{"product_id":"forecast-verification-a-practioners-ian-t-jolliffe-9780470660713","title":"Forecast Verification - A Practioner's Guide inAtmospheric Science 2e","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian T. Jolliffe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470660716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470660713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 7.60w x 0.80d","brand":"Ian T. Jolliffe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43919863087359,"sku":"9780470660713","price":128.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e9790204-1533-4053-9045-34c7e37e0f57.jpg?v=1680812323","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forecast-verification-a-practioners-ian-t-jolliffe-9780470660713","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}