A comparison between MEM and FFT for the spectral analysis of geophysical signals

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Fast Fourier Transformations, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Maximum Entropy Method, Power Spectra, Solar Terrestrial Interactions, Solar Wind, Bow Waves, Geomagnetism, International Sun Earth Explorer 2, Plasma Turbulence, Signal Analysis, Spectrum Analysis

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The maximum-entropy-method (MEM) of Burg (1978), as adapted for the spectral analysis of geophysical signals by Vellante and Villante (1984), is applied to ISEE-2 observations of solar-wind turbulence upstream of the earth bow shock; the results are presented in tables and graphs and compared with those obtained by standard FFT analysis. MEM is found to reveal the dominant wave form dramatically and to give its position more accurately (despite the appearance of secondary peaks at higher orders of the prediction error filter) than the FFT approach. Since MEM gives fewer power-spectrum peaks than FFT, it is suggested that fewer spurious peaks may be included, although the MEM power spectrum at higher prediction-error-filter orders remains ambiguous.

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