Bayesian maximum entropy mapping and the soft data problem in urban climate research

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 309-322

  Lee, Seung Jae ^a   Balling, Robert ^a   Gober, Patricia ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian Maximum Entropy; Geostatistics; Soft data; Spatiotemporal mapping; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; GEOSTATISTICS; HEAT ISLAND; MAXIMUM ENTROPY ANALYSIS; URBAN CLIMATE;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39749108233     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045600701851184     Document Type: Article

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