%0 Dataset %T Data set of water consumption and water conservation in Chaidamu Basin (1980-2018) %J National Cryosphere Desert Data Center %I National Cryosphere Desert Data Center(www.ncdc.ac.cn) %U http://www.ncdc.ac.cn/portal/metadata/b82103b6-9027-4eeb-9282-53feaf8fe73d %W NCDC %R 10.12072/ncdc.Hydro.db2443.2022 %A zhu gaofeng %K Invest model;water production;water conservation %X This data is used by the research team to quantitatively evaluate the ecosystem water yield of the Qaidam Basin from 1980 to 2018 by using the invest model based on the data of land use, meteorology, soil, topography, etc. of the Qaidam Basin. Based on the water yield, the water conservation capacity is evaluated by comprehensively considering the factors such as soil permeability, surface runoff difference of land types and land shape. The spatial resolution is 1km, and the unit is mm.