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Economic Value of Weather and Climate Forecasts - Hardcover

 
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Synopsis

Examines how weather and climate forecasts can be used to mitigate the impact of weather extremes on the economy.

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Review

"...this book has a strong, quantitative flavor oriented to statistical approaches and methods for verifying forecasts and for optimal forecast evaluation procedures. For those specializing in forecast evaluations with an economic decision-oriented flavor, this book will be very useful." Stanley A. Changnon, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

"...this book contains a lot of highly useful, basic information and concepts, especially on forecast quality assessments, and points out ways to translate these assessments into `value' concepts." Elmar R. Reiter, Meteorology & Atmosphere Physics

Book Description

Weather and climate extremes can significantly impact the economics of a region. This book examines how weather and climate forecasts can be used to mitigate the impact of the weather on the economy.

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9780521435710: Economic Value of Weather and Climate Forecasts

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ISBN 10:  0521435714 ISBN 13:  9780521435710
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008
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