Fairplay in the verification of operational quantitative precipitation forecasts

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 288, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 225-236

  Gober M ^a,c   Wilson, C A ^a   Milton, S F ^a   Stephenson, D B ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; Extreme events; Quantitative precipitation forecast; Skill; Verification

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BASE RATE; ODDS RATIO BENEFIT (ORB);

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; EXTREME EVENT; FORECASTING METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 6444241139     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.11.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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