The proposal here is to change the definition of correlation being used. So far we have talked aboutparametricPearson's correlation. However, if a different correlation parameter is used, i.e. the nonparametricSpearman rankcorrelation, the problem of derivation of correlatedwind speedscan be better ...
7. Conclusions Our study addresses the influence of autocorrelation on trend analyses, which is often overlooked in the interpretation of the possible significant trends versus natural random variability. To mitigate this adverse influence, we developed the Variance Correction Spearman Rho Trend Test. It...