Nonlinear Dynamics in Geosciences

by Tsonis, Anastasios A.; Elsner, James B.

• ISBN13: 9780387349176
• ISBN10: 0387349170
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-09-07
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Nonlinear Dynamics in Geosciences is comprised of the proceedings of "20 Years of Nonlinear Dynamics in Geosciences", held June 11-16, 2006 in Rhodes, Greece as part of the Aegean Conferences. The volume brings together the most up-to-date research from the atmospheric sciences, hydrology, geology, and other areas of geosciences, and discusses the advances made in the last two decades and the future directions of nonlinear dynamics. Topics covered include predictability, ensemble prediction, nonlinear prediction, nonlinear time series analysis, low-dimensional chaos, nonlinear modeling, fractals and multifractals, bifurcation, complex networks, self-organized criticality, extreme events, and other aspects of nonlinear science. About the Editors: Dr. Anastasios Tsonis is Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI, USA. Dr. James Elsner is Professor in the Department of Geography at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.

Author Biography

Dr. Anastasios Tsonis is Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wl, USA. Dr. James Elsner is Professor in the Department of Geography at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xiii
Introducing Networks in Climate Studies	p. 1
Two Paradigms in Landscape Dynamics: Self-Similar Processes and Emergence	p. 17
Effects of Systematic and Random Errors on the Spatial Scaling Properties in Radar-Estimated Rainfall	p. 37
Nonlinear Dynamics in the Earth's Magnetosphere	p. 53
Microseism Activity and Equilibrium Fluctuations	p. 69
An Exponential Langevin-type Model for Rainfall Exhibiting Spatial and Temporal Scaling	p. 87
Storm Tracking and Ensemble Prediction	p. 101
Towards a Nonlinear Geophysical Theory of Floods in River Networks: An Overview of 20 Years of Progress	p. 121
Investigations of Wave-induced Nonlinear Response of Minor Species with the KBM Averaging Method	p. 153
ENSO Signal Propagation Detected by Wavelet Coherence and Mean Phase Coherence Methods	p. 167
25 Years of Nonlinearity in Oceanography from the Lagrangian Perspective	p. 177
Self-Scaling of the Statistical Properties of a Minimal Model of the Atmospheric Circulation	p. 197
Hindcast AGCM Experiments on the Predictability of Stratospheric Sudden Warming	p. 221
Self Organized Criticality and/or Low Dimensional Chaos in Second Earthquake Processes: Theory and Practice in Hellenic Region	p. 235
Analysis of Nonlinear Biophysical Time Series in Aquatic Environments: Scaling Properties and Empirical Mode Decomposition	p. 261
The Arctic Ocean as a Coupled Oscillating System to the Forced 18.6 Year Lunar Gravity Cycle	p. 281
Dynamical Synchronization of Truth and Model as an Approach to Data Assimilation, Parameter Estimation, and Model Learning	p. 291
Scale, Scaling and Multifractals in Geosciences: Twenty Years On	p. 311
Statistics of Return Intervals and Extreme Events in Long-Term Correlated Time Series	p. 339
Statistical Properties of Mid-Latitude Atmospheric Variability	p. 369
On the Spatiotemporal Variability of the Temperature Anomaly Field	p. 393
Time Evolution of the Fractal Dimension of Electric Self-Potential Time Series	p. 407
Diffusion Entropy Analysis in Seismicity	p. 419
Snow Avalanches as a Non-Critical, Punctuated Equilibrium System	p. 429
Evidence from Wavelet Lag Coherence for Negligible Solar Forcing of Climate at Multi-year and Decadal Periods	p. 457
From Diversity to Volatility: Probability of Daily Precipitation Extremes	p. 465
Stochastic Linear Models of Nonlinear Geosystems	p. 485
Reducing Forecast Uncertainty to Understand Atmospheric Flow Transitions	p. 517
The Role of El Nino-Southern Oscillation in Regulating its Background State	p. 537
Nonlinear Dynamics of Natural Hazards	p. 557
Predicting the Multifractal Geomagnetic Field	p. 581
Index	p. 601
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