Publications Abstracts

Publications Abstracts
Author: Environmental Research Laboratories (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1990
Genre: Environmental policy
ISBN:

Statistical Analysis in Climate Research

Statistical Analysis in Climate Research
Author: Hans von Storch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 979
Release: 2002-02-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139425099

Climatology is, to a large degree, the study of the statistics of our climate. The powerful tools of mathematical statistics therefore find wide application in climatological research. The purpose of this book is to help the climatologist understand the basic precepts of the statistician's art and to provide some of the background needed to apply statistical methodology correctly and usefully. The book is self contained: introductory material, standard advanced techniques, and the specialised techniques used specifically by climatologists are all contained within this one source. There are a wealth of real-world examples drawn from the climate literature to demonstrate the need, power and pitfalls of statistical analysis in climate research. Suitable for graduate courses on statistics for climatic, atmospheric and oceanic science, this book will also be valuable as a reference source for researchers in climatology, meteorology, atmospheric science, and oceanography.