HOC (Higher Order Crossings) Analysis of the Earth's Polar Motion from 1978 to 1983.

Abstract

This note reports the results of a new type of analysis applied to detect periodicities associated with the polar motion of the Earth. This method combines zero crossing counts with linear filtering to suggest a few 'good' points in the spectral support at which the periodogram is evaluated. These points are selected by the sequence of higher order crossings commonly referred to as HOC. HOC are zero crossing counts observed in filtered series where the filtering consists mostly of simple repeated differencing, repeated summation and other lowpass filters. The application of HOC analysis in the detection of hidden periodicities has been discussed using both real and simulated data showing that this method is capable of fine detection of sinusoidal components buried in noise.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA177169

Entities

People

  • Benjamin Kedem
  • James Troendle

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crossings
  • Detection
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Linear Filtering
  • Periodic Variations

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Statistical inference.