•Bred vectors (BVs) and Lyapunov vectors (LVs)
are closely related:
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•BVs with infinitesimal amplitude are identical to
leading LVs.
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•BVs are Finite-Amplitude, Finite-Time, whereas
LVs are infinitesimal, and are defined after
an infinite time
• Which ones are better for data assimilation and
ensemble forecasting?