Using Bayesian Regression Tree Models and remotely sensed data to characterize recent environmental change in Alaska, USA
Remotely sensed Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) images, collected between 1995 and 2007, and Bayesian Regression Tree Modeling were brought together to characterize growing season environmental (vegetation, temperature, precipitable water, and cloudiness) change in Alaska. This meth...
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ftdatacite:10.7282/t31r6pmm 2023-05-15T15:05:58+02:00 Using Bayesian Regression Tree Models and remotely sensed data to characterize recent environmental change in Alaska, USA Harvey, Joann W. 2011 https://dx.doi.org/10.7282/t31r6pmm https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/36038/ unknown No Publisher Supplied Text article-journal ScholarlyArticle 2011 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.7282/t31r6pmm 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Remotely sensed Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) images, collected between 1995 and 2007, and Bayesian Regression Tree Modeling were brought together to characterize growing season environmental (vegetation, temperature, precipitable water, and cloudiness) change in Alaska. This method highlighted general trends and local variation. The method was applied in two stages to reduce the effects of cloudiness upon the results and reveal the temporal distribution of cloudiness conditions. A reversible form of tree model “subtree replacement” was included in the Reversible Jump MCMC algorithm. A sensitivity analysis showed that larger values of some hyperprior parameters could increase the number of subsets delineated by the method. For data collected during 1995 – 2002, the analyses showed local variation and subtle changes. In 2003, conditions of higher precipitable water, higher Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and/or greater cloudiness were highlighted. In 2004, the analyses detected a shift to lower precipitable water and/or lower cloudiness, often accompanied or followed by lower NDVI and higher land surface temperature. In 2007, continued warming was highlighted in the Arctic and northern interior regions, in contrast with a return to earlier conditions and increased cloudiness revealed in regions near the Bering Sea. Text Arctic Bering Sea Alaska DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic Bering Sea |
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Remotely sensed Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) images, collected between 1995 and 2007, and Bayesian Regression Tree Modeling were brought together to characterize growing season environmental (vegetation, temperature, precipitable water, and cloudiness) change in Alaska. This method highlighted general trends and local variation. The method was applied in two stages to reduce the effects of cloudiness upon the results and reveal the temporal distribution of cloudiness conditions. A reversible form of tree model “subtree replacement” was included in the Reversible Jump MCMC algorithm. A sensitivity analysis showed that larger values of some hyperprior parameters could increase the number of subsets delineated by the method. For data collected during 1995 – 2002, the analyses showed local variation and subtle changes. In 2003, conditions of higher precipitable water, higher Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and/or greater cloudiness were highlighted. In 2004, the analyses detected a shift to lower precipitable water and/or lower cloudiness, often accompanied or followed by lower NDVI and higher land surface temperature. In 2007, continued warming was highlighted in the Arctic and northern interior regions, in contrast with a return to earlier conditions and increased cloudiness revealed in regions near the Bering Sea. |
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Using Bayesian Regression Tree Models and remotely sensed data to characterize recent environmental change in Alaska, USA |
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Using Bayesian Regression Tree Models and remotely sensed data to characterize recent environmental change in Alaska, USA |
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Using Bayesian Regression Tree Models and remotely sensed data to characterize recent environmental change in Alaska, USA |
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