On stochastic stability of regional ocean models to finite-amplitude perturbations of initial conditions

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 199-225

  Ivanov, Leonid M ^a,b   Chu, Peter C ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Current prediction; Oceanography; Statistical analysis; Stochastic stability; Wind driven circulation

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BAROTROPIC REGIONAL OCEAN MODEL; IRREVERSIBLE PREDICTABILITY TIME; LATIN HYPERCUBE DESIGN STRATEGY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 34248634014     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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