Thin film models with constant source: model selection in a stochastic setting

Abstract

Dunn and Tichenor [Atmospheric Environment, 22:885--894, 1988] proposed a class of differential equation models to describe the phenomenon of transient sink behaviour for organic emissions exhibited by interior surface films in state-of-the-art emission test chambers. The proposed model selection scheme embeds the derived models within a class of stochastic differential equations. The quality of model fit varies inversely with the strength of the stochastic forcing term; that is, if the model is adequate the stochastic forcing term should be small. Data from a particular application where the source can be considered to be constant demonstrates the approach. The approach can be applied to any phenomenon that is modelled by a class of linear differential equations where different models are embedded within a full model. References

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