Application and comparison of robust linear regression methods for trend estimation

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1961-1970

  Muhlbauer, Andreas ^a   Spichtinger, Peter ^a   Lohmann, Ulrike ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL LEAST SQUARES; NON-PARAMETRIC TECHNIQUES; NONPARAMETRIC APPROACHES; OUTLIER DETECTION; OUTLYING OBSERVATION; PARAMETRIC REGRESSION METHODS; PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES; ROBUST LINEAR REGRESSION; ROBUST METHODS; SWITZERLAND; TREND ESTIMATION;

TIME SERIES;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 74049163070     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC1851.1     Document Type: Letter

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