Expectation-maximization analysis of spatial time series
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/1571As published
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-14-73-2007Abstract
Expectation maximization (EM) is used to estimate the parameters of a Gaussian Mixture Model for spatial time series data. The method is presented as an alternative
and complement to Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis. The resulting weights, associating time
points with component distributions, are used to distinguish
physical regimes. The method is applied to equatorial Pacific
sea surface temperature data from the TAO/TRITON mooring
time series. Effectively, the EM algorithm partitions the
time series into El Nino, La Nina and normal conditions. The
EM method leads to a clearer interpretation of the variability
associated with each regime than the basic EOF analysis.
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