Bayesian change-point analysis of tropical cyclone activity: The central North Pacific case

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 4893-4901

  Chu, Pao Shin ^a   Zhao, Xin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN APPROACH; CHANGE POINTS; DATA LAYERS; TROPICAL CYCLONES;

STORMS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECADAL VARIATION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); WORLD;

EID: 12344325020     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-3248.1     Document Type: Article

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