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The role of large-scale spatial patterns in the chaotic amplification of perturbations in a Lorenz’96 model

S. HerreraInstituto de Física de Cantabria (IFCA), CSIC-UC, 39005Santander, Spain;Correspondencee-mail: [email protected]
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D. Paz óInstituto de Física de Cantabria (IFCA), CSIC-UC, 39005Santander, Spain;
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J. Ferná NdezDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Universidad de Cantabria, 39005Santander, Spain
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M. A. RodríGuezDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Universidad de Cantabria, 39005Santander, Spain
Pages 978-990 | Received 18 Jan 2011, Accepted 27 Jun 2011, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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