Seasonal prediction of summertime tropical cyclone activity over the east China sea using the least absolute deviation regression and the poisson regression

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 210-219

  Kim, Hyeong Seog ^a   Ho, Chang Hoi ^a   Chu, Pao Shin ^b   Kim, Joo Hong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

East china sea; Least absolute deviation regression; Poisson regression; Seasonal prediction; Statistical prediction; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

EAST CHINA SEA; LEAST ABSOLUTE DEVIATIONS; POISSON REGRESSION; SEASONAL PREDICTION; STATISTICAL PREDICTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; HURRICANES; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POISSON EQUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STORMS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TROPICS;

POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; CORRELATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FORECASTING METHOD; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MONSOON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 75349086171     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1878     Document Type: Article

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