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254 Tue, 8/5/08, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-703
The SAMSI Program on Risk Analysis, Extreme Events, and Decision Theory - Topic Contributed - Papers
Section on Risk Analysis
Organizer(s): Richard L. Smith, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair(s): Nell Sedransk, National Institute of Statistical Sciences
    10:35 AM   Extreme Co-Movements and Extreme Impacts in High-Frequency Data in Finance — Zhengjun Zhang, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    10:55 AM   Modelling Multivariate Extreme Dependence — Xiao Qin, Beihang University/University of North Carolina; Richard L. Smith, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ruoen Ren, Beihang University
    11:15 AM   Multivariate Analyses of Extremes — Luis R. Pericchi, University of Puerto Rico; Beatriz Mendes, Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro; Scott Sisson, University New South Wales; Abel Rodriguez, University of California, Santa Clara
    11:35 AM   Downscaling Extremes: A Comparison of Extreme Value Distributions in Point-Source and Gridded Precipitation Data — Elizabeth C. Shamseldin, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Richard L. Smith, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Stephan Sain, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Dan Cooley, Colorado State University; Linda O. Mearns, National Center for Atmospheric Research
    11:55 AM   Hurricanes and Global Warming — Richard L. Smith, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Evangelos Evangelou, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Gabriel A. Vecchi, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory; Thomas R. Knutson, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
     12:15 PM   Floor Discussion
 

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