dc.contributor.author | Clancy, Colm | |
dc.contributor.author | O'Sullivan, John | |
dc.contributor.author | Sweeney, Conor | |
dc.contributor.author | Dias, Frédéric | |
dc.contributor.author | Parnell, Andrew C. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-25T09:35:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-10-25T09:35:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Colm Clancy, John O'Sullivan, Conor Sweeney, Frédéric Dias, Andrew C. Parnell, 'Spatial Bayesian hierarchical modelling of extreme sea states', 2016, Ocean Modelling, 107, 2016 | |
dc.description.abstract | A Bayesian hierarchical framework is used to model extreme sea states, incorporating a latent spatial process to more e ffectively capture the spatial variation of the extremes. The model is applied to a 34-year hindcast of significant wave
height off the west coast of Ireland. The generalised Pareto distribution is fitted to declustered peaks over a threshold given by the 99.8th percentile of the data. Return levels of significant wave height are computed and compared against those from a model based on the commonly-used maximum likelihood inference method. The Bayesian spatial model produces smoother maps of return levels. Furthermore, this approach greatly reduces the uncertainty in the estimates, thus providing information on extremes which is more useful for practical applications. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.rights | Y | en |
dc.subject | Bayesian hierarchical modelling | en |
dc.subject | Spatial modelling | en |
dc.subject | Extreme value analysis | en |
dc.subject | Ocean waves | en |
dc.subject | Significant wave heights | en |
dc.title | Spatial Bayesian hierarchical modelling of extreme sea states | en |
dc.type | journal article | en |
dc.type.supercollection | edepositireland | |
dc.contributor.corporatename | University College, Dublin. Earth Institute | en |
dc.contributor.corporatename | University College, Dublin. School of Mathematics and Statistics | en |
dc.contributor.corporatename | Université Paris-Saclay (94235 Cachan, France). CMLA, ENS Cachan, CNRS | en |
dc.publisher.place | ireland | en |
dc.rights.ecaccessrights | openAccess | |
dc.internal.localnote | Not published by MÉ - paper by staff member published in an academic journal. | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseriesdate | 2016 | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseriestitle | Ocean Modelling | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseriesvolume | 107 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2262/77546 | |