Sentences with phrase «second order polynomial»
Annual average GCR counts per minute (blue - note that numbers decrease going up the left vertical axis, because lower GCRs should mean higher temperatures) from the Neutron Monitor Database vs. annual average global surface temperature (red, right vertical axis) from NOAA NCDC, both with second order polynomial fits.
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Fit a second order polynomial to the last 30 years of data, I bet the future tail will be pointing down.
The dark black, grey and bright red curves are second order polynomial fitted trends produced by Excel - they are not predictions, but they do indicate the current direction the trends are taking.
Is there a reason why a linear trend is shown for the NH sea ice extent, where a second order polynomial fit trend is shown on the Arctic Sea Ice Escalator graphic?
However, a second order polynomial function fits the data with an R ^ 2 value of 1.0 the equation for this function is y =.1243 * x ^ 2 -.2485 * x +.2175 the values of this funciton shows the expected increase in TOA watts / meter squared based on the previous 3 decades of data going forward the decadel rate of TOA based on accumulation rates are (will be):
A graph of September Arctic sea ice extent (blue diamonds) with «recovery» years highlighted in red, versus the long - term sea ice decline fit with a second order polynomial, also in red.
In a few instances, I calculated a second order polynomial (quadratic).
Annual average GCR counts per minute (blue - note that numbers decrease going up the left vertical axis, because lower GCRs should mean higher temperatures) from the Neutron Monitor Database vs. annual average global surface temperature (red, right vertical axis) from NOAA NCDC, both with second order polynomial fits.