Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information:

A Workshop Summary

Status: Available Now

Size: 68 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:2003

Print	List Price	Your Price

PAPERBACK ISBN-10: 0-309-09023-7 ISBN-13: 978-0-309-09023-0	$26.00	$23.40	Add to Cart

PDF

Authors:
Elbert W. Friday, Jr., Rapporteur, National Research Council
Authoring Organizations

Description:
The report explores how best to communicate weather and climate information by presenting five case studies, selected to illustrate a range of time scales and issues, from the forecasting of weather events, to providing seasonal outlooks, to projecting climate change. ...
Read More

Paste into your Web page:

<!-- Start NAP Book Display -->
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="175" height="250" id="napbookwrapper" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" />
<param name="movie" value="http://www.nap.edu/napbookwrapper.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<param name="flashvars" value="wid=38107191942009112264611&record_id=10597" />
<embed src="http://www.nap.edu/napbookwrapper.swf" quality="high" flashvars="wid=38107191942009112264611&record_id=10597" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="175" height="250" name="napbookwrapper" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>
</object>

Preview

Free Resources

Full Text
Jump to this book's table of contents to begin reading online for free.

Web Search Builder
Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web.

Reference Finder
Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic.

Sample PDF
Try before you buy. Download this sample PDF file to examine the quality of our PDF files and chapters.

Reprint Permission
Request permission to license or reprint the book's content through Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink.

Request Permission to Distribute a PDF

Request Translation Rights

Questions About Rights and Permissions?

Table of Contents
Select a link below to start reading online free!
Front Matter	i-xii
1. Background	1-4	(skim)
2. Case Studies	5-38	(skim)
3. Lessons Learned from the Case Studies	39-42	(skim)
References	43-44	(skim)
Acronyms and Abbreviations	45-46	(skim)
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda	47-50	(skim)
Appendix B: Workshop Participants	51-52	(skim)
Appendix C: Weather Event Timelines	53-56	(skim)

Description

The report explores how best to communicate weather and climate information by presenting five case studies, selected to illustrate a range of time scales and issues, from the forecasting of weather events, to providing seasonal outlooks, to projecting climate change.

Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information:

A Workshop Summary

Description

Authoring Organizations

Search This Book

SIGN UP FOR...