Figure 3
Contributions of runoff identity factors to annual streamflow change rates. (a) Partial annual streamflow change rates due to potential evapotranspiration (PET), hydrothermal index (HI), and runoff coefficient (RC) in the Yellow River (YR), source regions (SR), upper reaches (UR), middle reaches (MR) and lower reaches (LR). (b) Partial annual streamflow change rates due to PET, HI, natural runoff coefficient (RCn) and direct human disturbance (HD) from P1 to P4 (1956–2016), P1 to P2 (1956–1985), P2 to P3 (1969–2002), and P3 to P4 (1986–2016). c, Partial annual streamflow change rates due to PET, HI, RCn and HD between two consecutive years during 1956 and 2016.
