Ensemble Bayesian forecasting system Part I: Theory and algorithms

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 524, Issue , 2015, Pages 789-802

  Herr, Henry D ^a   Krzysztofowicz, Roman ^b,c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Ensemble; Forecasting; Probability; Rivers; Stochastic processes

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; FORECASTING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; RIVERS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TIME SERIES;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COHERENCE PROPERTIES; ENSEMBLE; HYDROLOGIC UNCERTAINTY; METEOROLOGICAL INPUT; MONTE CARLO SIMULATORS; NON-STATIONARY STOCHASTIC PROCESS; RATIONAL DECISION MAKING;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ALGORITHM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DECISION MAKING; ERROR ANALYSIS; GAUSSIAN METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RIVER BASIN; STOCHASTICITY; TIME SERIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84928803303     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.11.072     Document Type: Article

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