Tukey max-stable processes for spatial extremes

Xu, Ganggang; Genton, Marc G.

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Article

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Xu, Ganggang
Genton, Marc G.

KAUST Department

Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division
Statistics Program

Date

2016-09-21

Online Publication Date

2016-09-21

Print Publication Date

2016-11

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http://hdl.handle.net/10754/622346

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Abstract

We propose a new type of max-stable process that we call the Tukey max-stable process for spatial extremes. It brings additional flexibility to modeling dependence structures among spatial extremes. The statistical properties of the Tukey max-stable process are demonstrated theoretically and numerically. Simulation studies and an application to Swiss rainfall data indicate the effectiveness of the proposed process. © 2016 Elsevier B.V.

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Xu G, Genton MG (2016) Tukey max-stable processes for spatial extremes. Spatial Statistics 18: 431–443. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spasta.2016.09.002.

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