Bayesian multiple changepoint analysis of hurricane activity in the eastern North Pacific: A Markov chain Monte Carlo approach

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 564-578

  Zhao, Xin ^a   Chu, Pao Shin ^b  

^a University of Hawai'i at Manoa   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; HURRICANES; MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN MULTIPLE CHANGEPOINT ANALYSIS; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO APPROACH; POISSON PROCESS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; HURRICANE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 33645234893     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3628.1     Document Type: Article

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