Table 2 Correlation between the green-up date and twelve climatic attributes in central Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau from 1982 to 2013.

From: Complex responses of spring vegetation growth to climate in a moisture-limited alpine meadow

Factors

 

coeff

r2

p

Temperature

MAT

−0.032

<0.001

0.974

MWST

−0.059

<0.001

0.942

Apr. T

0.141

0.002

0.831

May T

1.04

0.095

0.086

Precipitation

MAP

−0.002

0.001

0.869

MWSP

−0.06

0.15

0.027

Apr. P

−0.012

0.001

0.893

May P

−0.062

0.118

0.054

Aridity index

AAI

−0.19

0.002

0.818

WSAI

0.188

0.05

0.199

Apr. AI

−0.05

<0.001

0.948

May AI

−0.90

0.14

0.036

  1. The pre-growing and early growing season temperature and precipitation attributes are presented. The climate attributes include: mean annual temperature (MAT), Mean winter/springtime temperature (Nov–May, MWST), Mean April temperature (Apr. T), Mean May temperature (May T), Mean annual precipitation (MAP), Mean winter/springtime precipitation (Nov–May, MWSP), Mean April precipitation (Apr. P), Mean May precipitation (May P), Annual aridity index (AAI), winter/springtime aridity index (WSAI), April aridity index (Apr. AI) and May aridity index (May AI).
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