Nonlinear Dynamics in Geosciences

Introducing Networks in Climate Studies.- Two Paradigms in Landscape Dynamics: Self-Similar Processes and Emergence.- Effects of Systematic and Random Errors on the Spatial Scaling Properties in Radar-Estimated Rainfall.- Nonlinear Dynamics in the Earth's Magnetosphere.- Microseism Activity and Equilibrium Fluctuations.- An Exponential Langevin-type Model for Rainfall Exhibiting Spatial and Temporal Scaling.- Storm Tracking and Ensemble Prediction.- Towards a Nonlinear Geophysical Theory of Floods in River Networks: An Overview of 20 Years of Progress.- Investigations of Wave-induced Nonlinear Response of Minor Species with the KBM Averaging Method.- ENSO Signal Propagation Detected by Wavelet Coherence and Mean Phase Coherence Methods.- 25 Years of Nonlinearity in Oceanography from the Lagrangian Perspective.- Self-Scaling of the Statistical Properties of a Minimal Model of the Atmospheric Circulation.- Hindcast AGCM Experiments on the Predictability of Stratospheric Sudden Warming.- Self Organized Criticality and/or Low Dimensional Chaos in Earthquake Processes: Theory and Practice in Hellenic Region.- Analysis of Nonlinear Biophysical Time Series in Aquatic Environments: Scaling Properties and Empirical Mode Decomposition.- The Arctic Ocean as a Coupled Oscillating System to the Forced 18.6 Year Lunar Gravity Cycle.- Dynamical synchronization of truth and model as an approach to data assimilation, parameter estimation, and model learning.- Scale, Scaling and Multifractals in Geophysics: Twenty Years on.- Statistics of Return Intervals and Extreme Events in Long-term Correlated Time Series.- Statistical Properties of Mid-latitude Atmospheric Variability.- On the Spatiotemporal Variability of the Temperature Anomaly Field.- Time Evolution of the Fractal Dimension ofElectric Self-Potential Time Series.- Diffusion Entropy Analysis in Seismicity.- Snow Avalanches as a Non-critical, Punctuated Equilibrium System.- Evidence from Wavelet Lag Coherence for Negligible

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 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, and other aspects of nonlinear science.

From the reviews:



"Nonlinear Dynamics in the Geosciences presents an eclectic collection of papers with the specific intent of exposing the reader to the breadth of scientific challenges in nonlinear geosciences, and to identifying common themes or approaches for solving these problems. ... I recommend the book for both experts and those interested in perusing research in nonlinear dynamics. The cited references alone are of tremendous value." (Ben P. Kirtman, Eos, Vol. 89 (36), 2008) "To provide a broad overview of the applications of nonlinear dynamics in the geosciences ... . Technically, the book is of a rather good quality. ... clear strength of the book is to provide a wealth of references to the current state of nonlinear science. ...The book can serve both the novice and the expert reader - and what's more, it will still remain an interesting read after the novice has become an expert himself." (N. Dotzek, Meterologische Zeitschrift, Vol. 19 (1), February, 2010)