Research Article

Trends of Hydroclimate Variables in the Upper Huai River Basin: Implications of Managing Water Resource for Climate Change Mitigation

Table 4

Z-statistic results of MK, ITA (ф), and Sen’s slope estimator test (β).

Station’s no.Station’s nameZ (MK)(ф)(β)

1Xiangcheng−3.61−2.28−99.30
2Zhumadian−3.52−0.35−76.83
3Gushi−5.87−3.84−867.79
4Fuyang−9.494−7.05−684.02
5Xinyang−7.803−4.76−283.64
6Xichong−0.355−1.16−6.59
7Average−7.313−4.29−348.78

MK = value of Mann–Kendall test; (ф) = value of innovative trend analysis; (β) = value of Sen’s slope. Tendencies at 0.01 significance level; tendencies at 0.1 significance level; tendencies at 0.05 significance level.