Rainfall runoff process data for the Qilian Mountains

The study area was located in the Pailugou catchment of the Qilian Mountains, situated in the northeastern region of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.Twelve runoff plots and automated observation systems are employed to collect surface runoff (SF), subsurface runoff with soil & saprolite (SSF-S) and subsurface runoff with weathered bedrock (SSF-W) in alpine shrub, forest, and grassland.