Series length required for levels of uncertainty

This map shows our best estimates of how long a series would be required at a site to produce an trend with an uncertainty of 1.0, 0.5 or 0.1 mm per year. These results were generated as part of our trend fitting procedure

Select desired level of uncertainty:
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Length of series required for wanted uncertainty, years