Statistical predictability in the atmosphere and other dynamical systems

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 230, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 65-71

  Kleeman, Richard ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamical systems; Information theory; Predictability; Statistical mechanics

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; INFORMATION THEORY; RANDOM VARIABLES; STATE SPACE METHODS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COARSE GRAINING; PREDICTABILITY;

DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 34248656231     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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