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Time-Aligned Peaks (TAP): A Tool for Visualising Multi-Series Peak Co-Occurrence Cover

Time-Aligned Peaks (TAP): A Tool for Visualising Multi-Series Peak Co-Occurrence

Open Access
|May 2026

Abstract

Time-Aligned Peaks (TAP) is a Python tool for analysing and visualising peak events across multiple time series. TAP pairs a conventional line plot with a stacked peak-presence timeline sharing the same x-axis, making co-occurring peaks immediately visible while preserving alignment. The pipeline ingests tabular data, performs unified timeline alignment with configurable resampling and missing-value policies, detects peaks using a simple slope-change criterion and exports reproducible artefacts: a combined image, a timestamped peak report and a binary peak matrix. TAP supports fast, reliable inspection of multi-series peak dynamics in small-to-medium datasets with single-command reproducibility.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.681 | Journal eISSN: 2049-9647
Language: English
Page range: 39 - 39
Submitted on: Jan 22, 2026
Accepted on: May 12, 2026
Published on: May 26, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Ville Pitkäkangas, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.