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Miloslav Nosal

Professor

Statistics and Actuarial Science

+1 (403) 220-6305

Mathematical Sciences 550

nosal@ucalgary.ca

Website:

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~nosal/

Research Interests

Applied Probability and Applied Statistics:

Applications of Statistics

Statistics:

General:

Environmental statistics

Currently Teaching

Not currently teaching any courses.

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Publications

Book

McLaughlin, S. B. and Nosal, Miloslav. Evaluating Ozone Effects on Growth of Mature Forest Trees with High Resolution Dendrometer System Elsevier Science, 2006. 29 (in press). Print.
Percy, K., Nosal, Miloslav, Heilman, W., Dann, T., Sober, J. and Karnosky, D.. Standards-based ozone dose response functions that predict forest growth Elsevier Science, 2006. 12 (in press). Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Statistical Methods, 5th Revised Edition STATSCON Publishing Co., 2005. 451. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Estimating the Value of Reduced Ozone Exposure on Managed Forests for the Air Quality Valuation Model, 1Natural Resources Canada Canadian Forest Service-Atlantic Forestry Centre, 2004. 25. Print.
Krupa, S. V., Nosal, Miloslav, Ryl, E. and Legge, A. H.. Crop Responses to Air Quality in the West Central Region of Alberta: Foliar Injury Responses of Saskatoon Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.) and Yield Responses of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) West Central Airshed Society, WCAS, 2004. 201. Print.
Percy, K. E., Nosal, Miloslav and et, al. Evaluation of Canada Wide Standard for Ozone Efficacy in Protecting Canada�s Forests: Phase I Environment Canada, 2003. 25. Print.
Mayer, B., Nosal, Miloslav and et, al. Sources of Nitrate in Rivers Draining Sixteen Watersheds in the Northeastern U.S.: Isotopic Constraints Biogeochemistry 57/58 Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002. pp. 171 - 197. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Statistics for life sciences STATSCON Publishing Co., 2000. 416. Print.
Krupa, S. V., Legge, A. H., Nosal, Miloslav, Reid, A. and Ryl, E.. The Effect of Ambient Air Pollutant and Other Growth Regulating Environmental Variables on Foliar Injury of Saskatoon Serviceberry and on Biomass Response of Alfalfa 1999 West Central Airshed Society, 2000. 97. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav, Legge, A. H. and Krupa, S. V.. Application of a stochastic, Weibull probability generator for replacing missing data on ambient concentrations of gaseous pollutants Elsevier Applied Science, Environmental Pollution 108, 1999. 8. Print.
Krupa, S. V., Legge, A. H., Nosal, Miloslav, Reid, A. and Ryl, E.. The Effect of Ambient Air Pollutant and Other Growth Regulating Environmental Variables on Foliar Injury of Saskatoon Serviceberry and on Biomass Response of Alfalfa West Central Airshed Society, 1999. 84. Print.
Hanley, D., Moghadam, H. J., Nosal, Miloslav, Roth, S. and Thompson, D.. Report of the Expert Panel for Water Fluoridation Review City of Calgary and Calgary Regional Health Authority, 1998. 58. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Alberta Government/Industry Acid Deposition Research Program - Continuous Air Quality and Meteorological Database Biosphere Solutions and Alberta Environmental Protection, 1997. 55. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Safety Aspects of Chitosan Supplementation Enrich International, 1997. 40. Print.
Krupa, S. V. and Nosal, Miloslav. The Effects of Ambient Air Pollutants and Other Growth Regulating Environmental Variables on Alfalfa Biomass Responses in West Central Alberta West Central Alberta Airshed Society (WCAAS), 1997. 44 plus tables. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Uncertainty Estimating When Emission is a Difference of Two Sources, Appendix A in Uncertainties in 1990 NOx SO2 and CO Emission Estimates by T.T. McCann and Associates Environment Canada, 1995. 72. Print.
Legge, A. H., Nosal, Miloslav and Krupa, S. V.. Development of an Ozone Air Quality Objective Based on Vegetation Effects, Phase III, Part 2: Statistical Evaluation of Ozone Exposure - Crop Response Relationship in EOTC Biosphere Solutions & Atmospheric Environmental Service Canada, 1995. 58. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Statistical Methods with STATCALC STATSCON Publishing Co., 1995. 447. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Solutions Manual for Statistical Methods STATSCON Publishing Co., 1995. 180. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Intermediate Statistics II with STATCALC STATSCON Publishing Co., 1995. 244. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and Nosal, V.. STATCALC Handbook, Second Expanded Edition STATSCON Publishing Co., 1995. 84. Print.
