Some Instrumentation Definitions for Use by Meteorologists and Engineers

Performance Evaluation of LTE-CommSense System for Discriminating the Presence of Multiple Objects in Outdoor Environment

“…For this detector system, the accuracy ( [25], [22]) denotes the extent with which the system provides correct detection output i.e. the system's ability to distinguish between presence and absence of the object in outdoor environment.…”

“…The figures of merit which we believe to be the most important in this scenario are accuracy of detection, false acceptance rate (FAR), false rejection rate (FRR) and resolution. The concept of resolution is redefined as per the CommSense working philosophy [22] of detecting events instead of objects. CommSense is targeted to detect environmental changes.…”

correspondence

“…Because of this the term accuracy is in some degree a misnomer. The term "repeatability" has been suggested but the definition provided by Gill and Hexter (1972) is not exactly appropriate to a discussion of radiosonde errors. The errors being considered are a bias for an individual instrument but vary randomly between instruments.…”

On the Need for Developing Meteorological Test Standards

“…An initial task for the general committee is to establish a glossary of terminology for use by all subcommittees and to establish a format for the Standard Test Procedures. [Work towards a uniform glossary has been in process for some time, the most recent contribution being that of Gill and Hexter (1972)].…”