Table 2 Rainfall criteria in different periods of landslides in Yunyang County.

From: Regional Rainfall Warning System for Landslides with Creep Deformation in Three Gorges using a Statistical Black Box Model

Period

Reservoir water level scheduling

Rainfall criteria

Rainfall duration

Rainfall amount

May

Decline

Continuous 4 days

Cumulative rainfall exceeding 30 mm

Jun–Aug

Low water level

Continuous 5 days

Sep

Rise

Continuous 4 days