Abstract: The role of ?neutral vectors? in midlatitude air?sea interaction is studied in a simple coupled model. Neutral vectors?the right singular vectors of the linearized atmospheric model tendency matrix with the smallest singular ...

Abstract: The authors explore the use of the ?neutral vectors? of a linearized version of a global quasigeostrophic atmospheric model with realistic mean flow in the study of the nonlinear model's low-frequency variability. Neutral ...