Stochastic modelling of tropical cyclone tracks

Mathematical Methods of Operations Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 475-490

  Rumpf, Jonas ^a   Weindl, Helga ^b   Höppe, Peter ^b   Rauch, Ernst ^b   Schmidt, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Munchener Ruck   (Germany)

Author keywords

Generalised spatial random walk; Inhomogeneous Poisson point process; Monte Carlo simulation; Risk assessment; Stochastic model; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

GENERALIZED SPATIAL RANDOM WALK; INHOMOGENEOUS POISSON POINT PROCESS; TROPICAL CYCLONES;

STORMS;

EID: 34547475302     PISSN: 14322994     EISSN: 14325217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00186-007-0168-7     Document Type: Article

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