Research Article

Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities on Runoff and Sediment Load of the Xiliugou Basin in the Upper Yellow River

Table 3

Correlation coefficients between annual runoff, sediment load, and precipitation with different daily precipitation thresholds.

Categories of rainfall (mm)
Daily rainfall ≥0Daily rainfall ≥5Daily rainfall ≥10Daily rainfall ≥15Daily rainfall ≥20Daily rainfall ≥30

Runoff0.60**0.64**0.69**0.74**0.77**0.75**
Sediment0.39**0.43**0.48**0.51**0.53**0.54**

**Significant at the 0.01 level.