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Table 2 Basin area and precipitation amount for each Changjiang sub-basin

From: Seasonal variability of stable isotopes in the Changjiang (Yangtze) river water and its implications for natural climate and anthropogenic impacts

 

YSa (A1)b

KM (A2)

CD (B)

CQ (C, D)

ZY (E)

CS (H)

WH (G, F)

NC (I)

NJ (J)

SH (K)

Area for each sub-basin (× 104 km2)

 

21.42

28.05

16.34

26.52

7.59

25.24

25.47

15.64

10.53

3.21

Precipitation (mm) for selective meteorological stations in each sub-basin

 Jan

4.0

13.5

9.1

19.3

23.4

75.6

40.4

67.0

36.8

66.2

 Feb

4.5

12.3

8.3

21.1

21.9

91.5

62.6

99.9

52.7

63.2

 Mar

8.6

16.5

25.0

42.6

38.4

142.4

97.2

172.1

75.0

89.7

 Apr

14.5

22.8

35.5

92.9

85.5

182.9

137.5

216.7

82.9

68.5

 May

54.6

89.8

104.9

152.2

147.0

200.1

169.0

256.0

92.4

82.6

 Jun

99.5

175.4

111.7

180.0

195.9

224.8

216.4

292.0

164.2

175.7

 Jul

102.0

204.6

224.6

160.0

149.9

151.7

191.6

128.6

197.2

134.6

 Aug

87.2

196.0

170.3

133.5

126.4

108.5

120.1

112.5

129.8

202.2

 Sep

74.7

117.2

119.3

123.4

93.3

82.1

83.3

70.9

81.4

79.5

 Oct

28.8

83.4

47.0

92.1

102.1

66.5

71.1

54.4

51.1

61.3

 Nov

2.9

35.9

15.3

48.1

48.1

76.2

53.2

65.4

49.9

51.0

 Dec

1.7

13.1

6.2

24.3

24.0

49.1

28.8

46.5

28.9

43.4

  1. YS Yushu, KM Kunming, CD Chengdu, CQ Chongqing, ZY Zunyi, CS Changsha, WH Wuhan, NC Nanchang, NJ Nanjing, SH Shanghai
  2. aData on the precipitation amount for each meteorological station in the Changjiang catchment are retrieved from the Chinese Meteorological Data Share Service System (http://cdc.cma.gov.cn/home.do)
  3. bThe 12 sub-basins of the Changjiang catchment are indicated by capital letters from A1 to K (see Fig. 5)