Forecast Verification: A Practitioner's Guide in Atmospheric Science
- ISBN-10
- 0470864419
- ISBN-13
- 9780470864418
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 257
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-08-01
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Authors
- Ian T. Jolliffe, David B. Stephenson
Description
This handy reference introduces the subject of forecastverification and provides a review of the basic concepts,discussing different types of data that may be forecast. Each chapter covers a different type of predicted quantity(predictand), then looks at some of the relationships betweeneconomic value and skill scores, before moving on to review the keyconcepts and summarise aspects of forecast verification thatreceive the most attention in other disciplines. The book concludes with a discussion on the most importanttopics in the field that are the subject of current research orthat would benefit from future research. An easy to read guide of current techniques with real life casestudies An up-to-date and practical introduction to the differenttechniques and an examination of their strengths andweaknesses Practical advice given by some of the world?s leadingforecasting experts Case studies and illustrations of actual verification and itsinterpretation Comprehensive glossary and consistent statistical andmathematical definition of commonly used terms
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