Conditional nonlinear optimal perturbations of a two-dimensional quasigeostrophic model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1587-1604

  Mu, Mu ^a   Zhang, Zhiyue ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VECTORS;

CONDITIONAL NONLINEAR OPTIMAL PERTURBATIONS (CNOPS); COST FUNCTION; NONLINEAR EVOLUTION; QUASIGEOSTROPHIC MODEL;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VECTORS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NONLINEARITY; OPTIMIZATION; PERTURBATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 33745405174     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3703.1     Document Type: Article

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