Literature

The origin of it all (in Czech)

Vaníček, P. (1967).: "Unharmonic analysis and its application in geophysics." Ph.D. dissertation, Czechoslovak Academy od Sciences, Prague, in Czech.

Seminal Papers

Vaníček, P. (1969).: "Approximate spectral analysis by least-squares fit." Astrophysics and Space Sciences, 4, 387–391.
Vaníček, P. (1971).: "Further development and properties of the spectral analysis by least-squares." Astrophysics and Space Sciences, Vol. 12, 10–33.
Taylor J., and S. Hamilton (1972).: "Some tests on the Vaníček method of spectral analysis." Astrophysics and Space Sciences, Vol. 17, pp. 357-367.
Steeves, R. R. (1981).: "A statistical test on the significance of peaks in least squares spectrum." Collected Papers, Geodetic Survey, Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
Wells, D. E, P. Vanicek, and S. Pagiatakis (1985).: "Least squares spectral analysis revisited." Technical Report No. 84, Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada.
Pagiatakis, S. (1999).: "Stochastic significance of peaks in the least-squares spectrum." Journal of Geodesy, Vol. 73, pp. 67–78.

Application

AbEl-Gelil, M., S. Pagiatakis, and A. El-Rabbany (2008).: "Frequency-dependent atmospheric pressure admittance of superconducting gravimeter records using least squares response method." Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., Vol. 170, 24–33.
Abd El-Gelil, M., S. Pagiatakis, and A. El-Rabbany (2010).: "Normal mode detection and splitting after Sumatra–Andaman earthquake." Journal of Geodynamics, Vol. 50, pp. 49–56.
Craymer, M. (1984).: "Data Series Analysis and Systematic Effects in Levelling." M. A. Sc. thesis, University of Toronto, Canada.
Craymer, M. (1998).: "The Least Squares Spectrum, its Inverse Transform and Autocorrelation Function: Theory and Some Applications in Geodesy." Ph.D. Thesis, University of Toronto, Canada.
Mtamakaya, James Daniel (2012).: "Assessment of Temporal Behaviour of IGS Stations in Canada Using Least Squares Spectral Analysis." Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, Technical Report No. 282, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, 208 pp.
Mtamakaya, J., M. C. Santos and Michael Craymer (2012).: "Assessment of Temporal Behaviour of IGS Stations in Canada Using Least Squares Spectral Analysis." International Association of Geodesy Symposia, Geodesy for Planet Earth, Vol. 136, Part 3, Pages 705-712, Springer.
Quraishee, G.S., P. Vanícek, (1970).: "A search for low frequencies in residual tide and mean sea level observations by means of the least-squares spectral analysis." Rep. on Symp. on Coastal Geodesy, Munich, pp. 485-493.
Santos, M. C. (1992).: "High frequency variations in the length of day." (in Portuguese) Revista do Instituto Geográfico e Cadastral, Vol. 11, Lisbon, Portugal, pp. 51-56.
Scargle JD (1982).: "Studies in astronomical time series analysis. II. Statistical aspects of spectral analysis of unevenly spaced data." Astron J.,263:835–853.
Vanícek, P. (1969).: "Approximate spectral analysis by least-squares fit." Astroph. and Sp. Sci., Vol. 4, pp. 387-39l.
Vanícek, P. (1969).: "New analysis of the earth pole wobble." Studia Geoph. et Geod., Vol. 13, pp. 225-230.
Vanícek, P. (1970).: "Spectral analysis by least-squares fit." 51st An. Meet. of AGU, Washington.
Vanícek, P. (1971).: "Spectral analysis by least-squares fit." IUGG meeting, Moscow.
Vanícek, P. (1971).: "An attempt to determine long-periodic variations in the drift of horizontal pendulums." Studia Geoph. et Geod., Vol. 15, pp. 416-420.