Observed monthly precipitation trends in China 1951?2002

• DOI: 10.1007/s00704-003-0018-3
• Publication Date: 2004-07-22T06:37:53Z
• Authors: M. Gemmer; S. Becker; T. Jiang
• Keywords: Trend analysis; Interpolation

Monthly precipitation trends of 160 stations in China from 1951–2002 have been analysed and interpolated. The Mann-Kendall trend test was applied to examine the monthly precipitation data. Significant positive and negative trends at the 90, 95, and 99 percent confidence levels were detected for numerous stations. The number, distribution, and direction of the trends varied from month to month.