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Extended non-hierarchical cluster analysis is improved by deriving the initial cluster number and estimating the outliers in the final cluster set. These improvements are tested and compared with an established cluster algorithm using a toy example. Applying the improved cluster analysis to a classification of the European climates shows that the proposed techniques can be of great practical relevance.
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Received September 3, 1998 Revised July 5, 1999
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Gerstengarbe, FW., Werner, P. & Fraedrich, K. Applying Non-Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Algorithms to Climate Classification: Some Problems and their Solution. Theor Appl Climatol 64, 143–150 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007040050118
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007040050118