EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

Book Non Linear Variability in Geophysics

Download or read book Non Linear Variability in Geophysics written by D. Schertzer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: consequences of broken symmetry -here parity-is studied. In this model, turbulence is dominated by a hierarchy of helical (corkscrew) structures. The authors stress the unique features of such pseudo-scalar cascades as well as the extreme nature of the resulting (intermittent) fluctuations. Intermittent turbulent cascades was also the theme of a paper by us in which we show that universality classes exist for continuous cascades (in which an infinite number of cascade steps occur over a finite range of scales). This result is the multiplicative analogue of the familiar central limit theorem for the addition of random variables. Finally, an interesting paper by Pasmanter investigates the scaling associated with anomolous diffusion in a chaotic tidal basin model involving a small number of degrees of freedom. Although the statistical literature is replete with techniques for dealing with those random processes characterized by both exponentially decaying (non-scaling) autocorrelations and exponentially decaying probability distributions, there is a real paucity of literature appropriate for geophysical fields exhibiting either scaling over wide ranges (e. g. algebraic autocorrelations) or extreme fluctuations (e. g. algebraic probabilities, divergence of high order statistical moments). In fact, about the only relevant technique that is regularly used -fourier analysis (energy spectra) -permits only an estimate of a single (power law) exponent. If the fields were mono-fractal (characterized by a single fractal dimension) this would be sufficient, however their generally multifractal character calls for the development of new techniques.

Book Multifractals and Turbulence

Download or read book Multifractals and Turbulence written by D. Schertzer and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Download or read book Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nonlinear Variability in Geophysics 3  NVAG3

Download or read book Nonlinear Variability in Geophysics 3 NVAG3 written by American Geophysical Union and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Non linear Dynamics and Statistical Theories for Basic Geophysical Flows

Download or read book Non linear Dynamics and Statistical Theories for Basic Geophysical Flows written by Andrew Majda and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geophysical fluid dynamics illustrates the rich interplay between mathematical analysis, nonlinear dynamics, statistical theories, qualitative models and numerical simulations. This self-contained introduction will suit a multi-disciplinary audience ranging from beginning graduate students to senior researchers. It is the first book following this approach and contains many recent ideas and results.

Book Nonlinear Dynamics in Geosciences

Download or read book Nonlinear Dynamics in Geosciences written by Anastasios A. Tsonis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-25 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work comprises the proceedings of a conference held last year in Rhodes, Greece, to assess developments during the last 20 years in the field of nonlinear dynamics in geosciences. The volume has its own authority as part of the Aegean Conferences cycle, but it also brings together the most up-to-date research from the atmospheric sciences, hydrology, geology, and other areas of geosciences, and discusses the advances made and the future directions of nonlinear dynamics.

Book Space and Time Scale Variability and Interdependencies in Hydrological Processes

Download or read book Space and Time Scale Variability and Interdependencies in Hydrological Processes written by R. A. Feddes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-08-24 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the integrated contributions of hydrologists, meteorologists and ecologists to the first IHP/IAHS George Kovacs Colloquium in connection with the study of global hydrology and climate change. The atmospherical, hydrological and terrestrial components of the Earth's systems operate on different time and space scales. Resolving these scaling incongruities, as well as understanding and modelling the complex interaction of land surface processes at the different scales, represent a major challenge for hydrologists, ecologists and meteorological scientists alike. This book deals with time and space scale variations with reference to several topics including: soil water balance; ecosystems and interaction of flow systems; and macroscale hydrological modelling. This book will be of great use to researchers, engineers and forecasters with an interest in space and time scale variability.

Book Non Linear Dynamics in Geophysics

Download or read book Non Linear Dynamics in Geophysics written by Jacques Dubois and published by . This book was released on 1998-07-14 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-Linear Dynamics in Geophysics Jacques Dubois Although initiated in the 1960s by the studies of Richardson and Mandelbrot, the study of natural phenomena using the mathematical tools employed for the understanding of ‘chaos’ is comparatively recent. Indeed the field of applications for such techniques is very large because many natural phenomena exhibit chaotic dynamics. In Non-Linear Dynamics in Geophysics, Jacques Dubois presents a new approach to the study of complex, time-dependent natural systems, which are of considerable importance for understanding the solid Earth. He discusses the results of more than ten years’ of studies into the applications of non-linear dynamics theory to a wide range of geophysical systems in areas such as geomorphology, vulcanology, seismology, geomagnetism and natural hazard assessment. The book is divided into four parts, and represents the state-of-the-art in this discipline. The first part is devoted to general theoretical notions and tools: measures, dimensions, fractal sets, dynamic systems, limit cycles and attractors, multi-fractals and wavelet transforms. It is here that the notion of chaos is introduced, and where paths to chaos and chaos control are discussed. Part two describes the applications of these powerful techniques to geophysics: geomorphology, fragmentation, tectonics, seismicity, volcanic eruptions, seismic forecasting algorithms, and geomagnetism. The third part aims at a synthesis and a list of the perspectives offered by this approach. The book concludes with a few traditional illustrations of non-linear dynamics and several theoretical appendices. Readership: Final year undergraduate and postgraduate students of geology, geophysics and the Earth sciences, and scientists studying in these and related areas such as tectonics, seismology and geomagnetism. Industrial experts working on natural hazard and risk assessment, namely fracturing of rocks, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions and self-organised criticality applied to natural catastrophes. Mathematicians and mathematical physicists interested in applications of non-linear dynamics theory.

