Lake Superior water level fluctuation and climatic factors: A dynamic linear model analysis

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 172-178

  Lamon, E C ^a   Stow, C A ^b  

^a Statistical Ecology Associates LLC   (United States)

^b NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Dynamic linear models; Lake Superior; Water levels

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL AVERAGE; BAYESIAN; BEST-FIT MODELS; CLIMATIC DRIVERS; CLIMATIC FACTORS; DATA ASSIMILATION; DYNAMIC LINEAR MODEL; LAKE SUPERIOR; MODEL UPDATING; PREDICTIVE PERFORMANCE; PREDICTOR VARIABLES; RANDOM WALK; WATER-LEVEL FLUCTUATION;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CLIMATE MODELS; FORECASTING; LAKES; TIME SERIES; WATER LEVELS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPORATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES; WATER LEVEL;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE SUPERIOR;

EID: 77549084433     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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