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Multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis of the δ 18 O record of NGRIP ice core

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The multifractal properties and scaling behaviors of the long-term and recent 2000-year δ 18 O records of NGRIP ice core are investigated by the multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis method. The generalized Hurst exponents, multifractal scaling exponents, and singularity spectrums of two δ 18 O records are derived to verify the multifractiality of two records. And the multifractal behaviors of two records are obviously different, which may reflect the climate change of the recent 2000-year time is quite different from one of the long-term time. In addition, the probability distribution analysis of two δ 18 O records is presented to manifest the different multifractality between two δ 18 O records of NGRIP ice core. Our results will be helpful to research the climate change.

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This work was supported by the Foundation for Distinguished Young Talents in Higher Education of Guangdong, China (Grant No. LYM10065) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11105054) and PCSIRT (Grant No. IRT1243).

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Shao, ZG., Wang, HH. Multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis of the δ 18 O record of NGRIP ice core. Clim Dyn 43, 2105–2109 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-013-2037-9

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