Noise-induced phenomena in the environmental sciences [electronic resource] / Luca Ridolfi, Paolo D'Odorico, Francesco Laio.
2011
QC809.M37 R53 2011eb
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Noise-induced phenomena in the environmental sciences [electronic resource] / Luca Ridolfi, Paolo D'Odorico, Francesco Laio.
Author
Ridolfi, Luca, 1963-
ISBN
9781139092975 (electronic bk.)
1139092979 (electronic bk.)
9781139091954
1139091956
9780521198189
1139092979 (electronic bk.)
9781139091954
1139091956
9780521198189
Publication Details
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 313 p.)
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QC809.M37 R53 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
550
Summary
"Presents application of stochastic calculus to the study of noise-induced phenomena in environmental systems, for ecologists, geoscientists and environmental engineers"-- Provided by publisher.
"Randomness is ubiquitous in nature. Random drivers are generally considered a source of disorder in environmental systems. However, the interaction between noise and nonlinear dynamics may lead to the emergence of a number of ordered behaviors (in time and space) that would not exist in the absence of noise. This counterintuitive effect of randomness may play a crucial role in environmental processes. For example, seemingly "random" background events in the atmosphere can grow into larger instabilities that have great effects on weather patterns. This book presents the basics of the theory of stochastic calculus and its application to the study of noise-induced phenomena in environmental systems. It will be an invaluable reference text for ecologists, geoscientists, and environmental engineers interested in the study of stochastic environmental dynamics"-- Provided by publisher.
"Randomness is ubiquitous in nature. Random drivers are generally considered a source of disorder in environmental systems. However, the interaction between noise and nonlinear dynamics may lead to the emergence of a number of ordered behaviors (in time and space) that would not exist in the absence of noise. This counterintuitive effect of randomness may play a crucial role in environmental processes. For example, seemingly "random" background events in the atmosphere can grow into larger instabilities that have great effects on weather patterns. This book presents the basics of the theory of stochastic calculus and its application to the study of noise-induced phenomena in environmental systems. It will be an invaluable reference text for ecologists, geoscientists, and environmental engineers interested in the study of stochastic environmental dynamics"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-309) and index.
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D'Odorico, Paolo, 1969-
Laio, Francesco, 1973-
Laio, Francesco, 1973-
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Table of Contents
Noise-driven dynamical systems
Noise-induced phenomena in zero-dimensional systems
Noise-induced phenomena in environmental systems
Noise-induced pattern formation
Noise-induced patterns in environmental systems
Appendix A: Power spectrum and correlation
Appendix B: Deterministic mechanisms of pattern formation
Appendix C: List of symbols and acronyms.
Noise-induced phenomena in zero-dimensional systems
Noise-induced phenomena in environmental systems
Noise-induced pattern formation
Noise-induced patterns in environmental systems
Appendix A: Power spectrum and correlation
Appendix B: Deterministic mechanisms of pattern formation
Appendix C: List of symbols and acronyms.