Research on expertise is largely founded on the idea that experts have achieved a rare
proficiency in a domain that most of their peers never quite reach. What is the nature of such …

This book is about making weather warnings more effective in saving lives, property,
infrastructure and livelihoods, but the underlying theme of the book is partnership. The book …

This book presents the latest work in the area of naturalistic decision making (NDM) and its
extension into the area of macrocognition. It contains 18 chapters relating research centered …

Situation awareness (SA) is a highly critical aspect of human decision making and
consistent with work on naturalistic decision making. In this chapter, G. Klein discusses the …

In one view of macrocognition (Klein et al., 2003), the “primary functions” are things that
domain practitioners say they need to accomplish: replanning, sensemaking, decision …

Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) attempts to explain the mental processes involved in
performing a task. These processes include the knowledge, skills and strategies that are …

This paper examines concepts related to warning decision making for the 3 May 1999
tornado outbreak in central Oklahoma. Sixty-six tornadoes occurred during this outbreak …

People's reasoning with uncertainty information is often flawed. Visual representations can
help, but little is known about what is the best way to present such information. Two studies …

Weather forecasts are the foundation of much of the information needed in the warnings we
have been considering. To be useful, they require knowledge of the current atmospheric …

The Second Forum on the Future Role of the Human in the Forecast Process occurred on 2–
3 August 2005 at the American Meteorological Society's Weather Analysis and Forecasting …