Summary: Earth Syst. Dynam., 3, 19­32, 2012
www.earth-syst-dynam.net/3/19/2012/
doi:10.5194/esd-3-19-2012
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Earth System
Dynamics
Vertical and horizontal processes in the global atmosphere
and the maximum entropy production conjecture
S. Pascale1,2, J. M. Gregory3,4, M. H. P. Ambaum1, R. Tailleux1, and V. Lucarini2,5
1Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
2Meteorologishes Institut, Klimacampus, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
3NCAS-Climate, Meteorology Building, University of Reading, Reading, UK
4Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, UK
5Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Correspondence to: S. Pascale (salvatore.pascale@zmaw.de)
Received: 17 May 2011 ­ Published in Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss.: 23 May 2011
Revised: 1 December 2011 ­ Accepted: 13 January 2012 ­ Published: 19 January 2012
Abstract. The objective of this paper is to reconsider the
Maximum Entropy Production conjecture (MEP) in the con-
text of a very simple two-dimensional zonal-vertical climate

Source: Ambaum, Maarten - Department of Meteorology, University of Reading

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