The Climate Changes and the Simulation of the Runoff in the Last 50 years (1961–2010) in the Upper Tarim River Basin of Southern Xinjiang, China

Table 1

Change rates of monthly mean precipitation, temperature, and runoff in the upper Tarim River basin during the period 1961–2010.

Trend	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Precipitation trend (mm/month)	0.052	0.042	0.063	0.019	0.054	0.158
Temperature trend (°C/month)	0.026	0.044	0.029	0.018	0.017	0.012
Runoff trend (m^3/month)	-1.125	-0.950	-0.324	0.352	1.008	-0.023
Trend	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation trend (mm/month)	0.124	0.033	0.137	0.087	0.036	0.046
Temperature trend (°C/month)	0.006	0.016	0.017	0.019	0.047	0.045
Runoff trend (m^3/month)	-1.806	-1.515	0.212	0.115	-1.222	-1.801