NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -
Oct. 14, 2014 -
PRLog -- Big Data analytics are helping to provide answers to many complex problems in science and society, but they have not contributed to a better understanding climate science, despite an abundance of climate data. When it comes to analyzing the climate system, Big Data methods alone are not enough and sound scientific theory must guide data modeling techniques and results interpretation, according to an insightful article in
Big Data, the highly innovative, peer-reviewed journal from
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers (http://www.liebertpub.com/)
. The article is available free on the
Big Data (http://online.liebertpub.com/
doi/full/10.1089/
big.2014.0026)
website.
In "A Big Data Guide to Understanding Climate Change: The Case for Theory-Guided Data Science,"
James Faghmous, PhD and
Vipin Kumar, PhD, The University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, explore the challenges and opportunities for mining large climate datasets and the subtle differences that are needed compared to traditional Big Data methods if accurate conclusions are to be drawn. The authors discuss the importance of combining scientific theory and First Principles with Big Data analytics and use examples from existing research to illustrate their novel approach.
“This paper is a great example of leveraging the abundance of climate data with powerful analytical methods, scientific theory, and solid data engineering to explain and predict important climate change phenomena," says
Big Data Editor-in-Chief Vasant Dhar, Co-Director, Center for Business Analytics, Stern School of Business, New York University.
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http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/big.2014.0026), published quarterly in print and online, facilitates and supports the efforts of researchers, analysts, statisticians, business leaders, and policymakers to improve operations, profitability, and communications within their organizations. Spanning a broad array of disciplines focusing on novel big data technologies, policies, and innovations, the Journal brings together the community to address the challenges and discover new breakthroughs and trends living within this information. Complete tables of content and a sample issue may be viewed on the
Big Data (http://online.liebertpub.com/
doi/full/10.1089/
big.2014.0026)
website.
About the Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers (
http://www.liebertpub.com/) is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative medical and biomedical peer-reviewed journals, including
OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology, Journal of Computational Biology, New Space, and
3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. Its biotechnology trade magazine,
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http://www.liebertpub.com) website.