An information-theoretical perspective on weighted ensemble forecasts

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 498, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-190

  Weijs, Steven V ^a,b   van de Giesen, Nick ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Information theory; Maximum entropy; Minimum relative entropy; Weighted ensemble forecast

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINATION INFORMATIONS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTS; FORECAST INFORMATION; MINIMIZING RELATIVE ENTROPIES; MINIMUM RELATIVE ENTROPY; PRINCIPLE OF MAXIMUM ENTROPY; SEASONAL FORECASTS; WEIGHTING METHODS;

INFORMATION THEORY; MAXIMUM ENTROPY METHODS; TIME SERIES;

FORECASTING;

ENTROPY; FORECASTING METHOD; INFORMATION SYSTEM; TIME SERIES;

EID: 84880343268     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.06.033     Document Type: Article

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