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Table 1

Comparison between the Pearson’s linear correlation coefficients, r, obtained between several quantities measured at cycles N and N + 1 for our simulated BF (39 cycles) and the observed SSN (23 cycles).

Quantity B F Monthly SSN

Period (N) vs. maxima (N) –0.350 –0.235
Period (N) vs. maxima (N+1) –0.162 –0.682
Period (N) vs. rise time (N) 0.248 0.260
Period (N) vs. mean growth rate (N) –0.427 –0.277
Rise time (N) vs. maxima (N) –0.052 –0.737
Rise time (N) vs. maxima (N+1) 0.007 –0.272
Mean growth rate (N) vs. maxima (N) 0.918 0.976
Mean growth rate (N) vs. maxima (N+1) 0.076 0.393

Notes. In the Appendix we present a set of tables with all the correlations computed between all quantities.

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