Variational Inference in Stochastic Dynamic Environmental Models
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Dan Cornford, Manfred Opper, John Shawe-Taylor, Ian Roulstone, Peter Clark 1 NCRG, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET 2 ISIS, Computer Science, Southampton University, Southampton SO17 1BJ 3 Dept. of Maths and Statistics, School of Electronics and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH. 4 Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology, Met Office, Reading RG6 6BB.
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