Research Catalog

Title

Applications of time series analysis in astronomy and meteorology / edited by T. Subba Rao, M.B. Priestley and O. Lessi.

Publication

London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1997.

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Additional Authors

• Subba Rao, T.
• Priestley, M. B. (Maurice Bertram)
• Lessi, O. (Oliviero), 1953-1995.
• Hannan, E. J. (Edward James), 1921-

Description

xxiii, 465 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

• Time-series analysis > Congresses
• Statistical astronomy > Congresses
• Meteorology > Statistical methods > Congresses

Note

• Papers presented at a conference held at the University of Padua, Italy.
• This volume is dedicated to the memory of Edward J. Hannan.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Edward J. Hannan, 1921-1994 -- Oliviero Lessi, 1953-1995 -- 1. A short history of time series / M. B. Priestley -- 2. Frequency estimation / E. J. Hannan, D. Huang and B. G. Quinn -- 3. Asymptotic expansion of estimators for diffusions with small noises / N. Yoshida -- 4. Spatial temporal spectral analysis with random sampling / I.-Shang Chow and Keh-Shin Lii -- 5. Detection of periodicities / M. B. Priestley -- 6. Spectral and multivariate probability density estimation of continuous-time stationary processes from randomly sampled data / Elias Masry -- 7. Minimum distance approach in parametric estimation for diffusion processes / Yu. A. Kutoyants -- 8. From data to models / D. Guegan -- 9. Filtering of spatial time series / G. Cariolaro -- 10. Time-domain and frequency-domain analysis of non-linear astronomical time series / T. Subba Rao -- 11. Time series problems in astronomy: an introduction / Eric D. Feigelson --
• 12. Time delay estimates for Q0957 + 561 A, B / David J. Thomson and Rudy Schild -- 13. Continuum power spectrum components in X-ray sources: detailed modelling and search for coherent periodicities / L. Stella, E. Arlandi and G. Tagliaferri [et al.] -- 14. Wavelet methods in astronomical time series analysis / Jeffrey D. Scargle -- 15. Non-parametric methods for shift and periodicity detection in irregularly measured data / Jaan Pelt -- 16. A multi-channel, cross-spectral technique for calculating best-fit time-delay spectra / Brian Vaughan -- 17. Period analysis of variable stars / J. Cuypers -- 18. Change analysis of astronomical data / F. Lombard and C. Koen -- 19. Doppler tomography of starspot distributions on stellar surfaces / A. Collier Cameron -- 20. Nowcasting astronomical seeing and forecasting telescope environment for the ESO VLT / Fionn Murtagh and Marc Sarazin -- 21. Linear and non-linear modelling of the geomagnetic aa indices / Gy. Terdik --
• 22. A sample of astronomical time series / Paul Hertz and Eric D. Feigelson -- 23. Problems and examples in the estimation of fractal dimension from meteorological and earthquake data / D. Vere-Jones, R. B. Davies and D. Harte [et al.] -- 24. Characterizing trends in climatological time series: an application to Brera Observatory (Milan) rainfall series / R. Sneyers, A. M. Siani and S. Palmieri -- 25. Applications of singular spectrum analysis to climatological time series / R. Vautard and C. A. Pires -- 26. Change points in meteorological time series / Pierre Hubert -- 27. Detection of pollution signals in tree-ring series using AR processes and neural networks / J. Guiot and L. Tessier -- 28. Statistical verification studies and future scenarios of modelled climate change due to the 'greenhouse effect' / Christian-D. Schonwiese -- 29. Controlling the homogeneity of a long meteorological series: the series of Padova (1725-present) / Dario Camuffo and Franco Zardini.

ISBN

0412638002

LCCN

96070803

OCLC

ocm37000238

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries