Research Article

Convergence of Extreme Value Statistics in a Two-Layer Quasi-Geostrophic Atmospheric Model

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GEV and GP shape parameter as well as bias and precision estimates in the case of the average mid-latitude observable, for K. (a) GEV and (c) GP shape parameters as functions of block size and exceedance ratio, respectively. The circle markers indicate shape parameter values for which the value of the KS-test is above 0.05. The grey, horizontal line illustrates the theoretical shape parameter of −0.002. The error bars show the 95% confidence intervals of the MLE. ((b) and (d)) Estimates of the bias (dot markers) and precision (star markers) of the shape parameter.
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