Research Article

Assessment of Climate Change Effects on Water Resources in the Yellow River Basin, China

Table 4

Projected changes in mean annual temperature (T), precipitation (P), evapotranspiration (E), runoff (R), and soil moisture (SM).

SubbasinsT (°C)P (%)E (%)R (%)SM (%)

Above Longyangxia1.46.214.0−1.4−0.4
Longyangxia to Lanzhou1.41.77.1−6.2−1.9
Lanzhou to Hekouzhen1.7−3.5−0.2−3.1−2.1
Hekouzhen to Longmen1.8−6.9−4.5−13.6−6.0
Longmen to Sanmenxia1.7−6.5−4.9−25.7−7.4
Sanmenxia to Huayuankou1.6−5.6−1.8−24.6−4.5
Below Huayuankou1.6−2.60.0−8.0−2.9
Interflow basin1.8−4.8−2.5−8.0−2.7
Entire river basin1.6−2.61.0−11.6−3.8