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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960899503321

Titolo

Communicating uncertainties in weather and climate information : a workshop summary / / Elbert W. Friday, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : The National Academies Press, 2003

ISBN

0-309-16860-0

1-280-18316-0

9780309513669

9786610183166

0-309-51366-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (69 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FridayElbert W

Disciplina

551.63

Soggetti

Meteorology

Climatology

Weather forecasting

Climatic changes - Forecasting

Risk communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Preface; Acknowledgment of Reviewers; Contents; 1 Background; 2 Case Studies; 3 Lessons Learned from the Case Studies; References; Acronyms and Abbreviations; APPENDIX A Workshop Agenda; APPENDIX B Workshop Participants; APPENDIX C Weather Event Timelines

Sommario/riassunto

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.