Ruiqiang DING 1, 2 ( ),Jianping LI 3 ,Baosheng LI 1, 4 Determining the Spectrum of the Nonlinear Local Lyapunov Exponents in a Multidimensional Chaotic System Ruiqiang DING 1, 2 ( ),Jianping LI 3 ,Baosheng LI 1, 4 1 State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China 2 Plateau Atmosphere and Environment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China 3 College of Global Change and Earth System Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China 4 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China Adv. Atmos. Sci.,2017,34(9),1027-1034.DOI:10.1007/s00376-017-7011-8