Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
Mar 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008georl..3506806k&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 35, Issue 6, CiteID L06806
Statistics
Computation
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Atmospheric Processes: Middle Atmosphere Dynamics (0341, 0342), Computational Geophysics: Model Verification And Validation, Global Change: Climate Dynamics (0429, 3309), Global Change: Global Climate Models (3337, 4928), Nonlinear Geophysics: Complex Systems
Scientific paper
This study examines how the Rényi entropy statistical measure (RE; a generalization of Shannon entropy) can be applied to long-lived tracer data (e.g. methane), to understand mixing in the stratosphere. In order to show that RE can be used for this task we focus on the southern hemisphere stratosphere and the significant impact of the Antarctic polar vortex on the dynamics in this region. Using methane data from simulations of the chemistry-climate model SOCOL, we find clear patterns, consistent with those identified in previous studies of mixing. RE has the significant benefit that it is data driven and requires considerably less computational effort than other techniques. This initial study suggests that RE has a significant potential as a quantitative measure for analyzing mixing in the atmosphere.
George Steve E.
Krützmann N. C.
McDonald Alastair J.
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