Applying Information theory in the geosciences to quantify process uncertainty, feedback, scale

Eos

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 56-

  Ruddell, Benjamin L ^a   Brunsell, Nathaniel A ^b   Stoy, Paul ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCE; EOS; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84887832439     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: 23249250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013EO050007     Document Type: Review

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