Accession Number:

AD0773936

Title:

Basic Elements of Power Spectral Analysis

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

IOWA UNIV IOWA CITY DEPT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Personal Author(s):

• Sentman, Davis D.

Report Date:

1974-01-16

Pagination or Media Count:

63.0

Abstract:

A short presentation is made on the basic elements of Power Spectral analysis with emphasis on the Blackman-Tukey method. Short discussions are included on the topics of pre-whitening, frequency and spectral windows, and statistical reliability. Examples are included whenever possible, and a Fortran subroutine for calculating a power spectrum is presented.

Descriptors:

• *POWER SPECTRA
• *TIME SERIES ANALYSIS
• CORRELATION TECHNIQUES
• FORTRAN
• FOURIER TRANSFORMATION
• INFORMATION THEORY
• SUBROUTINES

Subject Categories:

• Statistics and Probability

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE