STUDIES OF ATMOSPHERIC PREDICTABILITY.

Abstract

The range at which good forecasts of the weather are possible is limited by the rate at which separate solutions of the governing dynamic equations diverge from one another. Studies aimed at determining this rate have thus far employed a dynamical approach, an empirical approach, or a dynamical-empirical approach. A comparison of these three approach points to a value of about three days as the best estimate of the average doubling time for small differences between solutions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0686170

Entities

People

  • Edward N. Lorenz

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Collaborative Techniques
  • Delphi Method
  • Equations
  • Management Engineering

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers