Characterization of the long-time and short-time predictability of low-order models of the atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 3495-3507

  Benzi, R ^a   Marrocu, M ^b   Mazzino, A ^c   Trovatore, Elisabetta ^c,d  

^a Autorita l'Info nella Pubblica A   (Italy)

^b CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d Ctro Meteo Idrologico Regione L   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CHAOS THEORY; GRAVITY WAVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EXTENDED SELF SIMILARITY TECHNIQUE; PREDICTABILITY PROPERTIES;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

FLOW; GRAVITY WAVE; MODELING; PREDICTION;

EID: 0033569076     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<3495:COTLTA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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