Sensitivity analysis of nonlinear models to parameter perturbations for small size ensembles of model outputs

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3589-3609

  Ivanov, L M ^a,b   Tokmakian, R T ^b  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

fuzzy sets; nonlinear models; Sensitivity; small size ensembles

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FUZZY SETS; MECHANICS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS;

COMMUNITY CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL; CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; NON-LINEAR MODEL; NONLINEAR SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; PARAMETER PERTURBATION; RANDOM PERTURBATIONS; SENSITIVITY; SMALL SIZE ENSEMBLES;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856690135     PISSN: 02181274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127411030751     Document Type: Conference Paper

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