Minimum variance projection for direct measurements of power-law spectra in the wavenumber domain
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Published:2017-05-11
Issue:3
Volume:35
Page:639-644
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ISSN:1432-0576
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Container-title:Annales Geophysicae
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Ann. Geophys.
Author:
Narita Yasuhito,Nishimura Yoshihiro,Hada Tohru
Abstract
Abstract. Minimum variance projection is widely used in geophysical and space plasma measurements to identify the wave propagation direction and the wavenumber of the wave fields. The advantage of the minimum variance projection is its ability to estimate the energy spectra directly in the wavenumber domain using only a limited number of spatial samplings. While the minimum variance projection is constructed for discrete signals in the data, we find that the minimum variance projection can reasonably reproduce the spectral slope of the power-law spectrum if the data represent continuous power-law signals. The spectral slope study using the minimum variance projection is tested against synthetic random data with a power-law spectrum. The method is applicable even for a small number of spatial samplings. Conversely, the spatial aliasing causes a flattening of the spectrum.
Funder
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
Space and Planetary Science,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous),Atmospheric Science,Geology,Astronomy and Astrophysics
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