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This paper makes a review on the predictability of the atmosphere. The essential problems of predictability theory, i.e., how a deterministic system changes to an undeterministic system (chaos) and how is the opposite (order within chaos), are discussed. Some applications of predictability theory are given.
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Jifan, C. Predictability of the atmosphere. Adv. Atmos. Sci. 6, 335–346 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02661539
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02661539