Table 7.
Mann-Kendall trend analysis, effects of antecedent hydrologic conditions
| Solute species | Maximum days of transport limited dry conditions | Low end flushing flows | High end flushing flows | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∑Q0.1 (time window) | Tau | Two-sided | Qj (m3/s) | Tau | Two-sided | Qj (m3/s) | Tau | Two-sided | |
| P valuea | P valuea | P valuea | |||||||
| Ca | 210 | −0.10 | * | 3 | −0.12 | * | 90 | −0.12 | * |
| Mg | 2000 | −0.12 | * | 7 | −0.10 | * | 1200 | −0.18 | ** |
| Na | 500 | −0.10 | * | 7 | −0.11 | * | 1200 | −0.17 | ** |
| K | 130 | −0.12 | * | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SO4 | 350 | −0.13 | * | 3 | −0.11 | * | 1000 | −0.12 | * |
| Cl | 700 | −0.10 | * | 2 | −0.11 | * | 1200 | −0.19 | *** |
| HCO3 | 60 | −0.15 | * | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NO3 | 240 | −0.14 | * | 7 | −0.13 | * | 1200 | −0.14 | * |
aTwo-sided p value ranges: ns > 0.5; 0
***0.001, **0.01, *0.05