The benefits and challenges of predictive interval forecasts and verification graphics for end users

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-147

  Joslyn, Susan ^a   Nemec, Lou ^b   Savelli, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DATA; GRAPHICAL METHOD; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84879009195     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WCAS-D-12-00007.1     Document Type: Article

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