Research Article

The Implication of Climate Signal for Precipitation in the Heihe River Basin, Northwest China

Table 1

The basic stochastic characteristics of annual/monthly precipitation in Heihe River basin.

ā€‰Mean (mm)Max. (mm)Min. (mm)Coefficient of variationSkewness

Upper reach262.36/21.86440.66/115.49179.11/0.090.19/1.080.93/1.22
Middle reach164.82/13.74328.03/94.3699.19/00.28/1.161.13/1.95
Lower reach118.32/9.86278.48/99.9056.87/00.38/1.321.67/2.63