Economic Value of Weather and Climate Forecasts

Richard W. Katz, Allan H. Murphy (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2005
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-43571-0 (ISBN)

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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. Interdisciplinary in scope, it explores the meteorological, economic, psychological, and statistical aspects to weather prediction. The contributors encompass forecasts over a wide range of temporal scales, from weather over the next few hours to the climate months or seasons ahead, and address the impact of these forecasts on human behaviour. Economic Value of Weather and Climate Forecasts seeks to determine the economic benefits of existing weather forecasting systems and the incremental benefits of improving these systems, and will be an interesting and essential reference for economists, statisticians, and meteorologists.

Preface; 1. Weather prediction Joseph J. Tribbia; 2. Forecast verification Allan H. Murphy; 3. The value of weather information Stanley R. Johnson and Matthew T. Holt; 4. Forecast value: prescriptive decision studies Daniel S. Wilks; 5. Forecast value: descriptive decision studies Thomas R. Stewart; 6. Forecast value: prototype decision-making models Richard W. Katz and Allan H. Murphy; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.9.2005
Zusatzinfo	28 Tables, unspecified; 24 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 229 mm
Gewicht	369 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	0-521-43571-4 / 0521435714
ISBN-13	978-0-521-43571-0 / 9780521435710
Zustand	Neuware