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Chaos Theory and Its Applications to the Atmosphere

Xubin Zeng Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Roger A. Pielke Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

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R. Eykholt Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Online Publication:
01 Apr 1993
Print Publication:
01 Apr 1993
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1993)074<0631:CTAIAT>2.0.CO;2
Page(s):
631–644
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A brief overview of chaos theory is presented, including bifurcations, routes to turbulence, and methods for characterizing chaos. The paper divides chaos applications in atmospheric sciences into three categories: new ideas and insights inspired by chaos, analysis of observational data, and analysis of output from numerical models. Based on the review of chaos theory and the classification of chaos applications, suggestions for future work are given.

*Department of Physics

A brief overview of chaos theory is presented, including bifurcations, routes to turbulence, and methods for characterizing chaos. The paper divides chaos applications in atmospheric sciences into three categories: new ideas and insights inspired by chaos, analysis of observational data, and analysis of output from numerical models. Based on the review of chaos theory and the classification of chaos applications, suggestions for future work are given.

*Department of Physics

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