An experiment to measure the value of statistical probability forecasts for airports

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 928-935

  Keith, Ross ^a,c   Leyton, Stephen M ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT LANDING; AVIATION; DECISION MAKING; OPERATING COSTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ADVERSE LANDING; OPTIMAL DECISION PROBABILITY THRESHOLD; PROBABILISTIC FORECAST;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIRPORT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WARNING SYSTEM; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849119660     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF988.1     Document Type: Article

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