Table 1 The RegCM4 model configuration used in this study.

From: Hydrological projections in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River Basin from 2020 to 2050

Contents

Description

Domain

50 km horizontal resolution

Central Lat. and Lon.: 35°N, 115°E

200 (Lon) × 130 (Lat)

Vertical layers (top)

18 vertical sigma levels (1 hPa)

PBL scheme

Holtslag

Cumulus parameterization scheme

Emanuel

Land surface model

NCAR CLM3.5

Short-/longwave radiation scheme

NCAR CCM3

Boundary data

CSIRO-MK3.6.0, MPI-ESM-MR

Simulation period

Jan. 1970-Dec. 2000; Jan. 2020-Dec. 2050

Analysis period

Jan. 1971-Dec. 2000; Jan. 2021-Dec. 2050