Talk:Processing your ADCP data using structure function techniques

Jmmcmillan (talk) 21:50, 12 November 2021 (CET) Can we change the title of this page to be more specific? Like "Computing the structure functions and dissipation rates"

Jmmcmillan (talk) 21:54, 12 November 2021 (CET) I find the use of [math]\displaystyle{ D(n,\delta) }[/math] a little confusing. In reality, for each range bin and each time ensemble, D only depends on [math]\displaystyle{ \delta }[/math]. Can we drop the n for simplicity?

Djwain (talk) 22:44, 14 November 2021 (CET)I agree here - we don't actually define n on this page, so it is confusing to have it in the definition of v' and D. I think I wrote this originally and was basing it on the way my code is written, but really mean something like D_n(delta) where n denotes which bin we are differencing around or from.

Djwain (talk) 22:44, 14 November 2021 (CET)Having just looked through the differencing examples which use the D(n,delta) nomenclature and are quite clear I think, we probably need to stick with this (otherwise we have to change a bunch of other pages).

Djwain (talk) 22:51, 14 November 2021 (CET)I agree with Justine on the three ways of dealing with the data being somewhat confusing.- I am having a very hard time visualizing what is being explained in item 1 because I don't process my data this way. I think we probably need to be giving some guidance on why you might do a forward vs a center difference and maybe branch based on that. The forward difference example is really nice and helpful I think!