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In the present work, a precipitation and temperature series from Barcelona (Spain) are analysed in order to detect the possible existence of climatic changes or cycles. The analysis is carried out both from the temporal and spectral standpoints. The techniques used range from the classical periodogram and Blackman-Tukey method through to the Maximum Entropy method. The results do not show the existence of climatic cycles, though they do show a clear tendency toward increased precipitation and decreased temperature, since the last years of series.
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Rodriguez, R., Llasat, M.C., Rojas, E. (1994). Evaluation of Climatic Change through Harmonic Analysis. In: El-Sabh, M.I., Murty, T.S., Venkatesh, S., Siccardi, F., Andah, K. (eds) Recent Studies in Geophysical Hazards. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0976-5_1
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