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The endeavor of the present paper is to investigate the existence of chaotic behavior in the underlying dynamics of the total ozone concentration over Arosa, Switzerland (9.68°E, 46.78°N). For this purpose, the correlation dimension method is employed to the mean monthly total ozone concentration data collected over a period of 40 years (1932–1971) at the above location. Based on the observation of a low correlation dimension value of 1 for this data set, the study reports the existence of low-dimensional chaotic behavior in the ozone concentration dynamics.
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Chattopadhyay, G., Chattopadhyay, S. A probe into the chaotic nature of total ozone time series by correlation dimension method. Soft Comput 12, 1007–1012 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-007-0267-7
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