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Isis ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 751-752
Author(s):  
Kristine C. Harper
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Sciences ◽  
American Meteorological Society

scholarly journals CORRIGENDUM: False Alarm Rate or False Alarm Ratio?

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 1452-1454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey R. Barnes ◽  
David M. Schultz ◽  
Eve C. Gruntfest ◽  
Mary H. Hayden ◽  
Charles C. Benight
Keyword(s):  
False Alarm ◽  
False Alarm Rate ◽  
Contingency Table ◽  
False Detection ◽  
Atmospheric Sciences ◽  
Standard Practice ◽  
False Alarm Ratio ◽  
Probability Of False Alarm ◽  
American Meteorological Society ◽  
Accepted Practice

Abstract Two items need to be clarified from an earlier work of the authors. The first is that the layout of the 2 × 2 contingency table was reversed from standard practice, with the titles of “observed event” and “forecast” transposed. The second is that FAR should have represented “false alarm ratio,” not “false alarm rate.” Unfortunately, the terminology used in the atmospheric sciences is confusing, with authors as early as 1965 having used the terminology differently from currently accepted practice. More recent studies are not much better. A survey of peer-reviewed articles published in American Meteorological Society journals between 2001 and 2007 found that, of 26 articles using those terms, 10 (38%) used them inconsistently with the currently accepted definitions. This article recommends that authors make explicit how their verification statistics are calculated in their manuscripts and consider using the terms probability of false detection and probability of false alarm instead of false alarm rate and false alarm ratio.

scholarly journals SHARPpy: An Open-Source Sounding Analysis Toolkit for the Atmospheric Sciences

2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (8) ◽  
pp. 1625-1636 ◽  
Author(s):  
William G. Blumberg ◽  
Kelton T. Halbert ◽  
Timothy A. Supinie ◽  
Patrick T. Marsh ◽  
Richard L. Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Programming Languages ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Atmospheric Sciences ◽  
American Meteorological Society ◽  
Data Formats ◽  
Science Community ◽  
Cross Platform ◽  
Analysis Package ◽  
The University

Abstract With a variety of programming languages and data formats available, widespread adoption of computing standards by the atmospheric science community is often difficult to achieve. The Sounding and Hodograph Analysis and Research Program in Python (SHARPpy) is an open-source, cross-platform, upper-air sounding analysis and visualization package. SHARPpy is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Storm Prediction Center’s (NOAA/SPC) in-house analysis package, SHARP, and is the result of a collaborative effort between forecasters at the SPC and students at the University of Oklahoma’s School of Meteorology. The major aim of SHARPpy is to provide a consistent framework for sounding analysis that is available to all. Nearly all routines are written to be as consistent as possible with the methods researched, tested, and developed in the SPC, which sets this package apart from other sounding analysis tools. SHARPpy was initially demonstrated and released to the atmospheric community at the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting in 2012, and an updated and greatly expanded version was released at the AMS Annual Meeting in 2015. Since this release, SHARPpy has been adopted by a variety of operational and research meteorologists across the world. In addition, SHARPpy’s open-source nature enables collaborations between other developers, resulting in major additions to the program.

scholarly journals Satellites See the World’s Atmosphere

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 4.1-4.53 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Ackerman ◽  
S. Platnick ◽  
P. K. Bhartia ◽  
B. Duncan ◽  
T. L’Ecuyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Cold War ◽  
Weather Forecasting ◽  
Satellite Observations ◽  
Atmospheric Composition ◽  
World War ◽  
Atmospheric Sciences ◽  
American Meteorological Society ◽  
Satellite Meteorology ◽  
The Cold War

Abstract Satellite meteorology is a relatively new branch of the atmospheric sciences. The field emerged in the late 1950s during the Cold War and built on the advances in rocketry after World War II. In less than 70 years, satellite observations have transformed the way scientists observe and study Earth. This paper discusses some of the key advances in our understanding of the energy and water cycles, weather forecasting, and atmospheric composition enabled by satellite observations. While progress truly has been an international achievement, in accord with a monograph observing the centennial of the American Meteorological Society, as well as limited space, the emphasis of this chapter is on the U.S. satellite effort.

scholarly journals Increasing the Diversity of Your Graduate Program: Translating Best Practices into Success

2016 ◽  
Vol 97 (7) ◽  
pp. 1169-1172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Burt ◽  
Rebecca Haacker ◽  
Rebecca L. Batchelor ◽  
A. Scott Denning
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Program ◽  
Atmospheric Science ◽  
The United States ◽  
State University ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Atmospheric Sciences ◽  
Colorado State University ◽  
American Meteorological Society ◽  
American Indian Students ◽  
Graduate Enrollment

Abstract Despite awareness in the geosciences that our field has a substantial lack of diversity in our workforce and student body, and countless efforts to broaden participation, graduate enrollment in the atmospheric sciences by students who are from traditionally underrepresented groups (i.e., African American, Hispanic, and American Indian students) is only slowly increasing, from 6% in 2005 to about 8.5% currently. In 2005, the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (CSU) had a minority enrollment of 3.5%, which was lower than the national enrollment statistics of 6.0%. Through a concerted effort to better reflect the demographic makeup of the United States, the department now boasts a figure closer to 16%. Our students do cutting-edge research, participate in field campaigns, and are actively involved in professional societies, such as the American Meteorological Society (AMS). We expect that many of our students will become faculty or researchers and hopefully will mentor students themselves one day. Our article highlights the strategic initiative we have used to increase the diversity in atmospheric science, in hopes that our findings can present a model that can be replicated in other geoscience departments across the nation.

Career plans of atmospheric sciences graduate students: Does gender matter?

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlie D. Trott ◽  
Silvia Sara Canetto ◽  
Jenifer Thomas ◽  
Cheryl A. Wynstra ◽  
Tess Stoops
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Atmospheric Sciences ◽  
Career Plans
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