Book Advances in Nonlinear Geosciences

Download or read book Advances in Nonlinear Geosciences written by Anastasios A. Tsonis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Nonlinear Geosciences is a set of contributions from the participants of “30 Years of Nonlinear Dynamics” held July 3-8, 2016 in Rhodes, Greece as part of the Aegean Conferences, as well as from several other experts in the field who could not attend the meeting. The volume brings together up-to-date research from the atmospheric sciences, hydrology, geology, and other areas of geosciences and presents the new advances made in the last 10 years. Topics include chaos synchronization, topological data analysis, new insights on fractals, multifractals and stochasticity, climate dynamics, extreme events, complexity, and causality, among other topics.

Book The Weather and Climate

    Book Details:
  • Author : Shaun Lovejoy
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2013-04-04
  • ISBN : 1107018986
  • Pages : 509 pages

Download or read book The Weather and Climate written by Shaun Lovejoy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new method of modeling the atmosphere, synthesizing data analysis techniques and multifractal statistics, for atmospheric researchers and graduate students.

Book Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Download or read book Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nonlinear Dynamics and Statistical Theories for Basic Geophysical Flows

Download or read book Nonlinear Dynamics and Statistical Theories for Basic Geophysical Flows written by Andrew Majda and published by . This book was released on 2006-05-11 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How nonlinear dynamics and statistical mechanics can be applied to geophysical fluid dynamics.

Book Introduction to Aquifer Analysis

Download or read book Introduction to Aquifer Analysis written by Michael Kasenow and published by Water Resources Publication. This book was released on 1997 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Stochastic Models in Geosystems

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stanislav A. Molchanov
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2012-12-06
  • ISBN : 1461385008
  • Pages : 496 pages

Download or read book Stochastic Models in Geosystems written by Stanislav A. Molchanov and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IMA Volume in Mathematics and its Applications STOCHASTIC MODELS IN GEOSYSTEMS is based on the proceedings of a workshop with the same title and was an integral part of the 1993-94 IMA program on "Emerging Applications of Probability." We would like to thank Stanislav A. Molchanov and Wojbor A. Woyczynski for their hard work in organizing this meeting and in edit ing the proceedings. We also take this opportunity to thank the National Science Foundation, the Office of N aval Research, the Army Research Of fice, and the National Security Agency, whose financial support made this workshop possible. A vner Friedman Willard Miller, Jr. v PREFACE A workshop on Stochastic Models in Geosystems was held during the week of May 16, 1994 at the Institute for Mathematics and Its Applica tions at the University of Minnesota. It was part of the Special Year on Emerging Applications of Prob ability program put together by an organiz ing committee chaired by J. Michael Steele. The invited speakers represented a broad interdisciplinary spectrum including mathematics, statistics, physics, geophysics, astrophysics, atmo spheric physics, fluid mechanics, seismology, and oceanography. The com mon underlying theme was stochastic modeling of geophysical phenomena and papers appearing in this volume reflect a number of research directions that are currently pursued in these areas.

Book Geomathematics  Theoretical Foundations  Applications and Future Developments

Download or read book Geomathematics Theoretical Foundations Applications and Future Developments written by Frits Agterberg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a wealth of geomathematical case history studies performed by the author during his career at the Ministry of Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada (NRCan-GSC). Several of the techniques newly developed by the author and colleagues that are described in this book have become widely adopted, not only for further research by geomathematical colleagues, but by government organizations and industry worldwide. These include Weights-of-Evidence modelling, mineral resource estimation technology, trend surface analysis, automatic stratigraphic correlation and nonlinear geochemical exploration methods. The author has developed maximum likelihood methodology and spline-fitting techniques for the construction of the international numerical geologic timescale. He has introduced the application of new theory of fractals and multi fractals in the geostatistical evaluation of regional mineral resources and ore reserves and to study the spatial distribution of metals in rocks. The book also contains sections deemed important by the author but that have not been widely adopted because they require further research. These include the geometry of preferred orientations of contours and edge effects on maps, time series analysis of Quaternary retreating ice sheet related sedimentary data, estimation of first and last appearances of fossil taxa from frequency distributions of their observed first and last occurrences, tectonic reactivation along pre-existing schistosity planes in fold belts, use of the grouped jackknife method for bias reduction in geometrical extrapolations and new applications of the theory of permanent, volume-independent frequency distributions.