A new stochastic model of episode peak and duration for eco-hydro-climatic applications

• Published in: Ecological modelling Vol. 211; no. 3; pp. 383 - 395
• Main Authors: Biondi, Franco, Kozubowski, Tomasz J., Panorska, Anna K., Saito, Laurel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 10.03.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Dendrochronology; Environmental change; Event analysis; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects. Techniques; Long records; Methods and techniques (sampling, tagging, trapping, modelling...); Paleo reconstruction; Probability; Statistical models; USA, California, Sierra Nevada Mts; USA, Nevada; USA, California; Statistical models; Long records; Paleo reconstruction; Probability; Environmental change; Dendrochronology; Event analysis; Reconstruction; Stochastic model; Climate; Duration; Climatic condition; Statistical model; Environment

Long series of observations on environmental processes provide a baseline record to better gauge recent episodes relative to prior ones. In this context, episodes are consecutive observations either above or below a reference level. Such episodes can be quantified in terms of three random variables:...