Title Statistics and physical oceanography / Panel on Statistics and Oceanography, Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, Board on Mathematical Sciences, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council

Published Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1993

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Description 1 online resource (x, 62 pages) Contents STATISTICS AND PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- 1 OVERVIEW -- INTRODUCTION -- Purpose and Scope of This Report -- Oceanography�A Brief Sketch -- OCEANOGRAPHIC MODELING, DATA, AND NOISE -- The Many Meanings of the Term “Model� -- Diverse Definitions of the Term “Data� -- Low Noise Is Good Noise -- 2 STATISTICAL ISSUES IN THE MULTIPLE-SCALE VARIABILITY OF OCEANOGRAPHIC FIELDS -- OCEANOGRAPHIC VARIABILITY -- SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS -- ISSUES FOR STATISTICAL RESEARCH -- 3 LAGRANGIAN AND EULERIAN DATA AND MODELS PROSPECTIVE DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH4 FEATURE IDENTIFICATION -- TRACKING OF FRONTS AND RINGS -- SEA ICE TRACKING -- ESTIMATION OF HORIZONTAL VELOCITIES FROM IMAGE SEQUENCES -- PROSPECTIVE DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH -- 5 VISUALIZATION -- USES OF VISUALIZATION -- CHALLENGES FOR VISUALIZATION -- OUTSTANDING STATISTICAL ISSUES -- 6 INTERPOLATION, NONLINEAR SMOOTHING, FILTERING, AND PREDICTION -- INTERPOLATION OF SATELLITE DATA SETS -- Characteristics of Satellite Data -- Mapping Satellite Data: Motivation and Methods Data assimilation: use of dynamical models for smoothing and filteringinverse methods -- prospective directions for research -- 7 model and data comparisons -- 8 non-gaussian random fields -- statistical research opportunities -- 9 encouraging collaboration between statisticians and oceanographers -- conclusions -- observations and suggestions -- bibliography Notes Support provided by the Office of Naval Research Panel co-chairs : Dudley B. Chelton and William F. Eddy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Oceanography -- Statistics SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Oceanography. NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Oceans & Seas. Oceanography Genre/Form Statistics Form Electronic book Author Chelton, Dudley, 1952- Eddy, William F. National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Mathematical Sciences. National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications. ISBN 0309571545 9780309571548

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