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Denis et al. 2005
Denis, A., Lastennet, R., Huneau, F. and Malaurent, P. (2005). Identification of functional relationships between atmospheric pressure and CO2 in the cave of Lascaux using the concept of entropy of curves. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2004GL022226. issn: 0094-8276.

The cave of Lascaux (Dordogne, France) is a reputable place known for its paintings and engravings. Since 1963, its conservation has been given a priority. Many and various sensors have been set into and around the cave to know underground flow conditions, climatic conditions and carbon dioxide fluctuation. For this gas, abnormal concentrations have been recorded in the lower part of the Lascaux cave. The gas is produced by biogenic activity but the source is still not understood. We have been studying the functional relationship between the concentration of CO2 and the atmospheric pressure, by means of the technique of entropy of curves, which leads to a more rigorous statistical analysis. Results show that external parameter such as rainfall could influence CO2 fluctuation and that a sandy-clayey formation, located all around the cave, may be the major source of carbon dioxide.

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Pressure, density, and temperature, Mathematical Geophysics, Persistence, memory, correlations, clustering (3265, 7857), Mathematical Geophysics, Stochastic processes (3235, 4468, 4475, 7857), Mathematical Geophysics, Time series analysis (1872, 4277, 4475), Mathematical Geophysics, General or miscellaneous
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Geophysical Research Letters
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