Sea ice thickness distribution along the flight line over Liudongwan Gulf and statistical curve relating brightness temperature to ice thickness are given.

The standard statistical approach to risk management is based on a “bell curve” or normal distribution, in which most results are in the middle and extremes are rare.

First, beware the managerial tendency to "over-fit the curve" — a statistical term that refers to the diminishing value of gathering additional data once you find a pattern.