Nonlinear Climate Dynamics (Hardcover, New)

This book introduces stochastic dynamical systems theory in order to synthesize our current knowledge of climate variability. Nonlinear processes, such as advection, radiation and turbulent mixing, play a central role in climate variability. These processes can give rise to transition phenomena, associated with tipping or bifurcation points, once external conditions are changed. The theory of dynamical systems provides a systematic way to study these transition phenomena. Its stochastic extension also forms the basis of modern (nonlinear) data analysis techniques, predictability studies and data assimilation methods. Early chapters apply the stochastic dynamical systems framework to a hierarchy of climate models to synthesize current knowledge of climate variability. Later chapters analyse phenomena such as the North Atlantic Oscillation, El Nino/Southern Oscillation, Atlantic Multidecadal Variability, Dansgaard-Oeschger events, Pleistocene ice ages and climate predictability. This book will prove invaluable for graduate students and researchers in climate dynamics, physical oceanography, meteorology and paleoclimatology.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2013
First published:	June 2013
Authors:	Henk A. Dijkstra
Dimensions:	260 x 183 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	357
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-87917-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Meteorology > General
LSN:	0-521-87917-5
Barcode:	9780521879170

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