Modeling 3-D spatio-temporal biogeochemical processes with a forest of 1-D statistical emulators

Environmetrics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-12

  Leeds, W B ^a,b   Wikle, C K ^b   Fiechter, J ^c   Brown, J ^d   Milliff, R F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Principal Scientific Group   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Emulator; Hierarchical model; Lower trophic level; Marine ecosystem; Nonlinear model

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL ZONE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NONLINEARITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TROPHIC LEVEL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84872132151     PISSN: 11804009     EISSN: 1099095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/env.2187     Document Type: Article

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