Table 1 The location, meteorological data and geographical coordinates of earthen sites selected in this research
From: An evaluation system for the development of scaling off at earthen sites in arid areas in NW China
Locations | Annual rainfall (mm) | Annual evaporation (mm) | Average annual temperature diurnal range (mm) | Climate type | Geographical coordinates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Longitude | Latitude | Height (m) | |||||
Jia Yu Guan (JYG) | 85 | 2149 | 15.5 | Extremely Arid | 39°55′09″ | 98°23′05″ | 1491 |
Jiu Quan (JQ) | 88.4 | 2141.4 | 13.8 | Extremely Arid | 39°51′09″ | 98°34′33″ | 1430 |
Gao Tai (GT) | 112.3 | 1923.4 | 15 | Extremely Arid | 39°29′03″ | 99°43′07″ | 1331 |
Lin Ze (LZ) | 113.6 | 1830.4 | 14.1 | Extremely Arid | 39°12′00″ | 100°22′28″ | 1258 |
Zhang Ye (ZY) | 133 | 2048 | 14.3 | Arid | 38°51′49″ | 100°45′47″ | 1583 |
Wu Wei (WW) | 171 | 2205 | 13.8 | Arid | 37° 41′52″ | 102°57′55″ | 1694 |
Jing Tai (JT) | 184 | 1838 | 12.3 | Arid | 37°09′54″ | 104°10′17″ | 1522 |
Yong Chang (YC) | 211.6 | 2000.6 | 13.8 | Arid | 38°19′38″ | 101°57′07″ | 1895 |
Gui De (GD) | 256 | 1980 | 14.2 | Arid | 36°02′54″ | 101°25′42″ | 2213 |
Le Du (LD) | 335.4 | 2022.3 | 13.9 | Arid | 36°29′04″ | 102°24′04″ | 1979 |
Min Le (ML) | 345 | 1975 | 12.1 | Arid | 38°27′37″ | 100°52′27″ | 2291 |
Ping An (PA) | 338.5 | 1836.3 | 13.6 | Arid | 36°31′14″ | 101°58′53″ | 2206 |
Yong Jing (YJ) | 284 | 1500 | 13.1 | Arid | 36°04′50″ | 103°17′03″ | 1721 |
Yong Deng (YD) | 309 | 1539 | 13.1 | Arid | 36°18′53″ | 103°24′58″ | 1718 |
Tian Zhu (TZ) | 372 | 1510 | 12.5 | Arid | 37°08′35″ | 102°52′25″ | 2830 |
Da Tong (DT) | 523.3 | 1762.8 | 12.9 | Semiarid | 36°47′57″ | 101°55′38″ | 2886 |
Huang Zhong (HZ) | 540.9 | 1363.6 | 11.6 | Semiarid | 36°25′40″ | 101°35′25″ | 2775 |
Hai Dong (HD) | 502.5 | 1198.3 | 11.3 | Semiarid | 36°47′57″ | 101°55′38″ | 2473 |