Chinese Sunspot Drawings and Their Digitizations-(VI) Extreme Value Theory Applied to the Sunspot Number Series from the Purple Mountain Observatory

Based on the daily sunspot number (SN) data (1954–2011) from the Purple Mountain Observatory, the extreme value theory (EVT) is employed for the research of the long-term solar activity. It is the first time that the EVT is applied on the Chinese SN. Two methods are used for the research of the extr...

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Main Authors: Yan-Qing Chen, Sheng Zheng, Yan-Shan Xiao, Shu-Guang Zeng, Tuan-Hui Zhou, Gang-Hua Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/9/1176