Table 3 Comparison of hydraulic alterations for indicators in Groups 4 and 5 at the two stations for the pre-impact, RI impact and CI impact.

From: Quantitative Assessment of Hydrological Alteration Caused by Irrigation Projects in the Tarim River basin, China

Indicators

The Alar station

The Xinquman station

Pre-impact

RI impact

CI impact

Pre-impact

RI impact

CI impact

M

M

P (%)

D (%)

M

P (%)

D (%)

M

M

P (%)

D (%)

M

P (%)

D (%)

Low pulse count

4.0

4.5

13

70

5.0

25

38

3.0

4.5

50

47

4.0

33

23

Low pulse duration

13.0

13.0

0

54

10.5

−19

10

9.0

24.5

172

34

17.0

89

18

High pulse count

4.0

5.0

25

24

6.0

50

41

3.0

2.5

−17

31

4.0

33

29

High pulse duration

5.0

6.5

30

41

6.0

20

10

11.0

17.3

57

89

9.5

−14

51

Rise rate

5.0

2.7

−46

24

2.1

−58

74

3.4

1.5

−55

43

1.1

−67

88

Fall rate

−3.0

−2.1

−30

24

−2.4

−21

35

−2.1

−1.1

−49

86

−1.1

−50

88

Number of reversals

69.0

89.0

29

75

78.5

14

24

64.0

68.0

6

14

66

3

9