Parameter estimation for computationally intensive nonlinear regression with an application to climate modeling

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dc.creatorDrignei, Dorin
dc.creatorForest, Chris E.
dc.creatorNychka, Doug
dc.date2009-01-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:33:44Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:33:44Z
dc.descriptionNonlinear regression is a useful statistical tool, relating observed data and a nonlinear function of unknown parameters. When the parameter-dependent nonlinear function is computationally intensive, a straightforward regression analysis by maximum likelihood is not feasible. The method presented in this paper proposes to construct a faster running surrogate for such a computationally intensive nonlinear function, and to use it in a related nonlinear statistical model that accounts for the uncertainty associated with this surrogate. A pivotal quantity in the Earth's climate system is the climate sensitivity: the change in global temperature due to doubling of atmospheric $\mathrm{CO}_2$ concentrations. This, along with other climate parameters, are estimated by applying the statistical method developed in this paper, where the computationally intensive nonlinear function is the MIT 2D climate model.
dc.descriptionPublished in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/08-AOAS210 the Annals of Applied Statistics (http://www.imstat.org/aoas/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0901.3665
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0901.3665
dc.identifierAnnals of Applied Statistics 2008, Vol. 2, No. 4, 1217-1230
dc.identifierdoi:10.1214/08-AOAS210
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/217230
dc.subjectApplications
dc.titleParameter estimation for computationally intensive nonlinear regression with an application to climate modeling
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