The communicative process of weather forecasts issued in the probabilistic form
One of the main purposes of weather forecasting is that of protecting weather-sensitive human activities. Forecasts issued in the probabilistic form have a higher informative content, as opposed to deterministic one, since they bear information that give also a measure of their own uncertainty. Howe...
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| description | One of the main purposes of weather forecasting is that of protecting weather-sensitive human activities. Forecasts issued in the probabilistic form have a higher informative content, as opposed to deterministic one, since they bear information that give also a measure of their own uncertainty. However, in order to make an appropriate and effective use of this kind of forecasts in an operational setting, communication becomes significatively relevant.The present paper, after having briefly examined the weather forecasts concerning Hurricane Charley (August 2004), tackles the issue of the communicative process in detail.The bottom line of this study is that for the weather forecast to achieve its best predictive potential, an in-depth analysis of communication issues is necessary. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f737982c7e1a4fb4afc20550967fa2fa2022-12-21T17:56:47ZengSissa MedialabJCOM: Journal of Science Communication1824-20492009-03-0181The communicative process of weather forecasts issued in the probabilistic formAlessio RaimondiOne of the main purposes of weather forecasting is that of protecting weather-sensitive human activities. Forecasts issued in the probabilistic form have a higher informative content, as opposed to deterministic one, since they bear information that give also a measure of their own uncertainty. However, in order to make an appropriate and effective use of this kind of forecasts in an operational setting, communication becomes significatively relevant.The present paper, after having briefly examined the weather forecasts concerning Hurricane Charley (August 2004), tackles the issue of the communicative process in detail.The bottom line of this study is that for the weather forecast to achieve its best predictive potential, an in-depth analysis of communication issues is necessary.http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/08/01/Jcom0801%282009%29A03/Jcom0801%282009%29A03.pdfScience and mediaPerceptions of science and technologyEnvironment communication |
| spellingShingle | Alessio Raimondi The communicative process of weather forecasts issued in the probabilistic form JCOM: Journal of Science Communication Science and media Perceptions of science and technology Environment communication |
| title | The communicative process of weather forecasts issued in the probabilistic form |
| title_full | The communicative process of weather forecasts issued in the probabilistic form |
| title_fullStr | The communicative process of weather forecasts issued in the probabilistic form |
| title_full_unstemmed | The communicative process of weather forecasts issued in the probabilistic form |
| title_short | The communicative process of weather forecasts issued in the probabilistic form |
| title_sort | communicative process of weather forecasts issued in the probabilistic form |
| topic | Science and media Perceptions of science and technology Environment communication |
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