Book contents
- Think, Do, and Communicate Environmental Science
- Think, Do, and Communicate Environmental Science
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Prologue
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Thinking Environmental Science
- Part II Doing Environmental Science
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Part III Communicating Environmental Science
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Working in Excel
- Glossary
- Index
- References
Chapter 9
from Part II - Doing Environmental Science
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 April 2021
Book contents
- Think, Do, and Communicate Environmental Science
- Think, Do, and Communicate Environmental Science
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Prologue
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Thinking Environmental Science
- Part II Doing Environmental Science
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Part III Communicating Environmental Science
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Working in Excel
- Glossary
- Index
- References
Summary
In Chapter 8, the Mauna Loa CO2 data from 1958 to 2017 was decomposed to isolate the annual signal from the long-term trend. That exercise demonstrated that two non-interacting cycles, existing in the very same data set, can be considered separately. Once isolated, the amplitude of each cycle can be compared to identify the relative dominance of the different signals. Taking this to heart, a conceptual understanding of time series analysis can be developed.
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- Think, Do, and Communicate Environmental Science , pp. 116 - 132Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
References
Keeling, C. D., Piper, S. C., Bacastow, R. B. et al. (2001). Exchanges of atmospheric CO2 and 13CO2 with the terrestrial biosphere and oceans from 1978 to 2000. I. Global aspects, SIO Reference Series, No. 01-06, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA, 88pp.Google Scholar