Statistical Uncertainty Estimation Using Random Forests and Its Application to Drought Forecast

Drought is part of natural climate variability and ranks the first natural disaster in the world. Drought forecasting plays an important role in mitigating impacts on agriculture and water resources. In this study, a drought forecast model based on the random forest method is proposed to predict the...

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Main Authors: Junfei Chen, Ming Li, Weiguang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/915053