{"product_id":"9780470660713","title":"Forecast Verification A Practitioner's Guide in Atmospheric Science","description":"\u003ch1\u003eForecast Verification\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Practitioner's Guide in Atmospheric Science\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIan T. Jolliffe | David B. Stephenson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Earth Sciences \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eForecast Verification: A Practioner's Guide in Atmospheric Science, 2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003eReviews of first edition:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book will provide a good reference, and I recommend it especially for developers and evaluators of statistical forecast systems.\" (\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the American Meteorological Society\u003c\/i\u003e; April 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...a good mixture of theory and practical applications...well organized and clearly written...\" (\u003ci\u003eRoyal Statistical Society\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol.168, No.1, January 2005)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW to the second edition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompletely updated chapter on the \u003cb\u003eVerification of Spatial Forecasts\u003c\/b\u003e taking account of the wealth of new research in the area\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew separate chapters on \u003cb\u003eProbability Forecasts\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eEnsemble Forecasts\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes new chapter on \u003cb\u003eForecasts of Extreme Events and Warnings\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes new chapter on \u003cb\u003eSeasonal and Climate Forecasts\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes new \u003cb\u003eAppendix on Verification Software\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eCover 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, \u003ci\u003eOn the visualisation, verification and recalibration of ternary probabilistic forecasts\u003c\/i\u003e, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. (in press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIan T. Jolliff e and David B. Stephenson, \u003ci\u003eboth at the University of Exeter, UK\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 January 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470660713\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315278606476,"sku":"9780470660713","price":112.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470660713.jpg?v=1780170116","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470660713","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}