climpred.stats.decorrelation_time#

climpred.stats.decorrelation_time(da: Union[xarray.Dataset, xarray.DataArray], iterations: int = 20, dim: str = 'time') → Union[xarray.Dataset, xarray.DataArray][source]#

Calculate the decorrelaton time of a time series.

\tau_{d} = 1 + 2 * \sum_{k=1}^{r}(\alpha_{k})^{k}

Parameters

  • da – input.

  • iterations – Number of iterations to run the above formula.

  • dim – Time dimension for xarray object.

Returns

Decorrelation time of time series.

Reference:

  • Storch, H. v, and Francis W. Zwiers. Statistical Analysis in Climate Research. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999., p.373