Bayesian modeling of uncertainty in ensembles of climate models

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 485, 2009, Pages 97-116

  Smith, Richard L ^a   Tebaldi, Claudia ^b   Nychka, Doug ^c   Mearns, Linda O ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b Research Scientist at Climate Central   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian modeling of uncertainty; Climate change; Cross validation; Prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350345571     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/jasa.2009.0007     Document Type: Article

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