Thermospheric mass density: A review

JT Emmert - Advances in Space Research, 2015 - Elsevier
The mass density of Earth's thermosphere (∼ 90–600 km altitude) is a critical parameter for
low Earth orbit prediction because of the atmospheric drag on satellites in this region. In this …

[图书][B] Surrogates: Gaussian process modeling, design, and optimization for the applied sciences

RB Gramacy - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Computer simulation experiments are essential to modern scientific discovery, whether that
be in physics, chemistry, biology, epidemiology, ecology, engineering, etc. Surrogates are …

[HTML][HTML] Satellite drag coefficient modeling for thermosphere science and mission operations

PM Mehta, SN Paul, NH Crisp, PL Sheridan… - Advances in Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
Satellite drag modeling remains the largest source of uncertainty affecting space operations
in low Earth orbit. The uncertainty stems from inaccurate models for mass density and drag …

Active learning for deep Gaussian process surrogates

A Sauer, RB Gramacy, D Higdon - Technometrics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Deep Gaussian processes (DGPs) are increasingly popular as predictive models in
machine learning for their nonstationary flexibility and ability to cope with abrupt regime …

New density estimates derived using accelerometers on board the CHAMP and GRACE satellites

PM Mehta, AC Walker, EK Sutton… - Space Weather, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric mass density estimates derived from accelerometers onboard satellites such as
CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) and Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment …

Vecchia-approximated deep Gaussian processes for computer experiments

A Sauer, A Cooper, RB Gramacy - Journal of Computational and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Deep Gaussian processes (DGPs) upgrade ordinary GPs through functional
composition, in which intermediate GP layers warp the original inputs, providing flexibility to …

A methodology for reduced order modeling and calibration of the upper atmosphere

PM Mehta, R Linares - Space Weather, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric drag is the largest source of uncertainty in accurately predicting the orbit of
satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Accurately predicting drag for objects that traverse LEO is …

Scaled Vecchia approximation for fast computer-model emulation

M Katzfuss, J Guinness, E Lawrence - SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty …, 2022 - SIAM
Many scientific phenomena are studied using computer experiments consisting of multiple
runs of a computer model while varying the input settings. Gaussian processes (GPs) are a …

Non-stationary Gaussian process surrogates

A Sauer, A Cooper, RB Gramacy - arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.19242, 2023 - arxiv.org
We provide a survey of non-stationary surrogate models which utilize Gaussian processes
(GPs) or variations thereof, including non-stationary kernel adaptations, partition and local …

Generative ai for bayesian computation

NG Polson, V Sokolov - arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.14972, 2023 - arxiv.org
Bayesian Generative AI (BayesGen-AI) methods are developed and applied to Bayesian
computation. BayesGen-AI reconstructs the posterior distribution by directly modeling the …