Projected Changes in Precipitation Extremes over Shaanxi Province, China, in the 21st Century

Table 1

Definitions of six extreme precipitation indices (EPIs) used in the study.

Index	Index name	Definitions	Units
Rx1day	Maximum 1-day precipitation	Annual maximum 1-day precipitation	mm
Rx5day	Maximum 5-day precipitation	Annual maximum consecutive 5-day precipitation	mm
R95p	Very wet day precipitation	Annual total precipitation when daily precipitation >95th percentile	mm
R10 mm	Number of heavy precipitation days (≥10 mm)	Annual count of days when daily precipitation ≥10 mm	days
CDD	Consecutive dry days	Annual maximum number of consecutive dry days with daily precipitation<1 mm	days
SDII	Simple daily intensity index	Average daily precipitation on wet days (daily precipitation ≥1 mm) in the year	mm/day