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Zustand: New. 2011. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 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. Editor(s): Jolliffe, Ian T.; Stephenson, David B. Num Pages: 292 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 195 x 22. Weight in Grams: 766. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. 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 researc.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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 SoftwareCover 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).