%0 Dataset %T Distribution map of glaciers in Qaidam region (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/ec2ec7a0-8a96-41c1-971b-7e129ce7cf2b %W NCDC %R 10.12072/ncdc.Hydro.db2439.2022 %A zhu gaofeng %K Qaidam Basin;glacier distribution;Landsat %X Based on the cloud free image data of Landsat in the historical period and the data of the first and second glaciers cataloguing, the vector data of glaciers in Qaidam Basin in 2015 were obtained by manual correction using visual interpretation. Through area statistics, the glacier area of the basin glaciers in various periods is obtained, and the distribution map of glaciers in 2015 is drawn by using the modified vector layer. This data set is mainly applied to the scientific research of Cryosphere.