“…Considering only the period between 2002 and 2012, authors such as Yue et al (2002), Elnur, 2002, Adamowski andBougadis (2003), , Yue and Hashino (2003), Burn et al (2004), Yue and Pilon (2004), Sansigolo (2008), Sansigolo and Kayano (2010), Tabari and Talaee (2011), Blain (2011a,b,c), Minuzzi et al (2011), Blain and Pires (2011), Streck et al (2011), Back et al (2012 and Blain (2012a,b) used this test to evaluate signals of climate change in several parts of the Globe. As a consequence of this widespread use, several scientific studies have addressed the strengths and the limitations of this statistical test (Blain, 2013).…”