
BOOKS - Statistics and Data Visualization in Climate Science with R and Python

Statistics and Data Visualization in Climate Science with R and Python
Author: Samuel S. P. Shen, Gerald R. North
Year: 2023
Pages: 415
Format: PDF
File size: 35.5 MB
Language: ENG

Year: 2023
Pages: 415
Format: PDF
File size: 35.5 MB
Language: ENG

Book Description: The book "Statistics and Data Visualization in Climate Science with R and Python" provides an overview of the most important statistical techniques used in climate science research and their practical implementation using R and Python programming languages. The book covers topics such as data visualization, time series analysis, regression analysis, and machine learning algorithms, all of which are essential tools for understanding and predicting climate change. The book also includes case studies that demonstrate how these techniques can be applied to real-world climate data. The book begins by discussing the importance of statistics and data visualization in climate science research and how they can help us better understand the complex relationships between climate variables. It then delves into the basics of R and Python programming languages and their applications in data analysis. The next chapter covers time series analysis, including trend analysis, spectral analysis, and forecasting methods. This is followed by a discussion on regression analysis, including linear regression, logistic regression, and decision trees. The book also covers machine learning algorithms, including neural networks, support vector machines, and clustering algorithms. The final chapters focus on data visualization, including scatter plots, bar charts, histograms, and heat maps. The book concludes with a case study that demonstrates how these techniques can be applied to real-world climate data to analyze and predict climate phenomena such as El Nio and La Nia events. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize the need to develop a personal paradigm for perceiving the technological process of developing modern knowledge. They argue that this is essential for survival in a warring state and for the unification of people.
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