A comparison of Lyapunov and optimal vectors in a low-resolution GCM
By: Istvan Szunyogh, Eugenia Kalnay and Zoltan Toth
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v49i2.14467 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 200 - 227
Submitted on: Aug 28, 1995
Accepted on: Aug 5, 1996
Published on: Jan 1, 1997
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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© 1997 Istvan Szunyogh, Eugenia Kalnay, Zoltan Toth, published by Stockholm University Press
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