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18 Climatic Change and Water Resources
Table 18.1
(continued)
Water resources zones
1956–1979 (mm)
1980–2000 (mm)
Comparison between 1980–2000 and
1956–1979 (%)
Precipitation Surface
water
resources
Total water
resources
Precipitation Surface
water
resources
Total water
resources
Precipitation Surface
water
resources
Total water
resources
Pearl River
1,544.3
806.9
810.8
1,543.7
826.1
828.5
0.0
2.4
2.2
Rivers in Southwest
China
1,097.7
687.5
687.5
1,079.0
680.3
680.3
−1.7
−1.0
−1.0
Rivers in Northeast
China
157.7
34.5
38.6
167.9
35.4
39.4
6.5
2.5
2.2
The Northern China
329.8
74.3
88.3
329.0
71.4
86.5
−0.3
−3.9
−2.0
The Southern China
1,203.6
649.6
654.1
1219.6
679.8
684.2
1.3
4.7
4.6
China
648.4
284.1
294.6
652.1
292.1
303.4
0.6
2.9
3.0
Source
General Institute of Water and Power Planning (2014)
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