The "Cressman Analysis," or "Cressman Method," as it became known, greatly refined forecasting methods and gave rise to what meteorologists call "numerical weather prediction". "That is an achievement that, I think, 100 years from now he'll still be known for," Hallgren said.
Now they're paying more attention in their relentless, increasingly competitive quest to refine forecasts.
Comparative studies on a large number of tumours permit the identification of mutational patterns which may refine forecasts of cancer progression, response to treatment and metastatic potential.
Other authors combine different ML techniques in order to refine forecasts of tourism demand (Cang 2014a; Cang and Yu 2014b; Pai et al. 2014; Shahrabi et al. 2013).
James Clark, of Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment, is the lead scientist on this project which aims to refine forecasting maps of how forests will adjust to changing climates.
Now, refining that forecast is harder than ever.
National Weather Service hurricane hunter aircraft are even flying into the storm to gather data and refine the forecast given the possible severe impacts in coastal areas.
As we get closer to the weekend and more confidence in the exact track of the storm system, we'll be able to refine the forecast for rainfall timing and amounts.
[NOAA] NOAA also refines its forecast of the probable path of Hurricane Sandy along the East Coast in coming days amid indications that it will have quite a high impact.
If these properties found for the movement of the barycenters are generic pre-cursors of CME eruption (or lack of it), identifying them may serve as an excellent pre-condition for refining the forecast of the lift-off of CMEs.
Managers can refine the forecast further with local information, like roadwork outside the restaurant.
