Statistics for Spatio-Temporal Data

“It is a wonderful place to begin studying spatio-temporal processes.”  (Mathematical Reviews Clippings, 1 January 2013)

“Overall, I believe this academic monograph would be an excellent reference book for researchers and graduate students who are interested in a systematic and indepth understanding of statistical approaches to spatio-temporal data analysis and modeling.”  (Journal of the American Statistical Association, 15 March 2013)

"Better than any other reference now available, Cressie and Wikle bridge the gap between applied science and modern inference.  This book is a must for any environmental scientist or engineer engaged in modeling and computation." - James S. Clark, H.L. Blomquist Professor of Environment, Duke University

"The future lies at the intersection of a question in science or engineering, a process-based model intended to elucidate the question, and the statistical analysis of data to give us an idea of whether or not the model has done the job. This is what I call 'modeling the process, not just the data.' Cressie and Wikle have provided a guidebook that will broadly appeal to the scientific community - from statistical neophytes to experts - and which will stand the test of time." - Marc Mangel, Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, University of California Santa Cruz

"This book, written by two of the world's leading experts on modeling environmental spatio-temporal processes, is a worthy successor to Cressie's earlier classic on spatial statistics. Particularly noteable is its extensive coverage not found in any other book in statistical science, of hierarchical dynamic process modeling, a new frontier at the interface between the physical and statistical sciences. It takes us there with a most-justified excursion into the world of methods such as the extended Kalman filter, sequential importance sampling, and INLA, that address the computational issues confronted at that frontier. This comprehensive, very readable treatment of hot areas of modern research and applications, is written with great clarity and insight. That and its coverage of a broad range of applications, will make it an essential and long-lived reference for statistical as well as non-statistical scientists alike." - Jim Zidek, Professor Emeritus and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, University of British Columbia

"This book is by far the most comprehensive treatment available on the statistics of spatio-temporal processes and will surely become a standard reference in the field. After extensive surveys of time series analysis and traditional spatial statistics, the authors develop spatio-temporal analysis through a series of chapters covering empirical and exploratory methods, followed by probability models for spatio-temporal processes, and then three chapters on the hierarchical dynamical approach which has been at the core of their own contributions since the late 1990s. Throughout the book, they develop the methods through detailed descriptions of computational algorithms, leading up to a final chapter that discusses in-depth applications to predicting sea-surface temperatures and wind speeds, remote-sensing measures of atmospheric particles, and bird migration. Every researcher involved in the analysis of large-scale environmental datasets should own a copy of this book." - Richard L. Smith, Distinguished Professor of Statistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Director, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI)

"Better than any other reference now available, Cressie and Wikle bridge the gap between applied science and modern inference. This book is a must for any environmental scientist or engineer engaged in modeling and computation."
—James S. Clark, H.L. Blomquist Professor of Environment, Duke University

"The future lies at the intersection of a question in science or engineering, a process-based model intended to elucidate the question, and the statistical analysis of data to give us an idea of whether or not the model has done the job. This is what I call 'modeling the process, not just the data.' Cressie and Wikle have provided a guidebook that will broadly appeal to the scientific community - from statistical neophytes to experts - and which will stand the test of time."
—Marc Mangel, Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, University of California Santa Cruz

"This book, written by two of the world's leading experts on modeling environmental spatio-temporal processes, is a worthy successor to Cressie's earlier classic on spatial statistics. Particularly noteable is its extensive coverage not found in any other book in statistical science, of hierarchical dynamic process modeling, a new frontier at the interface between the physical and statistical sciences. It takes us there with a most-justified excursion into the world of methods such as the extended Kalman filter, sequential importance sampling, and INLA, that address the computational issues confronted at that frontier. This comprehensive, very readable treatment of hot areas of modern research and applications, is written with great clarity and insight. That and its coverage of a broad range of applications, will make it an essential and long-lived reference for statistical as well as non-statistical scientists alike."
—Jim Zidek, Professor Emeritus and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, University of British Columbia

"This book is by far the most comprehensive treatment available on the statistics of spatio-temporal processes and will surely become a standard reference in the field. After extensive surveys of time series analysis and traditional spatial statistics, the authors develop spatio-temporal analysis through a series of chapters covering empirical and exploratory methods, followed by probability models for spatio-temporal processes, and then three chapters on the hierarchical dynamical approach which has been at the core of their own contributions since the late 1990s. Throughout the book, they develop the methods through detailed descriptions of computational algorithms, leading up to a final chapter that discusses in-depth applications to predicting sea-surface temperatures and wind speeds, remote-sensing measures of atmospheric particles, and bird migration. Every researcher involved in the analysis of large-scale environmental datasets should own a copy of this book."
—Richard L. Smith, Distinguished Professor of Statistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Director, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI)