Self-organized Criticality and Predictability in Atmospheric Flows

The book introduces a novel framework of General Systems Theory applied to atmospheric physics, highlighting how energy inputs influence atmospheric fluctuations across various scales. It emphasizes the concept of self-organized criticality in atmospheric flows, revealing long-range correlations and fractal geometry in meteorological parameters. Traditional meteorology falls short in explaining these self-similar structures, while the new theory illustrates how larger fluctuations arise from smaller ones, creating a cohesive response to global phenomena like El-Nino events.