Multivariate ensemble Model Output Statistics using empirical copulas

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 141, Issue 688, 2015, Pages 945-952

  Wilks, Daniel S ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical copula; Ensemble forecasting; Ensemble post processing; Non homogeneous Gaussian regression; Schaake shuffle

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; STATISTICS;

EMPIRICAL COPULA; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ENSEMBLE POST-PROCESSING; GAUSSIAN REGRESSION; SCHAAKE SHUFFLE;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84928268967     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2414     Document Type: Article

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