An extension of conditional nonlinear optimal perturbation approach and its applications

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-220

  Mu, M ^a,b   Duan, W ^b   Wang, Q ^b,c   Zhang, R ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MODEL; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL METHOD; PERTURBATION; PREDICTION;

EID: 77950991069     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-17-211-2010     Document Type: Article

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