Deformed SPDE models with an application to spatial modeling of significant wave height
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2021

A non-stationary Gaussian random field model is developed based on a combination of the stochastic partial differential equation (SPDE) approach and the classical deformation method. With the deformation method, a stationary field is defined on a domain which is deformed so that the field becomes non-stationary. We show that if the stationary field is a Matérn field defined as a solution to a fractional SPDE, the resulting non-stationary model can be represented as the solution to another fractional SPDE on the deformed domain. By defining the model in this way, the computational advantages of the SPDE approach can be combined with the deformation method's more intuitive parameterization of non-stationarity. In particular it allows for independent control over the non-stationary practical correlation range and the variance, which has not been possible with previously proposed non-stationary SPDE models. The model is tested on spatial data of significant wave height, a characteristic of ocean surface conditions which is important when estimating the wear and risks associated with a planned journey of a ship. The model parameters are estimated to data from the north Atlantic using a maximum likelihood approach. The fitted model is used to compute wave height exceedance probabilities and the distribution of accumulated fatigue damage for ships traveling a popular shipping route. The model results agree well with the data, indicating that the model could be used for route optimization in naval logistics.

Gaussian random field

Significant wave height

Non-stationary

SPDE-approach

Rice's method

Deformation

Författare

Anders Hildeman

Göteborgs universitet

Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Mikrovågs- och optisk fjärranalys

Chalmers, Matematiska vetenskaper

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

David Bolin

Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Mikrovågs- och optisk fjärranalys

Göteborgs universitet

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Chalmers, Matematiska vetenskaper, Tillämpad matematik och statistik

Igor Rychlik

Göteborgs universitet

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Mikrovågs- och optisk fjärranalys

Chalmers, Matematiska vetenskaper

Spatial Statistics

2211-6753 (ISSN)

Vol. 42 100449

Ämneskategorier

Teknisk mekanik

Beräkningsmatematik

Sannolikhetsteori och statistik

DOI

10.1016/j.spasta.2020.100449

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