Research Article

Impact of Climate Change on Hydrologic Extremes in the Upper Basin of the Yellow River Basin of China

Table 5

Quantitative evaluation results of impact of climate change on annual rainfall extremes for several given probabilities.

Duration (d)ItemsExceeding probability
1%2%5%10%

15Design value of observed series (mm)126119110102
Design value of forecast series (mm)128122113105
Change rate (%)2233

30Design value of observed series (mm)200 190 175 163
Design value of forecast series (mm)201 192 179 168
Change rate (%)1 1 2 3

60Design value of observed series (mm)316 302 281 264
Design value of forecast series (mm)332 318 297 280
Change rate (%)5 5 6 6