Santos, Joao; Leite, Solange - In: Journal of Applied Statistics 36 (2009) 3, pp. 323-337
non-parametric tests (Spearman and Mann-Kendall) revealed the presence of statistically significant upward trends in the … maximum temperatures, mainly during March. The minimum temperatures do not present significant trends, with the exception of …. A quasi-periodic oscillation with a peak period of about 50 years is superimposed in the linear trends. At the maximum …