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We raise the question as to whether the atmosphere should be treated as deterministic or stochastic, for the purpose of investigating atmospheric dynamics most effectively. Because the atmospheric equations are nonlinear, all but special solutions must be sought numerically. The range of scales which numerical models can handle explicitly is limited, and the influence of smaller scales must be introduced through parameterization. The most realistic parameterization contain stochastic terms in addition to the deterministic ones. However, since realistic atmospheric models ordinarily possess aperiodic general solutions with or without their stochastic terms, they tend to yield similar results in either event. The choice between a deterministic and a stochastic formulation of the equations can therefore be dictated by convenience.
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Lorenz, E.N. (1987). Deterministic and Stochastic Aspects of Atmospheric Dynamics. In: Nicolis, C., Nicolis, G. (eds) Irreversible Phenomena and Dynamical Systems Analysis in Geosciences. NATO ASI Series, vol 192. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4778-8_9
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