Statistical analysis in climate research / Hans von Storch and Francis W. Zwiers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Storch, H. v. (Hans von), 1949- author.

Zwiers, Francis W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatology--Statistical methods.

Climatology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 484 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part I Fundamentals; Part II Confirmation and Analysis; Part III Fitting Statistical Models; Part IV Time Series; Part V Eigen Techniques; Part VI Other Topics; Part VII Appendices; References; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-468) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-08444-X

1-107-11213-3

1-280-41670-X

0-511-05277-4

0-521-45071-3

0-511-15119-5

9786610416707

0-511-61233-8

0-511-32322-0

0-511-17243-5

OCLC:

475916103