Conditional nonlinear optimal perturbation: Applications to stability, sensitivity, and predictability

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 883-906

  Duan, Wan Suo ^a   Mu, Mu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Optimal perturbation; Predictability; Sensitivity; Stability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CLIMATE EVENT; CONDITIONAL NONLINEAR OPTIMAL PERTURBATION; COUPLED SYSTEMS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTS; ENSEMBLE PERTURBATION; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; INITIAL PERTURBATION; LINEAR SINGULAR VECTOR; NON-LINEAR DYNAMICS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL BEHAVIORS; NONLINEAR EVOLUTIONS; NONLINEAR GENERALIZATIONS; OPTIMAL PERTURBATION; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PREDICTABILITY; SENSITIVE AREA; SENSITIVITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SYSTEM STABILITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; NONLINEARITY; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

LILY SYMPTOMLESS VIRUS;

EID: 67650859967     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-009-0090-3     Document Type: Article

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