Use of Bayesian inference and data to improve simulations of multi-physics climate phenomena

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Jackson, Charles S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

INFERENCE ENGINES;

BAYESIAN INFERENCE; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE MODEL; JOINT PROBABILITY; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MULTI-PHYSICS; MULTIPHYSICS PHENOMENA;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 77957054568     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/180/1/012029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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