Low-frequency climate response and fluctuation-dissipation theorems: Theory and practice

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1186-1201

  Majda, Andrew J ^a   Gershgorin, Boris ^a   Yuan, Yuan ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; CENTRAL PROBLEMS; CLIMATE SYSTEM; EXTERNAL FORCING; FLUCTUATION-DISSIPATION THEOREM; GAUSSIANITY; LOW FREQUENCY; LOW-FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLE; TEST MODELS; THEORY AND PRACTICE;

CLIMATE MODELS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77949738950     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3264.1     Document Type: Article

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