Linear Response Theory for Statistical Ensembles in Complex Systems with Time-Periodic Forcing

Abstract

New linear response formulas for unperturbed chaotic (stochastic) complex dynamical systems with time periodic coefficients are developed here. Such time periodic systems arise naturally in climate change studies due to the seasonal cycle. These response formulas are developed through the mathematical interplay between statistical solutions for the time-periodic dynamical systems and the related skew-product system. This interplay is utilized to develop new systematic quasi-Gaussian and adjoint algorithms for calculating the climate response in such time-periodic systems. These new formulas are found in section 4. New linear response formulas are also developed here for general time-dependent statistical ensembles arising in ensemble prediction including the ef-fects of deterministic model errors, initial ensembles, and model noise perturbations simultaneously. an information theoretic perspective is developed in calculating those model perturbations which yield the largest information deficit for the unperturbed system both for climate response and finite ensemble predictions. © 2010 International Press.

Department(s)

Mathematics and Statistics

Keywords and Phrases

Climate Response; Fluctuation-Dissipation Theory; Information Content; Linear Response Theory; Quasi-Gaussian and Gaussian Approximation; Relative Entropy; Time Periodic Coefficients

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1539-6746

Document Type

Article - Journal

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Language(s)

English

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© 2023 International Press, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2010

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