A generalization of Lorenz's model for the predictability of flows with many scales of motion

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1063-1076

  Rotunno, Richard ^a   Snyder, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

LORENZ MODEL; SCALES OF MOTION; SMALLER-SCALE ERROR;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; FLUID DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC MOTION; FLOW MODELING; PREDICTION; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VORTICITY;

EID: 43149116121     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2449.1     Document Type: Article

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