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EPSRC Reference: EP/Y031229/1
Title: GEOBEx: Geostatistical Binary Models For Extremes
Principal Investigator: Castro-Camilo, Dr D
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Department: School of Mathematics & Statistics
Organisation: University of Glasgow
Scheme: Standard Research - NR1
Starts: 04 March 2024 Ends: 03 March 2025 Value (£): 38,695
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Statistics & Appl. Probability
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Environment
Related Grants:
EP/Y031954/1
Panel History:
Panel DatePanel NameOutcome
20 Nov 2023 EPSRC Mathematical Sciences Small Grants and Prioritisation Panel November 2023 Announced
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Assessing risks in environmental problems, such as contamination, heatwaves, temperature, and floods, is of utmost importance for biodiversity and human health. In many cases, this need for risk assessment can be easily translated into a ``yes" or ``no" problem. For example, by answering the question: does a specific pollutant, such as PM10, exceed a high threshold?

For these cases, a class of mathematical models called geostatistical binary models can help us answer many questions regarding the environmental index we are observing, and they can also help us predict the occurrence of high index values in places where we do not observe it.

However, fitting these models can be difficult since we usually have an imbalanced quantity of ``yes" and ``no", which limits the amount of information.

This project studies the levels of a specific pollutant (PM10) in Mexico City. The goal is to develop a new framework that combines innovative statistical models and efficient Bayesian analysis methods based on extreme-value theory. This framework aims to accurately estimate and predict the probability of rare, binary extreme events in specific regions over time.

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