-
-For information on how to use dream, please run in R:
-
help("dreamCalibrate") - to calibrate a function using dream
-
help("dream") - for low-level interface
-
demo(example1) - Fitting a banana shaped distribution
-
demo(example2) - Fitting an n-dimensional Gaussian distribution
-
demo(FME.nonlinear.model) - Calibrating the non-linear model shown
- in the FME package vignette
-
demo(FME.nonlinear.model_parallelisation) - Example of parallelisation using the SNOW package
-
demo(parallelisation_chain_id) - Example of parallelisation when DREAM calls an external model using batch files in separate folders.
-
-
-To cite the DREAM algorithm please use:
-
-
- Vrugt, J. A., ter Braak, C. J. F., Diks, C. G. H., Robinson, B. A.,
- Hyman, J. M., Higdon, D., 2009. Accelerating Markov chain Monte Carlo
- simulation by differential evolution with self-adaptive randomized
- subspace sampling. International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences
- and Numerical Simulation 10 (3), 273-290. DOI: 10.1515/IJNSNS.2009.10.3.273
-
-
-To cite the dream package, please use:
- Joseph Guillaume and Felix Andrews (2012). dream: DiffeRential
- Evolution Adaptive Metropolis. R package version 0.4-2. URL
- http://CRAN.R-project.org/package=dream
-
-
-For additional information on the algorithm also see:
-
- Vrugt, J. A., ter Braak, C. J. F., Gupta, H. V., Robinson, B. A.,
- 2009. Equifinality of formal (DREAM) and informal (GLUE) Bayesian
- approaches in hydrologic modeling?
- Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 23 (7), 1011--1026.
- DOI: 10.1007/s00477-008-0274-y
-
-This implementation of DREAM has been tested against the original Matlab implementation. See example1.R and example2.R
-
-Please note that the dream_zs and dream_d algorithms may be superior in your circumstances. These are not implemented in this package. Please read the following references for details:
-
-
-Vrugt, J. A. and Ter Braak, C. J. F. (2011) DREAM(D): an adaptive Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation algorithm to solve discrete, noncontinuous, and combinatorial posterior parameter estimation problems, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 15, 3701-3713, DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-3701-2011
-
-
-ter Braak, C. and J. Vrugt (2008). Differential Evolution Markov Chain
-with snooker updater and fewer chains. Statistics and Computing 18(4): 435-446 DOI: 10.1007/s11222-008-9104-9
-
-
-Laloy,E., and J.A. Vrugt. 2012. High-dimensional posterior exploration
-of hydrologic models using multiple-try DREAM(ZS) and high-performance
-computing. Water Resources Research, 48, W0156. DOI 10.1029/2011WR010608
-
+
+For information on how to use dream, please run in R:
+
help("dreamCalibrate") - to calibrate a function using dream
+
help("dream") - for low-level interface
+
demo(example1) - Fitting a banana shaped distribution
+
demo(example2) - Fitting an n-dimensional Gaussian distribution
+
demo(FME.nonlinear.model) - Calibrating the non-linear model shown
+ in the FME package vignette
+
demo(FME.nonlinear.model_parallelisation) - Example of parallelisation using the SNOW package
+
demo(parallelisation_chain_id) - Example of parallelisation when DREAM calls an external model using batch files in separate folders.
+
+
+To cite the DREAM algorithm please use:
+
+
+ Vrugt, J. A., ter Braak, C. J. F., Diks, C. G. H., Robinson, B. A.,
+ Hyman, J. M., Higdon, D., 2009. Accelerating Markov chain Monte Carlo
+ simulation by differential evolution with self-adaptive randomized
+ subspace sampling. International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences
+ and Numerical Simulation 10 (3), 273-290. DOI: 10.1515/IJNSNS.2009.10.3.273
+
+
+To cite the dream package, please use:
+ Joseph Guillaume and Felix Andrews (2012). dream: DiffeRential
+ Evolution Adaptive Metropolis. R package version 0.4-2. URL
+ http://CRAN.R-project.org/package=dream
+
+
+For additional information on the algorithm also see:
+
+ Vrugt, J. A., ter Braak, C. J. F., Gupta, H. V., Robinson, B. A.,
+ 2009. Equifinality of formal (DREAM) and informal (GLUE) Bayesian
+ approaches in hydrologic modeling?
+ Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 23 (7), 1011--1026.
+ DOI: 10.1007/s00477-008-0274-y
+
+
+An example of parallelisation of DREAM for the SWAT model (ZIP file) can be downloaded. Thanks to John Joseph for this contribution. This example is documented in the publication:
+ Joseph, J.F., J.H.A. Guillaume (2013) Using a parallelized MCMC algorithm in R to identify appropriate likelihood functions for SWAT, Environmental Modelling & Software, 46, pp 292-298, DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.03.012.
+
+
+
+
+This implementation of DREAM has been tested against the original Matlab implementation. See example1.R and example2.R
+
+Please note that the dream_zs and dream_d algorithms may be superior in your circumstances. These are not implemented in this package. Please read the following references for details:
+
+
+Vrugt, J. A. and Ter Braak, C. J. F. (2011) DREAM(D): an adaptive Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation algorithm to solve discrete, noncontinuous, and combinatorial posterior parameter estimation problems, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 15, 3701-3713, DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-3701-2011
+
+
+ter Braak, C. and J. Vrugt (2008). Differential Evolution Markov Chain
+with snooker updater and fewer chains. Statistics and Computing 18(4): 435-446 DOI: 10.1007/s11222-008-9104-9
+
+
+Laloy,E., and J.A. Vrugt. 2012. High-dimensional posterior exploration
+of hydrologic models using multiple-try DREAM(ZS) and high-performance
+computing. Water Resources Research, 48, W0156. DOI 10.1029/2011WR010608
+