An automated approach for annual layer counting in ice cores

A novel method for automated annual layer counting in seasonally-resolved paleoclimate records has been developed. It relies on algorithms from the statistical framework of hidden Markov models (HMMs), which originally was developed for use in machine speech recognition. The strength of the layer de...

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Main Authors: M. Winstrup, A. M. Svensson, S. O. Rasmussen, O. Winther, E. J. Steig, A. E. Axelrod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-11-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:http://www.clim-past.net/8/1881/2012/cp-8-1881-2012.pdf