Table 1 Correlation between climate variation trends and the percentage cover of the pixels with significant vegetation change trends in the circling area with a 20 km radius surrounding the meteorological stations with statistically significant trends
From: Recent ecological transitions in China: greening, browning and influential factors
Change trends | Climate variable trends | Annual max T | Annual Min T | Annual Mean T | Accumulated T ≥ 10°C | Annual Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Significant greening (%) | Correlation coefficients | −0.168* | −0.048 | 0.114 | −0.277** | 0.209 |
Significant browning (%) | 0.096 | −0.037 | −0.594** | 0.332** | −0.278 | |
Number of meteorological stations with significant trends* | 201 | 267 | 111 | 98 | 38 | |
Total number of meteorological stations | 595 | 655 | 649 | 637 | 649 |
