Table 3. Mann–Kendall test statistics for time-series trends (a) in spring (March and April) temperature and bloom dates for Robinia pseudoacacia, (b) The difference in mean full bloom dates between regions. Sen’s slope: temperature change per year.

(a)
Region Spring temperature Bloom dates
Sen’s slope [°C/yr] Mann–Kendall statistic [τ] P(<τ) Sen’s slope [days/yr] Mann–Kendall statistic [τ] P(<τ)
Southwest 0.0886 20 .2464 0 -2 .9442
Southeast 0.0905 30 .0769 0.2000 6 .7305
North central 0.2033 36 .0327 -0.6508 -20 .1379
Seoul 0.2123 26 .1272 -0.3028 1-9 .5824
(b)
Region-Region Sen’s slope [days/yr] Mann–Kendall statistic [τ] P(<τ)
Southwest-Southeast -0.1056 -14 0.3704
Southwest-North central -0.7098 -27 0.0417
Southwest-Seoul -0.0336 -3 0.8907
Southeast-North central -1.0119 -26 0.0509
Southeast-Seoul -0.4670 -17 0.2714
North central-Seoul -0.2251 -19 0.1585