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

Earth System Dynamics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 161-177

  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   (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; IMPERFECT MODELING;

CLIMATE MODELS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; LEARNING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84856431031     PISSN: 21904979     EISSN: 21904987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esd-2-161-2011     Document Type: Article

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