Dennis Shea (NCAR, Boulder) in December 1996

How do I view the book? I think it will be a book that many active researchers should have within reach. It covers MANY topics at varying degrees of sophistication. The examples are the real bonus because they are real world applications

Do I think it will be used in graduate classes? My guess is that atmos/ocean applied stat courses will probably use Wilks book as "required" with this book "recommended." I think the more leisurely pace of Wilks book makes it more amenable to a graduate course while the "information content" within your text may make it a bit formidable for graduate students. Note: if it is a two semester course I think that this text could become a "required" book for the second semester.

Hans Wackernagel (Ecole de  Mines, Paris), 13 December 1996

The overall impression is very positive: this is a book for climatologists which is not merely a compilation of material from standard texts in statistics. It presents many methods that have been developed specifically for analysing climatological problems. All techniques are permanently illustrated with applications, so that their physical meaning becomes apparent to the practitioner. The book by its homogeneous notation and improved nomenclature, is especially an excellent guide through the modern methods of eigenanalysis, from empirical orthogonal functions to principal oscillation patterns.

Silvia A. Venegas (Centre for Climate and Global Change Research, McGill University, Canada) May 1997

I wanted to tell you that the material included in that book is what I've been waiting for since long time. It is absolutely great! I've been unsuccessfully looking for a course in statistics applied to geophysics since long, and I've learned what I know only by reading other's papers. I think that it contains exactly what I was looking for: some basic statistics and some more complicated methods applied to climate data. I think it is something the community needed desparately!

Mark A. Saunders (University College London, UK) August 1997

In recent years the use of statistical concepts and tools in climate research has become widespread . However, many of the powerful statistical techniques such as empirical orthogonal functions and canonical correlation analysis remain accessible only in the refereed literature. An influential up-to-date book describing these and other new developments has been long overdue and von Storch and Zwiers are to be congratulated on addressing this challenging task.

"Statistical Analysis in Climate Research" is written principally for postgraduate students and researchers. It is readable, well structured and packed with information. Indeed the range of material covered is so vast that the depth of description possible on individual topics is, perforce, often restricted. The book's main strength is its numerous examples which illustrate the tools presented through a wide range of important climate problems. I recommend the book to all climatologists as a useful and valuable new reference.

Susan Chen (Canadian Institute for Climate Studies; Victoria) September 1997

The chapter 18 has been very helpful to me. It not only gave me an overview of t he forecast verification system, but also pointed me to some detailed references. I found the chapter to be concise, very clear and easy to understand.

Michel Piot (Institut für mathematische Statistik, Universität Bern, Switzerland) February 1998

The book "Statistical Analysis in Climate Research" provides an excellent overview on statistical methods - also a very helpful introduction to probability theory - which are used in climate research. The mathematician appreciates the numerous applications which are a great enrichment for studying and reading this book. Let's hope that "Statistical Analysis in Climate Research" becomes a reference book, so that the language of mathematicians and climate researchers can be unified.

Daniel Herron, Ph.D Research Student (Department of Geological Sciences University College London, UK), 11 May 1998

The book by von storch and zwiers provides a welcome authoratitive guide to the statistical analysis of climate data. Each chapter is noted for it's clear and concise description of all the relevant methods, as well as the use of worked examples. The book covers all the traditional techniques, as well as summarising modern methods such as pop's and eof's.
The chapters on probabilty theory and time series analysis are particularly relevant to my work.