tau_estimation (pyleoclim.utils.tsmodel.tau_estimation)

pyleoclim.utils.tsmodel.tau_estimation(y, t)[source]

Estimates the temporal decay scale of an (un)evenly spaced time series.

Parameters

  • y (array) – a time series

  • t (array) – time axis of the time series

Returns

tau_est – the estimated persistence

Return type

float

References

Mudelsee, M. TAUEST: A Computer Program for Estimating Persistence in Unevenly Spaced Weather/Climate Time Series.

Comput. Geosci. 28, 69–72 (2002).