PUGET SOUND CHAPTER
AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION
Upcoming or Recent Meetings
ASA PUGET SOUND CHAPTER
DINNER AND PRESENTATION
Probcast: Creating and Communicating
Probabilistic Weather Forecasts
J. McLean Sloughter
U.W. Ph. D.
Abstract:
While the dominant
approach in the atmospheric sciences is to issue deterministic weather
forecasts, there are a number of situations in which probabilistic
forecasts can offer additional information and value to users. This
talk will discuss how statistical post-processing methods can be used
to create probabilistic weather forecasts. We will look at how these
methods have been implemented on the website http://probcast.com, and examine issues
that arise in communicating probabilistic information clearly to users.
Monday, June, 11, 2009
Location: Hale's
4301 Leary Way N.W. Seattle
call (206) 706-1544
Map and Directions: http://www.halesales.com/map.htm
Social hour starts at 6:00 PM
Dinner at 6:30 PM and the talk will follow
$20 per person
$5 for full time students
Please RSVP to ranjan.k.paul@boeing.com
Other Meeting Agenda
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* Elections:
The annual meeting of the chapter will occur at this chapter
meeting. In accordance with the chapter constitution, we will solicit
nominations
for chapter officers at the meeting, and voting for the officers will
be by e-mail following the annual meeting. Several of the current
officers are willing to run again. The current Vice President and
Secretary are stepping down. If you would like to serve as a chapter
officer or know someone else who should be an officer, nominations will
be accepted at the chapter meeting on June 11 or you can contact the
chapter secretary at ranjan.k.paul@boeing.com