Changes in monthly precipitation and flood hazard in the Yangtze River Basin, China

• Published in: International journal of climatology Vol. 28; no. 11; pp. 1471 - 1481
• Main Authors: Jiang, Tong, Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W., Su, Buda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.09.2008; Wiley
• Subjects: Bgi / Prodig; Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; flood hazard; Hydrometeorology; Mann–Kendall test; Meteorology; Natural hazards: prediction, damages, etc; Physical geography; precipitation; river flow; temporal and spatial trend; Water in the atmosphere (humidity, clouds, evaporation, precipitation); Yangtze River; Yangtze River Basin; Far East; Asia; China; Yangtze River; 1970-1980; time series analysis; floods; trend-surface analysis; 1960-1970; Yangtze River Basin; Hydroclimatology; Yangtze River; precipitation; Risk assessment; spatial variations; Mann-Kendall test; temporal and spatial trend; Natural hazards; 1980-1990; river flow; hydrology; Precipitation intensity; atmospheric precipitation; river discharge; River basins; extreme value; 1990-2000; flood hazard; Observation data; Risk management; seasonal variations; Precipitation; Flood; Hydrometeorology; Climatic data; Runoff; Stream; Climatic trend; Inundation

A study of change of meteorological and hydrological variables (precipitation, intense precipitation, and river flow) in the Yangtze River Basin was conducted for particular calendar months. Significant changes were found in many monthly precipitation datasets collected between 1961 and 2000. The st...