Bayesian spatial modeling of extreme precipitation return levels

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 479, 2007, Pages 824-840

  Cooley, Daniel ^a,b   Nychka, Douglas ^b   Naveau, Philippe ^c,d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado; Extreme value theory; Generalized pareto distribution; Hierarchical model; Latent process

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548761070     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/016214506000000780     Document Type: Article

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