Research Article

Time Evolution of Initial Errors in Lorenz’s 05 Chaotic Model

Table 3

Average values over of , calculated from approximations (4)–(7) for all initial conditions and for all prediction time lengths (bold columns), average value over for all prediction time lengths and difference of .


(ND1, (4))8.3 ± 0.1−0.1 ± 0.18.4 ± 0.30.0 ± 0.38.1 ± 0.5−0.3 ± 0.5
(ND1, (5))9.1 ± 0.40.7 ± 0.417.0 ± 1.48.6 ± 1.4
(ND1, (6))8.3 ± 0.1−0.1 ± 0.1 8.4 ± 0.90.0 ± 0.98.0 ± 2.1−0.4 ± 2.1
(ND1, (7))8.8 ± 0.20.4 ± 0.212.7 ± 2.44.3 ± 2.426.8 ± 7.718.4 ± 7.7

(ND2, (4))8.3 ± 0.0−0.1 ± 0.08.3 ± 0.2−0.1 ± 0.28.8 ± 0.70.4 ± 0.7
(ND2, (5))8.9 ± 00.5 ± 0.010.9 ± 1.02.5 ± 1.063.4 ± 21.055.0 ± 21.0
(ND2, (6))8.3 ± 0.3−0.1 ± 0.38.2 ± 0.2−0.2 ± 0.27.8 ± 0.7−0.6 ± 0.7
(ND2, (7))8.6 ± 0.30.2 ± 0.310.2 ± 1.01.8 ± 1.015.9 ± 2.97.5 ± 2.9

(ND3, (4))8.4 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.08.3 ± 0.1−0.1 ± 0.18.3 ± 0.2−0.1 ± 0.2
(ND3, (5))8.8 ± 0.20.4 ± 0.210.2 ± 0.21.8 ± 0.218.2 ± 1.79.8 ± 1.7
(ND3, (6))8.3 ± 0.0−0.1 ± 0.08.2 ± 0.2−0.2 ± 0.27.7 ± 0.2−0.7 ± 0.2
(ND3, (7))8.5 ± 0.10.1 ± 0.18.9 ± 0.20.5 ± 0.29.8 ± 0.31.4 ± 0.3

(ND4, (4))8.4 ± 0.10.0 ± 0.18.3 ± 0.1−0.1 ± 0.18.7 ± 0.30.3 ± 0.3
(ND4, (5))8.8 ± 0.10.4 ± 0.19.6 ± 0.21.2 ± 0.215.3 ± 1.66.9 ± 1.6
(ND4, (6))8.3 ± 0.1−0.1 ± 0.18.2 ± 0.1−0.2 ± 0.18.1 ± 0.2−0.3 ± 0.2
(ND4, (7))8.4 ± 0.10.0 ± 0.18.5 ± 0.10.1 ± 0.19.3 ± 0.40.9 ± 0.4

(ND5, (4))8.3 ± 0.0−0.1 ± 0.08.3 ± 0.1−0.1 ± 0.18.5 ± 0.10.1 ± 0.1
(ND5, (5))8.7 ± 0.10.3 ± 0.19.3 ± 0.10.9 ± 0.111.7 ± 0.53.3 ± 0.5
(ND5, (6))8.3 ± 0.0−0.1 ± 0.08.2 ± 0.1−0.2 ± 0.17.9 ± 0.1−0.5 ± 0.1
(ND5, (7))8.4 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.08.3 ± 0.1−0.1 ± 0.18.4 ± 0.10.0 ± 0.1

(, (4))8.3 ± 0.0−0.1 ± 0.08.3 ± 0.1−0.1 ± 0.0 8.5 ± 0.20.1 ± 0.2
(, (5))8.9 ± 0.10.5 ± 0.111.4 ± 2.23.0 ± 2.227.2 ± 18.118.8 ± 18.1
(, (6))8.3 ± 0.0−0.1 ± 0.08.2 ± 0.1−0.2 ± 0.17.9 ± 0.1−0.5 ± 0.1
(, (7))8.5 ± 0.10.1 ± 0.19.7 ± 1.41.3 ± 1.414.0 ± 5.95.6 ± 5.9