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| Titel |
User preferences for the presentation of uncertainties on web platforms for climate change information |
| VerfasserIn |
D. E. Reusser, H. V. Senaratne, L. Gerharz, T. Sterzel, T. Nocke, M. Wrobel |
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EGU General Assembly 2012
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| Digitales Dokument |
PDF |
| Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 14 (2012) |
| Datensatznummer |
250060836
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Information on climate change and climate change impacts is important for adaptation
and mitigation decisions. An increasing number of web-based platforms such as
cigrasp present such information. Multiple methods are used to present the related
uncertainty and no standards have developed so far. In our contribution, we introduce
the important sources of uncertainties in climate impact science and how they are
treated. Existing approaches to the presentation of uncertain climate information
on web platforms with a focus on spatial representations are discussed. We also
present recommendations from a number of studies along with results about user
preferences from an internet survey among climate scientists and administrative
professionals.
Our results show that both the preferences and the performance of users change
depending on the professional background. While this means careful adjustment
of the presentation for the target audience for paper publications, we recommend
to provide a number of uncertainty presentation methods for internet platforms. |
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