Random renormalization groups and Bayesian scaling of dispersion/diffusion in Lake Michigan and the Gulf of Mexico

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 4638-4642

  O'Malley, D ^a,b   Cushman, J H ^a   Johnson, G ^a,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

data assimilation; diffusion dispersion; Gulf of Mexico; Lake Michigan; renormalization group; scaling laws

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DISPERSIONS; SCALING LAWS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TIME AND MOTION STUDY;

BAYESIAN APPROACHES; DATA ASSIMILATION; GULF OF MEXICO; LAKE MICHIGAN; PAUCITY OF DATA; POWER LAW SCALINGS; RENORMALIZATION GROUP; RENORMALIZATION GROUP TECHNIQUE;

LAKES;

EID: 84883725295     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50918     Document Type: Article

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