Climate variability in the northern and southern Altai Mountains during the past 50 years.

Interestingly, precipitation in autumn among almost all stations shows a decreasing trend with a maximum decreased rate (−11.66 mm/10 yr, P < 0.01) in Kyzyl-Ozek although precipitation insignificantly decreases in other stations.

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It should be noted that summer and annual precipitation both have a decreasing trend in the northern Altai and experience an increasing trend in the southern Altai, providing a strong support to the aforementioned proposition that the climate change is out-of-phase between the northern Altai and the southern Altai.

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