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Damian et al. 2003
Damian, D., Sampson, P.D. and Guttorp, P. (2003). Variance modeling for nonstationary spatial processes with temporal replications. Journal of Geophysical Research 108: doi: 10.1029/2002JD002864. issn: 0148-0227.

We have previously formulated a Bayesian approach to the Sampson and Guttorp model for the nonstationary correlation function r(x, x') of a Gaussian spatial process <Damian et al., 2001>. This model assumes that the nonstationarity can be encoded through a bijective space deformation, f, that defines a new coordinate system in which the spatial correlation function can be considered isotropic, namely r(x, x') = ρ(∥f(x) - f(x')∥), where ρ belongs to a known parametric family. We extend this model to incorporate spatial heterogeneity in site-specific temporal variances. In our Bayesian framework the variances are considered (hidden) realizations of another spatial process, which we model as log-Gaussian, with correlation structure expressed in terms of the same spatial deformation function underlying that of the observed process. We demonstrate the method in simulations and in an application.

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Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Precipitation, General or Miscellaneous, New fields (not classifiable under other headings), General or Miscellaneous, Techniques applicable in three or more fields
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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