Fractal analysis: Annual rainfall in Chennai

Authors

  • R. SAMUEL SELVARAJ Presidency College, Chennai, India
  • S. TAMILSELVI Presidency College, Chennai, India
  • R. GAYATHRI Dhanalakshmi Srinivasa College of Engg. & Tech, Chennai, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v61i1.774

Keywords:

Fractals, Lyapunov exponent, Rainfall, Kaplan-Yorke Dimension

Abstract

The annual rainfall data of Chennai is analyzed using the Fractal Construction Technique. According to Mandelbrot the dimension of any line including nautical lines may not be Euclidean but Fractional, Mandelbrot, 1982. This fractional dimension leads to a repetitive appearance of any pattern. Climate which is usually periodic by nature can be analyzed through this technique. Efforts are on to search the fractal geometry of climate and to predict its periodicity on different temporal scales. This paper estimates the various parameters like Lyapunov exponent, Maximum Lyapunov characteristic exponent, Lyapunov time, Kaplan-Yorke dimension for the annual rainfall of Chennai.

Published

01-01-2010

How to Cite

[1]
R. S. . SELVARAJ, S. . TAMILSELVI, and R. . GAYATHRI, “Fractal analysis: Annual rainfall in Chennai”, MAUSAM, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 35–38, Jan. 2010.

Issue

Vol. 61 No. 1 (2010): MAUSAM

Section

Research Papers

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