Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
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Articles | Volume 33, issue 1
Articles | Volume 33, issue 1
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11 Feb 2026
Research article |  | 11 Feb 2026

On transversality and the characterization of finite time hyperbolic subspaces in chaotic attractors

Terence J. O'Kane and Courtney R. Quinn

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Mathematical concepts and measures from dynamical systems theory are applied to identify commonalities across a diverse set of chaotic attractors to better understand the relationship between predictability, directions and rates of expansion and contraction of instabilities over finite time forecast horizons, and dimensionality. The patterns that emerge have broad implications for understanding many dynamical features of geophysical flows.
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