Computational statistics in climatology / Ilya Polyak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Polyak, Ilya.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatology--Statistical methods.

Climatology.

Meteorology--Statistical methods.

Meteorology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Scientific descriptions of the climate have traditionally been based on the study of average meteorological values taken from different positions around the world. In recent years however it has become apparent that these averages should be considered with other statstics that ultimately characterise spatial and temporal variability. This book is designed to meet that need. It is based on a course in computational statistics taught by the author that arose from a variety of projects on the design and development of software for the study of climate change, using statistics and methods of random functions.

Contents:

Contents; 1. DIGITAL FILTERS; 2. AVERAGING AND SIMPLE MODELS; 3. RANDOM PROCESSES AND FIELDS; 4. VARIABILITY OF ARMA PROCESSES; 5. MULTIVARIATE AR PROCESSES; 6. HISTORICAL RECORDS; 7. THE GCM VALIDATION; 8. SECOND MOMENTS OF RAIN; References; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-354) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-756093-8

1-280-52834-6

9786610528349

0-19-535663-2

1-4294-0645-3

OCLC:

251538245