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A Bayesian approach to state and parameter estimation in a Phytoplankton-Zooplankton model

E. Jones, J. Parslow and L.M. Murray

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Complex marine biogeochemical (BGC) models are now being used to inform management decisions at a variety of scales, from local coastal management issues through to the global effects of climate change. A majority of BGC models are still deterministic in nature with model tuning and calibration performed in a heuristic manner. This method does not allow for a quantitative estimate of model or parameter uncertainty. If these models are reformulated in a physical-statistical framework, using a stochastic process model, formal state and parameter estimation routines can be implemented, yielding quantitative estimates of model uncertainty. We have performed twin experiments using an idealised stochastic-dynamic non-linear phytoplankton-zooplankton model to trial two Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) Algorithms. The first uses a Particle Filter (PF) with a Metropolis-Hastings (MH) update step for state-estimation embedded within a MH MCMC for hyper-parameter estimation; we have named this approach MH-PF-MH. The second approach uses Gibbs sampling for state estimation and MH MCMC over hyper-parameters; referred to as MH-Gibbs. Both algorithms performed well in the twin-experiments, allowing both state and parameter estimation. The hybrid MH-Gibbs is more efficient than the MH-PF-MH algorithm, forming a reliable posterior sample with up to 99.9% fewer model trajectories. However, the MH-PF-MH algorithm is expected to be more flexible in its implementation.

E. Jones, J. Parslow and L.M. Murray (2010). A Bayesian approach to state and parameter estimation in a Phytoplankton-Zooplankton model. Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal. 59:7--16.

E. Jones, J. Parslow and L.M. Murray (2010). <a href="https://indii.org/research/a-bayesian-approach-to-state-and-parameter-estimation-in-a-phytoplankton-zooplankton-model/">A Bayesian approach to state and parameter estimation in a Phytoplankton-Zooplankton model</a>. <em>Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal</em>. <strong>59</strong>:7--16.

@Article{Jones2010,
  title = {A {B}ayesian approach to state and parameter estimation in a Phytoplankton-Zooplankton model},
  author = {Emlyn Jones and John Parslow and Lawrence M. Murray},
  journal = {Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal},
  year = {2010},
  volume = {59},
  pages = {7--16},
  url = {http://www.bom.gov.au/amm/docs/2010/jones_hres.pdf}
}
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