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Understanding the Earth as a Complex System – recent advances in data analysis and modelling in Earth sciences p. 1

R. Donner, S. Barbosa, J. Kurths and N. Marwan

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01086-6

On the use of simple dynamical systems for climate predictions - A Bayesian prediction of the next glacial inception p. 11

M. Crucifix and J. Rougier

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01087-5

Measures of periodicity for time series analysis of threshold-crossing events - Ghost stochastic resonance in glacial climate? p. 33

H. Braun

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01088-4

Break function regression - A tool for quantifying trend changes in climate time series p. 49

M. Mudelsee

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01089-3

Effect of persistence on the significance of Kendall's tau as a measure of correlation between natural time series p. 65

K. H. Hamed

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01090-x

Changing seasonality in Europe's air temperature p. 81

S. M. Barbosa

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01091-9

The effect of long-range dependence on modelling extremes with the generalised extreme value distribution p. 81

H. W. Rust

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01092-8

Modelling seasonality in extreme precipitation - A UK case study p. 99

H. W. Rust, D. Maraun and T. J. Osborn

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01093-7

Multidimensional trends: The example of temperature p. 113

T. T. Huong Hoang, S. Parey and D. Dacunha-Castelle

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01094-6

Simulating hydraulic inflows using PCA and ARMAX p. 125

J. Collet, X. Épiard and P. Coudray

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01095-5

Multi-year cycles observed in air temperature data and proxy series p. 135

G. Mabille and S. Nicolay

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01096-4

An analysis of the spatial distribution of approximate 8 years periodicity in NCEP/NCAR and ERA-40 temperature fields p. 147

P. Pišoft, J. Mikšovský and M. Žák

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01097-3

Complex networks in climate dynamics - Comparing linear and nonlinear network construction methods p. 157

J. F. Donges, Y. Zou, N. Marwan and J. Kurths

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01098-2

Analysis of complex networks associated to seismic clusters near the Itoiz reservoir dam p. 181

A. Jiménez, K. F. Tiampo, A. M. Posadas, F. Luzón and R. Donner

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01099-1

Statistical analysis and stochastic modelling of boundary layer wind speed p. 197

T. Laubrich

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01100-1

Characterizing memory in atmospheric time series - An alternative approach based on renewal theory p. 207

P. Paradisi, R. Cesari, D. Contini, A. Donateo and L. Palatella

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01101-0

A study of non-extensivity in the Earth's magnetosphere p. 219

G. Balasis and K. Eftaxias

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01102-y

Internal gravity waves in the Strait of Luzon: Dispersion studies using Fourier and continuous wavelet transforms p. 227

J. A. Hawkins and A. Warn-Varnas

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01103-x

Atmospheric teleconnections and flow regimes under future climate projections p. 237

D. Handorf and K. Dethloff

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01104-9

Influence of interactive stratospheric chemistry on large-scale air mass exchange in a global circulation model p. 257

T. Orgis, S. Brand, U. Schwarz, D. Handorf, K. Dethloff and J. Kurths

Published online: 14 July 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01105-8

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The European Physical Journal Special Topics

Volume 174 (July 2009)

Understanding the Earth as a Complex System - Advances in Data Analysis and Modelling in Earth Sciences

Understanding the Earth as a Complex System – recent advances in data analysis and modelling in Earth sciences p. 1

On the use of simple dynamical systems for climate predictions - A Bayesian prediction of the next glacial inception p. 11

Measures of periodicity for time series analysis of threshold-crossing events - Ghost stochastic resonance in glacial climate? p. 33

Break function regression - A tool for quantifying trend changes in climate time series p. 49

Effect of persistence on the significance of Kendall's tau as a measure of correlation between natural time series p. 65

Changing seasonality in Europe's air temperature p. 81

The effect of long-range dependence on modelling extremes with the generalised extreme value distribution p. 81

Modelling seasonality in extreme precipitation - A UK case study p. 99

Multidimensional trends: The example of temperature p. 113

Simulating hydraulic inflows using PCA and ARMAX p. 125

Multi-year cycles observed in air temperature data and proxy series p. 135

An analysis of the spatial distribution of approximate 8 years periodicity in NCEP/NCAR and ERA-40 temperature fields p. 147

Complex networks in climate dynamics - Comparing linear and nonlinear network construction methods p. 157

Analysis of complex networks associated to seismic clusters near the Itoiz reservoir dam p. 181

Statistical analysis and stochastic modelling of boundary layer wind speed p. 197

Characterizing memory in atmospheric time series - An alternative approach based on renewal theory p. 207

A study of non-extensivity in the Earth's magnetosphere p. 219

Internal gravity waves in the Strait of Luzon: Dispersion studies using Fourier and continuous wavelet transforms p. 227

Atmospheric teleconnections and flow regimes under future climate projections p. 237

Influence of interactive stratospheric chemistry on large-scale air mass exchange in a global circulation model p. 257

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