Chapter 11: Climate and Statistics
Abstract
Climate science poses a number of uncommon challenges for statistics, some of which are methodological, others more practical having to do with implementation. In this chapter we outline some basic statistical modeling techniques that have been developed to deal with these challenges, with examples. We conclude the chapter by introducing some of the special terminology commonly used in climate statistics, including the concepts of proxy data, reanalysis, and model skill.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Climate variability and models
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics eBooks
- Publisher
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- Pages
- 173–186
- Publication date
- 17 June 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter