Wavelet entropy as a measure of solar cycle complexity

Details Wavelet entropy as a measure of solar cycle complexity Wavelet entropy as a measure of solar cycle complexity

2000-05-16

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0005334v1

New Astron. 8 (2002) 105-117

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages with 3 figures. Accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics Journal

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Using wavelet analysis approach, we can derive a measure of the disorder content of solar activity, following the temporal evolution of the so-called wavelet entropy. The interesting feature of this parameter is its ability to extract a dynamical complexity information, in terms of frequency distribution of the energy content, avoiding restrictions, common in the nonlinear dynamics theory, such as stationarity. The analysis is performed on the monthly time series of sunspot numbers. From the time behaviour of the wavelet entropy we found a clear increase in the disorder content of solar activity for the current 23th solar cycle. This result suggests general low accuracies for current solar cycleprediction methods. Moreover, we pointed out a possible connection between wavelet entropy behaviour and solar excursion phases of solar dipole.

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