Global radiation; photosynthetically active radiation; and the diffuse components dataset of China; 1981–2010

The dataset indludes a series of radiation data; including global radiation; diffuse radiation; PAR; and diffuse PAR of China from 1981 to 2010; based on the observations of China Meteorology Administration (CMA) and Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN). The dataset are freely available; and should be useful for the analysis of the spatio-temporal variations of solar radiation in China and the impact of diffuse radiation on terrestrial ecosystem productivity based on ecosystem models.