Automating emulator construction for geophysical hazard maps

SIAM-ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-152

  Spiller, Elaine T ^a   Bayarri, M J ^b   Berger, James O ^c   Calder, Eliza S ^d   Patra, Abani K ^d   Pitman, E Bruce ^d   Wolpert, Robert L ^c  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleatory variability; Bayes methods; Computer experiments; Epistemic uncertainty; GaSP emulators; Hazard mapping

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; MAPPING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALEATORY VARIABILITY; AUTOMATION PROCESS; COMPUTER MODELING; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; MULTIPLE SOURCE; SYSTEMATIC PROCESS; UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATIONS; VOLCANIC FLOWS;

GEOPHYSICS;

EID: 84902818130     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21662525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/120899285     Document Type: Article

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