Statistics and Data Visualization in Climate Science with R and Python - Hardcover

Samuel S. P. Shen; Gerald R. North

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1108842577 ISBN 13: 9781108842570

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

Comprehensive overview of essential statistical concepts, useful statistical methods, data visualization, and computing tools for the climate and related sciences.

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About the Authors

Samuel S. P. Shen is Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University, and Visiting Research Mathematician at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. Formerly, he was McCalla Professor of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta, Canada, and President of the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society. He has held visiting positions at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the NOAA Climate Prediction Center, and the University of Tokyo. Shen holds a B.Sc. degree in Engineering Mechanics and a Ph.D. degree in Applied Mathematics.

Gerald R. North is University Distinguished Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Department of Atmospheric Science at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on modern and paleo-climate analysis, satellite remote sensing, climate and hydrology modeling, and statistical methods in atmospheric science. He is an elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society. He has received several awards including the Harold J. Haynes Endowed Chair in Geosciences of Texas A&M University, the Jules G. Charney medal from the American Meteorological Society, and the Scientific Achievement medal from NASA. North holds both B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108842577
• ISBN 13: 9781108842570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 458