Ramp function regression: A tool for quantifying climate transitions

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 293-307

  Mudelsee, Manfred ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; O 18 O 16; Sr 87 Sr 86; Three phase regression; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PALEOCLIMATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034003434     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(99)00141-7     Document Type: Article

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