Forecast Verification: A Practioner’s Guide in Atmospheric Science, 2nd Edition provides an indispensible guide to this area of active research by combining depth of information with a range of topics to appeal both to professional practitioners and researchers and postgraduates. The editors have succeeded in presenting chapters by a variety of the leading experts in the field while still retaining a cohesive and highly accessible style. The book balances explanations of concepts with clear and useful discussion of the main application areas.
Reviews of first edition:
‘This book will provide a good reference, and I recommend it especially for developers and evaluators of statistical forecast systems.’ (Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; April 2004)
‘…a good mixture of theory and practical applications…well organized and clearly written…’ (Royal Statistical Society, Vol.168, No.1, January 2005)
NEW to the second edition:
* Completely updated chapter on the Verification of Spatial Forecasts taking account of the wealth of new research in the area
* New separate chapters on Probability Forecasts and Ensemble Forecasts
* Includes new chapter on Forecasts of Extreme Events and Warnings
* Includes new chapter on Seasonal and Climate Forecasts
* Includes new Appendix on Verification Software
Cover image credit: The triangle of barplots shows a novel use of colour for visualizing probability forecasts of ternary categories – see Fig 6b of Jupp et al. 2011, On the visualisation, verification and recalibration of ternary probabilistic forecasts, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. (in press).
Reviews of first edition:
‘This book will provide a good reference, and I recommend it especially for developers and evaluators of statistical forecast systems.’ (Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; April 2004)
‘…a good mixture of theory and practical applications…well organized and clearly written…’ (Royal Statistical Society, Vol.168, No.1, January 2005)
NEW to the second edition:
* Completely updated chapter on the Verification of Spatial Forecasts taking account of the wealth of new research in the area
* New separate chapters on Probability Forecasts and Ensemble Forecasts
* Includes new chapter on Forecasts of Extreme Events and Warnings
* Includes new chapter on Seasonal and Climate Forecasts
* Includes new Appendix on Verification Software
Cover image credit: The triangle of barplots shows a novel use of colour for visualizing probability forecasts of ternary categories – see Fig 6b of Jupp et al. 2011, On the visualisation, verification and recalibration of ternary probabilistic forecasts, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. (in press).
About the author
EditorsIan T. Jolliff e and David B. Stephenson, both at the University of Exeter, UK
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 288 ● ISBN 9781119961079 ● File size 6.8 MB ● Editor Ian T. Jolliffe & David B. Stephenson ● Publisher John Wiley & Sons ● Published 2012 ● Edition 2 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2357840 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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