A new measure of forecast skill using the Brier score

McNulty, Richard P.

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A new measure of forecast skill using the Brier score

1988
By McNulty, Richard P.
Series: Central Region Technical attachment 88-26

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Personal Author:

McNulty, Richard P.
Corporate Authors:

United States. National Weather Service. Central Region
NOAA Program & Office:

NWS (National Weather Service) ; CR (Central Region)
Description:

Verification of probability forecasts has been a topic of discussion for many years. One of the most widely used verification scores for probability of precipitation (POP) is the Brier score (Brier, 1950) . A slightly modified version of this score (Sanders, 1963) is used by the National Weather Service (NWS) .
Keywords:

Numerical weather forecasting
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Central Region Technical attachment 88-26
Document Type:

Technical Attachment
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Public domain
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