Daniel Wilks

Biography

Daniel Wilks earned his B.S. and M.S. in Soil Science from the University of California at Berkeley and his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from Oregon State University. He is a fellow of the American Meteorological Society and a member of the Royal Meteorological Society and American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

Wilks' work involves application of statistical methods to quantifying and dealing with uncertainty in meteorological and climatological data and forecasts in a variety of contexts.

Research Interests

Dr. Wilks' research is focused on forecast evaluation, ensemble forecasting, or both. Other areas are the use and economic value of forecasts in formal decision-making models, "weather generators" (time-domain time series models for weather data), interpretation and use of long lead ("climate") forecasts, and studies of climate-change impacts.

• Climate and Paleoclimate
• Meteorology and Applied Climatology
• Atmospheric Science and Climate
• Energy, Mineral and Water Resources

Teaching Interests

Wilks teaches courses in statistical methods in meteorology and climatology and microclimatology. He authored the textbook, Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences.