Statistics and Data Visualization in Climate Science with R and Python - Hardcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Samuel S. P. Shen is Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University, and Visiting Research Mathematician at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. Formerly, he was McCalla Professor of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta, Canada, and President of the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society. He has held visiting positions at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the NOAA Climate Prediction Center, and the University of Tokyo. Shen holds a B.Sc. degree in Engineering Mechanics and a Ph.D. degree in Applied Mathematics.

Gerald R. North is University Distinguished Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Department of Atmospheric Science at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on modern and paleo-climate analysis, satellite remote sensing, climate and hydrology modeling, and statistical methods in atmospheric science. He is an elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society. He has received several awards including the Harold J. Haynes Endowed Chair in Geosciences of Texas A&M University, the Jules G. Charney medal from the American Meteorological Society, and the Scientific Achievement medal from NASA. North holds both B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics.