Department of Statistical Science

Duke University

presents:

Mark Berliner

National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

& Ohio State University

"Statistics in Climate Research"

Abstract:

The study, modeling, and prediction of aspects of climate and weather offer rich and challenging problems to stochastic modelers/statisticians. Indeed, data analysis and statistics have played a fundamental role in weather and climate analysis. However, it may be claimed that modern climate analysis does not make sufficient use of modern statistical ideas and analyses. This argument is a significant motivator of a special program, the NCAR Geophysical Statistics Project, funded by the National Science Foundation. General aspects of the Project will be reviewed. I will discuss specific problems or areas of climate, weather, and more generally, Earth systems analysis, awaiting new contributions from the statistics/probability community.

Friday, October 20, 1995

11:45 - 12:45

116 Old Chemistry Building

Any questions concerning the seminar may be addressed to Cheryl McGhee @ (919) 684-8029, e-mail cheryl@stat.duke.edu, or finger seminar@stat.duke.edu.