A statistical framework to combine multivariate spatial data and physical models for hurricane surface wind prediction

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-59

  Foley, Kristen M ^a,b   Fuentes, M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Nonseperable multivariate models; Spatial statistics; Storm surge; Wind fields

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLIMATE PREDICTION; HURRICANE EVENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; SPATIAL DATA; STORM SURGE; SURFACE WIND; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND FIELD; WIND FORCING;

EID: 48349135810     PISSN: 10857117     EISSN: 15372693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/108571108X276473     Document Type: Article

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