Recurrence Plots from Altimetry Data of Some Lakes in Africa

Author(s): Amelia Carolina Sparavigna

The paper shows recurrence plots obtained from time series of the level variations of four lakes in Africa (Nasser, Tana, Chad and Kainji). The data, coming from remote sensing, are provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. The recurrence plots allow a good visual comparison of the behaviours of local drainage basins.

Recurrence plots, Geophysics, Chaos, Attractors, Climate

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