highly significantP <0.0001
The highly significant correlation ( r =0.81, n =59, P <0.0001) between the Qamdo and regional residual series indicates the representativeness of the station record for larger spatial scales.
The highly significant correlation ( r =0.81, n =59, P <0.0001) between the Qamdo and regional residual series indicates the representativeness of the station record for larger spatial scales.
Overall, a slightly increasing trend is recorded before the 1870s (0.21 °C per 100 years from 1700 to 1873) and is replaced by an almost threefold negative trend thereafter (−0.59 °C per 100 years).
The year 1863 indicates the starting point of an increasing trend, while 1874 and 1955 mark the start of trend decreases.