘%’.Minimum occurrence time(HA): the occurrence time of daily minimum air humidity.Atmospheric Pressure: daily mean atmospheric pressure, with units ‘hPa’.Wind Speed(AVG): daily mean wind speed, with units ‘m/s’.Wind Direction(AVG): daily mean wind direction, with units ‘°’.Wind Speed(MAX): daily maximal wind speed, with units ‘m/s’.Maximum Occurrence Wind Direction: the wind direction of maximal wind speed occurred, with units ‘°’Maximum occurrence time(WS): the occurrence time of daily maximal wind speedSoil Surface Temperature(AVG): daily mean soil surface temperature, with units ‘℃’.Soil Surface Temperature(MAX): daily maximal soil surface temperature, with units ‘℃’.Maximum occurrence time(TS): the occurrence time of daily maximal soil surface temperatureSoil Surface Temperature(MIN): daily minimum soil surface temperature, with units ‘℃’.Minimum occurrence time(TS): the occurrence time of daily minimum soil surface temperatureSoil Temperature(AVG, 5cm depth): daily mean soil temperature at a depth of 5cm, with units ‘℃’.Soil Temperature(AVG, 10cm depth): daily mean soil temperature at a depth of 10cm, with units ‘℃’.Soil Temperature(AVG, 15cm depth): daily mean soil temperature at a depth of 15cm, with units ‘℃’.Soil Temperature(AVG, 20cm depth): daily mean soil temperature at a depth of 20cm, with units ‘℃’.Soil Temperature(AVG, 40cm depth): daily mean soil temperature at a depth of 40cm, with units ‘℃’.Soil Temperature(AVG, 80cm depth): daily mean soil temperature at a depth of 80cm, with units ‘℃’.Soil Temperature(AVG, 160cm depth): daily mean soil temperature at a depth of 160cm, with units ‘℃’.Total Radiation: daily cumulative total radiation, with units ‘MJ/m2’.Reflected Radiation: daily cumulative reflected radiation, with units ‘MJ/m2’.Net Radiation: daily cumulative net radiation, with units ‘MJ/m2’.Ultraviolet Radiation: daily cumulative ultraviolet radiation, with units ‘MJ/m2’.Photosynthetically Active Radiation: daily cumulative photosynthetically active radiation, with units ‘mol/m2’.Effective Accumulative Insolation: daily cumulative effective accumulative insolation, with units ‘minute’.Soil Heat Flux: daily cumulative soil heat flux, with units ‘MJ/m2’.Precipitation: daily total precipitation, with units ‘mm’.