A Bayesian hierarchical approach for spatial analysis of climate model bias in multi-model ensembles

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 2645-2657

  Arisido, Maeregu Woldeyes ^a   Gaetan, Carlo ^a   Zanchettin, Davide ^a   Rubino, Angelo ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian hierarchical method; Climate biases; Climate model uncertainty; Gaussian kernels; Posterior distribution; Spatial model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN HIERARCHICAL METHOD; CLIMATE BIASES; GAUSSIAN KERNELS; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; POSTERIOR DISTRIBUTIONS; SPATIAL MODELING;

CLIMATE MODELS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLIMATE MODELING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 85010791729     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-017-1383-2     Document Type: Article

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