Research Article
Response of Extreme Hydrological Events to Climate Change in the Water Source Area for the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Diversion Project
Table 8
Future and historical predicted extreme flood discharges for a range of return periods.
| Return period (year) | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 |
| Historical flood (×109 m3/d) | | | | | | | W1 | 1.610 | 1.964 | 2.289 | 2.471 | 2.597 | 2.693 | W3 | 3.504 | 4.270 | 4.980 | 5.379 | 5.655 | 5.866 | Calculated by RX1day (×109 m3/d) | | | | | | | W1 | 1.367 | 1.754 | 2.149 | 2.388 | 2.561 | 2.698 | W3 | 2.926 | 3.651 | 4.343 | 4.739 | 5.017 | 5.230 | Calculated by RX3day (×109 m3/d) | | | | | | | W1 | 1.387 | 1.768 | 2.158 | 2.394 | 2.566 | 2.702 | W3 | 2.989 | 3.692 | 4.368 | 4.756 | 5.030 | 5.240 |
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