气候网络研究新进展

Recent Advances in Complex Climate Network Analysis

复杂气候网络的方法是识别分析地球气候系统时空斑图的强有力工具,有助于加深潜在物理过程的认识。简要概述当前复杂网络方法在地球气候系统中的应用,对于所取得的成果做一个阶段性小结。就这一热点问题,讨论存在的主要问题,提出一些解决的办法,并且强调复杂网络方法必须和地球物理过程中的气候学问题紧密相连,同时还指出非线性方法在这一问题中的重要性。

The complex climate network approach provides a compelling perspective for identifying and analyzing spatial and temporal patterns in the Earth′s climate system,which are deepening our understanding for the underlying physical processes.We review some recent results published in the literature,discuss the main problems of climate network research and provide some feasible solutions.We suggest that the use of complex network approaches has to be tailored carefully to the purpose of investigating climatological problems and geophysical processes.We further point out the importance of applying nonlinear measures of time series analysis for constructing climate network.