Tests of Sunspot Number Sequences: 3. Effects of Regression Procedures on the Calibration of Historic Sunspot Data

Solar Physics

Volumn 291, Issue 9-10, 2016, Pages 2829-2841

  Lockwood, M ^a   Owens, M J ^a   Barnard, L ^a   Usoskin, I G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Calibration; Historic reconstructions; Regression techniques; Sunspot number

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958775490     PISSN: 00380938     EISSN: 1573093X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-015-0829-2     Document Type: Article

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