Markov chain analysis of regional climates

We present a novel method for regional climate classification that is based on coarse-grained categorical representations of multivariate climate anomalies and a subsequent Markov chain analysis. From the estimated transition matrix several descriptors, such as <i>persistence, recurren...

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Main Authors: S. Mieruch, S. Noël, H. Bovensmann, J. P. Burrows, J. A. Freund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-11-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/17/651/2010/npg-17-651-2010.pdf