Pattern formation in the geosciences

Goehring, L ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3858-7295, 2013. Pattern formation in the geosciences. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 371 (2004), p. 20120352. ISSN 1364-503X

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Abstract

Pattern formation is a natural property of nonlinear and non-equilibrium dynamical systems. Geophysical examples of such systems span practically all observable length scales, from rhythmic banding of chemical species within a single mineral crystal, to the morphology of cusps and spits along hundreds of kilometres of coastlines. This article briefly introduces the general principles of pattern formation and argues how they can be applied to open problems in the Earth sciences. Particular examples are then discussed, which summarize the contents of the rest of this Theme Issue.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Creators:	Goehring, L.
Publisher:	The Royal Society Publishing
Date:	4 November 2013
Volume:	371
Number:	2004
ISSN:	1364-503X
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1098/rsta.2012.0352 DOI 24191107 PubMed ID
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	05 Sep 2016 10:02
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2017 14:05
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28375

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