Extremes in Nature An Approach Using Copulas /

• Main Authors: Salvadori, Gianfausto (Author), Michele, Carlo De (Author), Kottegoda, Nathabandu T. (Author), Rosso, Renzo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Water Science and Technology Library, 56
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Statistics.; Earth Sciences.; Earth Sciences, general.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Applications of Mathematics.; Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance.

The study of the statistics of extreme events is an essential first step in the mitigation of natural catastrophies, that often cause severe economic losses worldwide. This book is about the theoretical and practical aspects of the statistics of Extreme Events in Nature. Most importantly, this is th...

Table of Contents:

• Univariate Extreme Value theory
• Multivariate Extreme Value theory
• Bivariate Analysis Via Copulas
• Multivariate Analysis Via Copulas
• Extreme Value Analysis Via Copulas.