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- Title
Trends in observed mean and extreme precipitation within the Yellow River Basin, China.
- Authors
Zhao, Yang; Xu, Xiangde; Huang, Wubin; Wang, Yuhong; Xu, Yanling; Chen, Hong; Kang, Zhaoping
- Abstract
We analyzed spatiotemporal precipitation trends within the Yellow River Basin (YRB) in China and examined the connection between the changes in average and extreme precipitation indices. Data from 423 weather stations recorded from 1961 to 2016 were analyzed using the Mann-Kendall test to explore the linear trends of relationships between various indices, along with a simple linear regression used to detect monotonic positive or negative trends in the annual and seasonal precipitation data. Moreover, we divided the YRB into three distinct topographic regions to better understand the effect of regional geography on precipitation patterns. Our results demonstrated that mean precipitation and extreme precipitation days in different areas of the YRB had different variation trends. Precipitation in the YRB overall showed a negative trend, as did extreme precipitation days in the lower YRB. Mean and extreme precipitation indices were significantly correlated both annually and seasonally. These results may be helpful in preparing for both drought and flood events.
- Subjects
YELLOW River (China); METEOROLOGICAL precipitation; DROUGHTS; FLOODS; REGRESSION analysis
- Publication
Theoretical & Applied Climatology, 2019, Vol 136, Issue 3/4, p1387
- ISSN
0177-798X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00704-018-2568-4