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Fig. 17 Relative change of mean annual flow for the Diarha River under RCP8.5
Table 7 Characteristic flow rates used
Characteristics
Acronym
Description
High flow
DMAX
Maximum Daily flow
DCC_10j
Characteristic flood flow exceeded 10 days per year
DCC_20j
Characteristic flood flow exceeded 20 days per year
DC1
Characteristic flow exceeded 1 month in the year
DC2
Characteristic flow exceeded 2 months in the year
DC3
Characteristic flow exceeded 3 months in the year
DC4
Characteristic flow exceeded 4 months in the year
DC5
Characteristic flow exceeded 5 months in the year
Median
Flows exceeded six months in the year
Low flow
DC7
Characteristic flow exceeded 8 months in the year
DC8
Characteristic flow exceeded 8 months in the year
DC9
Characteristic flow exceeded 9 months in the year
DC10
Characteristic flow exceeded 10 months in the year
DC11
Characteristic flow exceeded 11 months in the year
DCE_20j
Characteristic low flow on a 20-day period
DCE_10j
Characteristic low flow on a 10-day period
DMIN
Minimum Daily flow