Quantifying local predictability of the Lorenz system using the nonlinear local Lyapunov exponent

非线性局部Lyapunov指数(NLLE)可以用来度量混沌系统的局地可预报性。本文基于NLLE方法研究了Lorenz吸引子在相空间上的局地可预报性的空间分布特征。结果表明,在吸引子两翼的内、外边缘的局地可预报性期限较高,而吸引子中部地区的局地可预报性期限则较低。然而,局地可预报性期限的分布却没有呈现有组织的均一结构,相邻两点的局地可预报性期限可能差别很大。局地可预报性的来源被认为与吸引子上的局地动力学有关,由所在位置和在当前状态的持续时间决定。

The nonlinear local Lyapunov exponent（NLLE） can be used as a quantification of the local predictability limit of chaotic systems. In this study, the phase-spatial structure of the local predictability limit over the Lorenz-63 system is investigated. It is found that the inner and outer rims of each regime of the attractor have a high probability of a longer than average local predictability limit, while the center part is the opposite. However, the distribution of the local predictability limit is nonuniformly organized, with adjacent points sometimes showing quite distinct error growth.The source of local predictability is linked to the local dynamics, which is related to the region in the phase space and the duration on the current regime.