Una interpretación geométrica de las funciones ortogonales empíricas

A simple geometric interpretation of Empirical Orthogonal Functions is presented for the case where the frrst two modes representa large percentage ofthe total variance (say, 90%). A geometric representation in two dimensions (aplane), permits a rapid, informative and succinct inspection of the inte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Peña, H. G., Badan-Dangon, A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1983
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Geofísica Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/823
Acceso en línea:http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/823
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Funciones ortogonales empíricas
Interpretación geométrica
Corrientes marinas
Empirical orthogonal functions
Geometric interpretation
Ocean currents
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Sumario:A simple geometric interpretation of Empirical Orthogonal Functions is presented for the case where the frrst two modes representa large percentage ofthe total variance (say, 90%). A geometric representation in two dimensions (aplane), permits a rapid, informative and succinct inspection of the interrelation among the original variables. The relative error produced by suppressing the third mode is estimated. These concepts are applied to a series of data from oceanographic current meters at different depths. The geometric interpretation can be extended to more than two dimensions although the visualization becomes obviously more difficult.