title: An application of circular-linear correlation analysis to the relationship between Freon concentration and wind direction in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
abstract: Two statistical tests for correlation between a circular variate and a linear variate are presented. The tests are applied to a small data set concerning Freon-12 concentration and wind direction in Woods Hole, Massachusetts during the summer of 1987. A significant correlation is found. Further analysis suggests that this directional effect is related to onshore Freon-12 release.
authors.affiliation: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 02543, Woods Hole, MA, USA.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Solow
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bullister
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nevison