Pattern formation in the geosciences

Goehring, Lucas

doi:10.1098/rsta.2012.0352

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Pattern formation in the geosciences

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Goehring, Lucas
Group Pattern formation in the geosciences, Department of Dynamics of Complex Fluids, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Max Planck Society;

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Goehring, L. (Ed.). (2013). Pattern formation in the geosciences. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 371(4). doi:10.1098/rsta.2012.0352.

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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.