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Non-linear variability in geophysics : scaling and fractals

Title
Non-linear variability in geophysics : scaling and fractals / edited by D. Schertzer and S. Lovejoy.
Publication
Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1991.

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Additional Authors
  • Schertzer, D. (Daniel)
  • Lovejoy, S. (Shaun), 1956-
Description
ix, 318 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Subject
  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric physics
  • Scaling laws (Statistical physics)
  • Fractals
  • geophysics
  • fractals
  • Fraktal
  • Geophysik
  • Geofisica
  • Géophysique
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Lois d'échelles (physique statistique)
  • Fractales
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Energy spectrum and intermittency of semi-geostrophic flow / H.- R. Cho -- Helicity fluctuations and coherence in developed turbulence / E. Levich, L. Shtilman -- Deterministic diffusion, effective shear and patchiness in tidal flows / R.A. Pasmanter -- Scaling nonlinear variability in geodynamics : multiple singularities, observables, universality classes / D. Schertzer, S. Lovejoy -- Scaling and structure functions in shear flows / C.W. Van Atta, K. Poddar -- Correlation dimension and data sample size / C. Essex -- On the determination of the codimension function / D. LaVallee, D. Schertzer, S. Lovejoy -- Multifractal analysis techniques and the rain and cloud fields from 10⁻³ to 10⁶m / S. Lovejoy, D. Schertzer -- Eigen-structure of eddies; continuous weighting versus conditional sampling / L. Mahrt -- Atmospheric boundary layer variability and its implications for CO₂ flux measurements / L.B. Austin [and others] -- A fractal study of dielectric breakdown in the atmosphere / A.A. Tsonis -- On lognormality and scaling in spatial rainfall averages? / V.K. Gupta, E. Waymire -- Physically based rain and cloud modeling / J. Wilson, D. Schertzer, S. Lovejoy -- Fractal characterization of intertropical precipitation variability and anisotropy / P. Hubert, J.P. Carbonnel -- Fractal nature of surface geometry in a developed sea / R.E. Glazman -- Fractal linear models of geophysical processes / O.G. Jensen [and others] -- Extreme variability of climatological data : scaling and intermittency / P. Ladoy, S. Lovejoy, D. Schertzer -- On the existence of low dimensional climatic attractors / M.A.H. Nerenberg, T. Lookman, C. Essex -- The third generation WAM models for wind-generated ocean waves / W. Perrie -- 1/f geology and seismic deconvolution / J.P. Todoeschuck, O.G. Jensen -- The stochastic coherence and the dynamics of global climate models and data / R. Viswanathan, C. Weber, P. Gibart -- Landsat observations of fractal cloud structure / R.F. Cahalan -- Fractal dimension analysis of horizontal cloud pattern in the intertropical convergence zone / J.- I. Yano, Y. Takeuchi -- Radiative transfer in multifractal clouds / A. Davis, S. Lovejoy, D. Schertzer.
ISBN
  • 0792309855
  • 9780792309857
LCCN
  • 90048007
  • NC1145
OCLC
  • ocm22451835
  • 22451835
  • SCSB-8783464
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library