Analysis of statistical equilibrium models of geostrophic turbulence

Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-347

  Ellis, Richard S ^a   Turkington, Bruce ^a   Haven, Kyle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarse Graining; Cram r's Theorem; Hamiltonian Systems; Large Deviation Principle; Statistical Models of Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649180496     PISSN: 10489533     EISSN: 16872177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1048953302000278     Document Type: Article

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