Machine Learning Methods in the Environmental Sciences

William Hsieh

ISBN 10: 1108456901 / ISBN 13: 9781108456906

Published by Cambridge University Press 2018-03-01, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Machine Learning Methods in the Environmental Sciences
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2018-03-01
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108456901
• ISBN 13: 9781108456906
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Machine learning methods originated from artificial intelligence and are now used in various fields in environmental sciences today. This is the first single-authored textbook providing a unified treatment of machine learning methods and their applications in the environmental sciences. Due to their powerful nonlinear modelling capability, machine learning methods today are used in satellite data processing, general circulation models(GCM), weather and climate prediction, air quality forecasting, analysis and modelling of environmental data, oceanographic and hydrological forecasting, ecological modelling, and monitoring of snow, ice and forests. The book includes end-of-chapter review questions and an appendix listing websites for downloading computer code and data sources. A resources website contains datasets for exercises, and password-protected solutions are available. The book is suitable for first-year graduate students and advanced undergraduates. It is also valuable for researchers and practitioners in environmental sciences interested in applying these new methods to their own work.

About the Author

William W. Hsieh is a Professor in the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences and in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, as well as Chair of the Atmospheric Science Programme, at the University of British Columbia. He is internationally known for his pioneering work in developing and applying machine learning methods in environmental sciences. He has published over eighty peer-reviewed journal publications covering areas of climate variability, machine learning, oceanography, atmospheric science and hydrology.