Abstract
This paper reports on software developed to compute least-squares spectra over a specified interval. This approach facilitates the viewing of a changing time structure in non-stationary time series, smaller than the observation span. The programme is illustrated by a case of solar activity, gauged by yearly Wolf numbers, for the 1700-1999 span that shows the presence of a very unstable component with a period of around-100 years and an about-11-year solar cycle. This method, although demostrated here on a geophysical example, has a broad scope of applications in biology and medicine.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 279-284 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Scripta Medica Facultatis Medicae Universitatis Brunensis Masarykianae |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 5 |
State | Published - Dec 1 2003 |
Keywords
- Least-squares spectra
- Rhythm analysis
- Software