Wavelet spectral analysis of the earth's orbital variations and paleoclimatic cycles

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 227-236

  Liu, Han Shou ^a   Chao, Benjamin F ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHY; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

OBLIQUITY; ORBITAL VARIATIONS; PALEOCLIMATIC CYCLES; WAVELET SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA;

ORBIT; PALAEOCLIMATE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031806492     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<0227:WSAOTE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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