Table 6 Summary of the future annual and season TN and TP loads for the two climate change scenarios.

From: Assessment of future climate change impacts on nonpoint source pollution in snowmelt period for a cold area using SWAT

Scenario

Seasons

TN

TP

b (t/10a)

Z c

H 0

β

b (t/10a)

Z c

H 0

β

RCP8.5

annual

−2.19

−1.37

Reject

−0.375

−0.20

−1.25

Accept

−0.032

spring

−3.47

−2.25

Reject

−0.427

−0.45

−1.87

Reject

−0.057

summer

−4.19

−2.64

Reject

−0.536

−0.51

−2.12

Reject

−0.062

autumn

−2.21

−1.45

Reject

−0.328

−0.24

−1.34

Reject

−0.034

winter

1.12

1.46*

Accept

0.268

0.39

1.28*

Reject

0.048

RCP4.5

annual

−1.44

−1.23

Accept

−0.276

−0.12

−1.23

Accept

−0.025

spring

−2.97

−2.37

Reject

−0.385

−0.39

−1.46

Reject

−0.046

summer

−3.02

−2.48

Reject

−0.417

−0.42

−1.87

Reject

−0.058

autumn

−1.58

−1.62

Reject

−0.286

−0.15

−1.27

Accept

−0.026

winter

1.81

1.69*

Reject

0.297

0.50

2.27*

Reject

0.068