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Chaos, Strange Attractors, and Weather

A. A. TsonisUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Department of Geosciences, Milwaukee, WI 53201

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J. B. ElsnerUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Department of Geosciences, Milwaukee, WI 53201

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Online Publication:
01 Jan 1989
Print Publication:
01 Jan 1989
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1989)070<0014:CSAAW>2.0.CO;2
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14–23
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Some of the basic principles of the theory of dynamical systems are presented, introducing the reader to the concepts of chaos theory and strange attractors and their implications in meteorology. New numerical techniques to analyze weather data according to the above theory are also presented.

Some of the basic principles of the theory of dynamical systems are presented, introducing the reader to the concepts of chaos theory and strange attractors and their implications in meteorology. New numerical techniques to analyze weather data according to the above theory are also presented.

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