By Han-Ru Cho (auth.), D. Schertzer, S. Lovejoy (eds.)

consequences of damaged symmetry -here parity-is studied. during this version, turbulence is ruled by way of a hierarchy of helical (corkscrew) constructions. The authors pressure the original positive aspects of such pseudo-scalar cascades in addition to the intense nature of the ensuing (intermittent) fluctuations. Intermittent turbulent cascades used to be additionally the subject matter of a paper by way of us during which we exhibit that universality periods exist for non-stop cascades (in which an enormous variety of cascade steps ensue over a finite variety of scales). This result's the multiplicative analogue of the prevalent valuable restrict theorem for the addition of random variables. ultimately, an engaging paper by way of Pasmanter investigates the scaling linked to anomolous diffusion in a chaotic tidal basin version concerning a small variety of levels of freedom. even though the statistical literature is replete with innovations for facing these random strategies characterised by means of either exponentially decaying (non-scaling) autocorrelations and exponentially decaying likelihood distributions, there's a actual paucity of literature acceptable for geophysical fields showing both scaling over vast levels (e. g. algebraic autocorrelations) or severe fluctuations (e. g. algebraic percentages, divergence of excessive order statistical moments). in reality, in regards to the basically proper approach that's frequently used -fourier research (energy spectra) -permits merely an estimate of a unmarried (power legislation) exponent. If the fields have been mono-fractal (characterized through a unmarried fractal size) this might be adequate, even if their regularly multifractal personality demands the advance of latest techniques.