Trends of Extreme Flood Events in the Pearl River Basin during 1951–2010

The study investigated the trend of extreme flood events in the Pearl River basin during 1951–2010. Stream flow data at 23 gauging stations were used for the study. The Pearson type III distribution was selected for the flood frequency analysis. Results indicate that extreme flood events increase significantly in the Pearl River Basin since 1980. At the 23 gauging stations, there are 16 (70%) stations show positive (increasing) trends in 1981–2010. Most of the 16 stations are located along the West River and North River. While 7 (30%) stations show negative (decreasing) trends, and are found in the East River and the southeast region of the West River Basin.CitationWu, Z.-Y., G.-H. Lu, Z.-Y. Liu, et al., 2013: Trends of extreme flood events in the Pearl River Basin during 1951–2010. Adv. Clim. Change Res.,4(2), doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1248.2013.110.