Software for homogenization and time series analysis
General characteristics
A comprehensive tool for processing monthly time series (from transformations through quality control and homogenization to time series analysis)
Works under Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP
User friendly: a lot of graphical components, graphs clarifying the results, etc.
Continuous development from 1995
Brief technical description
Input format: TXT files, monthly or daily data
Working with one station at a time, but automated processing of many stations is enabled as well
Working with series: plotting graphs, finding outliers, calculating statistical characteristics, various tests (the most commonly used during time series analysis)
Working with two series: merging two series (using differences, ratios/log ratios)
Menu is ordered in a sequence (steps) to be taken during data processing: viewing data, adjusting data (transformations), normal distribution testing, finding outliers/extremes, homogeneity testing (both absolute and relative homogeneity tests), times series analysis: trends, cyclicity, filtering output data
Managing the software: by means of "Series Controller" (form in the right bottom corner: info about period, length of series, number of missing values, option for switching between monthly data or seasonal and annual averages/sums/extremes)
Settings the software: in menu Options / Settings, documentation can be found under menu Help / Documentation
Functionality description
Series overview:
basic statistical characteristics, tests of randomness, outliers detection etc.
normal distribution testing, histograms
graphs of the series
Regression models:
linear, polynomial regression
multivariate linear regression
Adjusting data:
replacing outliers, filling missing values, etc.
various transformations, converting series into anomalies from a mean, etc.
calculating differences/ratios of two series
switching between monthly or seasonal and annual averages
Homogeneity testing:
absolute homogeneity tests
relative homogeneity tests (
Alexandersson‘s SNHT - various modifications, Bivariate test of Maronna and Yohai, Easterling‘s and Peterson‘s test, Vincent‘s MLR, and others
), creating reference series
adjustment of inhomogeneities
Time series analysis:
one series analysis (autocorrelations, power spectrum - MESA, dynamic MESA, etc.)
two series analysis (coherency analysis, etc.)
filtering the series (low-pass, band-pass, high-pass filters)
Database tools:
data can be downloaded from central database straight to AnClim by means of LoadData software ("Download Wizard").
You just specify what to download, the rest is done by the software - converting data to a format suitable for AnClim, etc.
Automation:
functions for automatized processing of selected functions (tests) for up to 1000 files (stations)
The downloaded version of the software expires after some time. One of the reasons is that I improve the software all the time and I want the users to work with the latest versions.
Reference to be used in publications:
Stepanek, P. (2007): AnClim - software for time series analysis (for Windows). Dept. of Geography, Fac. of Natural Sciences, Masaryk University, Brno. 1.47 MB.