A multi-model ensemble method that combines imperfect models through learning

Earth System Dynamics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 247-296

  Van Den Berge, L A ^a   Selten, F M ^a   Wiegerinck, W ^b   Duane, G S ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS; CLIMATE SIMULATION; CONNECTION COEFFICIENTS; HISTORICAL OBSERVATION; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; MODEL EQUATIONS; MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE; PARAMETER VALUES; POSTERIORI;

CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; LEARNING;

EID: 78649369427     PISSN: 21904979     EISSN: 21904987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esdd-1-247-2010     Document Type: Article

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