Irreversible thermodynamics of a simple atmospheric flow model

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2557-2566

  Nicolis, C ^a  

^a ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dynamics; Entropy production; Fluctuations

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENTROPY; KINETIC ENERGY;

ATMOSPHERIC FLOW MODEL;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036876569     PISSN: 02181274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127402006035     Document Type: Article

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