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Keywords

  • change point analysis
  • Bayesian statistics
  • homogenization

Index Terms

  • Mathematical Geophysics: Time series analysis
  • Atmospheric Processes: Climate change and variability
  • Hydrology: Precipitation
  • Computational Geophysics: Data analysis: algorithms and implementation

Abstract

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, VOL. 45, W10444, 14 PP., 2009
doi:10.1029/2008WR007689

Bayesian multiple change points and segmentation: Application to homogenization of climatic series

A. Hannart

Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat: Expérimentations et Approches Numériques, IPSL, CNRS, Paris, France

P. Naveau

Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, IPSL, CEA, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

In this paper, we describe a new multiple change point detection technique based on segmenting the time series under study into subsequences. These segments correspond to the episodes that are likely to contain a unique jump. They are found by applying Bayesian decision theory through the minimization of simple cost functions. All calculations can be performed explicitly, without falling back on Markov chain Monte Carlo methods and resulting in particularly light implementation. Through prior distributions derived from a stochastic renewal process description of jump occurrences, expert knowledge of jump amplitude and return period is also introduced in our decision process. Comparison to several multiple change point methods on simulated series lead to similar or better performance, achieved at lower computational cost.

Received 29 December 2008; accepted 17 July 2009; published 30 October 2009.

Citation: Hannart, A., and P. Naveau (2009), Bayesian multiple change points and segmentation: Application to homogenization of climatic series, Water Resour. Res., 45, W10444, doi:10.1029/2008WR007689.

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