Stochastic resonance in climatic change

Roberto Benzi; Giorgio Parisi; Alfonso Sutera; Angelo Vulpiani

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v34i1.10782

Stochastic resonance in climatic change

Tellus

Volume 34 (1982): Issue 1

By: Roberto Benzi, Giorgio Parisi, Alfonso Sutera and Angelo Vulpiani

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|Jan 1982

Abstract

An amplification of random perturbations by the interaction of non-linearities internal to the climatic system with external, orbital forcing is found. This stochastic resonance is investigated in a highly simplified, zero-dimensional climate model. It is conceivable that this new type of resonance might play a role in explaining the 10⁵ year peak in the power spectra of paleoclimatic records.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v34i1.10782 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

Page range: 10 - 16

Submitted on: Nov 12, 1980

Accepted on: Mar 13, 1981

Published on: Jan 1, 1982

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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© 1982 Roberto Benzi, Giorgio Parisi, Alfonso Sutera, Angelo Vulpiani, published by Stockholm University Press
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Volume 34 (1982): Issue 1