Pseudo-optimal parameter selection of non-stationary generalized extreme value models for environmental variables

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1592-1607

  Minguez R ^a   Mendez F J ^a   Izaguirre, C ^a   Menendez M ^a   Losada, I J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automatic adjustment; Generalized extreme value; Geophysical variables; Likelihood; Non stationary; Return period; Time dependent

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT; GENERALIZED EXTREME VALUE; GEOPHYSICAL VARIABLES; LIKELIHOOD; NONSTATIONARY; RETURN PERIODS; TIME-DEPENDENT;

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FOURIER SERIES; GEOPHYSICS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HARMONIC FUNCTIONS; HEURISTIC METHODS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OPTIMIZATION;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

ALGORITHM; COASTAL ZONE; EL NINO; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTREME EVENT; GEOPHYSICS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 80052933908     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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