Legge, A. H., Nosal, Miloslav and Krupa, S. V.. Development of an Ozone Air Quality Objective Based on Vegetation Effects, Phase III, Part 1: Assembly and Initial Evaluation and Quality Assurance of European Open-Top Chamber (EOTC) Programme Data Biosphere Solutions & Atmospheric Environmental Service Canada, 1994. 147. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Intermediate Statistics I with STATCALC STATSCON Publishing Co., 1994. 51. Print.
Krupa, S. V., Nosal, Miloslav and Legge, A. H.. Ambient Ozone and Crop Loss: Establishing a Cause-Effect Relationship},PUBLISHER = {Environmental Pollution 83 1994. pages 269-276. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Uncertainties in Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimates Environment Canada, 1994. 91. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Solutions Manual for Intermediate Statistics I STATSCON Publishing Co., 1994. 136. Print.
Legge, A., Nosal, Miloslav and Krupa, S. V.. Development of an Ozone Air Quality Objective Based on Vegetation Effects, Phase II Alberta Research Council and Atmospheric Environmental Service Canada, 1993. 229. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and Nosal, V.. STATCALC Handbook and IBM PC Software STATSCON Publishing Co, 1992. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and Holdsworth, G.. Ice Core Climate Signals from Mount Logan, published in Climate Since 1500 A. D. (edited by R. S. Bradley), Chapter 28 Routledge, Chapman and Hall, 1991. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav, Legge, A. H. and et, al. Characteristics of the Background Air Quality, published in Acidic Deposition: Sulphur and Nitrogen Oxides Lewis Publishers, Inc., 1990. pp. 129 - 248. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and Legge, A.. Air Quality of an Area Proximal to Anthropogenic Emissions, published in Acidic Deposition: Sulphur and Nitrogen Oxides Lewis Publishers, Inc., 1990. pp. 249 - 346. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and McVehill, G. E.. Model - Generated Air Quality Statistics for Applications in Vegetation Response Models, published in Acidic Deposition: Sulphur and Nitrogen Oxides Lewis Publishers, Inc., 1990. pp. 481 - 498. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Application of Spectral Coherence Analysis to Describe the Relationships between Ambient Ozone Exposure and Crop Growth Environmental Pollution 60, 1989. pages 319 - 330. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and Krupa, S. V.. Effects of Ozone on Agricultural Crops, published in Atmospheric Ozone Research and its Policy Implications, eds. T. Schneider, S.D. Lee, L.D. Grant & G.J.R. Wolters Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co., 1989. pp. 229-238. Print.
Legge, A. H., Nosal, Miloslav and et, al. The Present and Potential Effects of Acidic and Acidifying Air Pollutants on Alberta's Environment Acid Deposition Research Program, 1988. 664. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Application of a Numerical Model to Assess Growth Response of Jackpine to Chronic Atmospheric SO2 Exposure Alberta Environment RMD Series, 1986. 72. Print.
Legge, A. H., Nosal, Miloslav and et, al. Acidification in a Temperate Forest Ecosystem: The Role of Sulphur Gas Emissions and Sulphur Dust West Whitecourt Study Group, WESG, 1986. 471. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Verification of the FREDIS Model to Determine the Frequency Distribution of SO2 Ground Level Concentrations Alberta Environment RMD Series, 1985. 386. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav, Falk, W. A. and et, al. Mumps Epidemiology Project The College of Physicians of Canada, 1983. 255. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Atmosphere Biosphere Interface: Probability Analysis and an Experimental Design for Studies on Air Pollutant Induced Plant Response Alberta Environment, RMD Series, 1983. 108. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Atmosphere Biosphere Interface: Analytical Design and a Computerized Regression Model for Lodgepole Pine Response to Chronic Atmospheric SO2 Exposure},PUBLISHER = {Alberta Environment RMD Series 1983. 202. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Success Rate for Attitude Therapy by B.J. Gorman Detselig Enterprises, 1979. 205-221, 236-238. Print.
Legge, A. H., Nosal, Miloslav and et, al. Sulphur Gas Emissions in the Boreal Forest, Whitecourt Environmental Study Group WESG,, 1978. 615.. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Solutions Manual for Basic Probability and Applications W.B. Saunders, 1978. 90. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. Basic probability with applications W.B. Saunders, 1977. 370. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and (et al). Cybernetics: Chapter 1.8 -- Theory of Probability, Chapter 1.9 -- Stochastic Processes, Chapter 1.10 -- Theory of Information NV Publishing House, 1963. 94-129. Print.

Journal Article

Percy, K, Nosal, Miloslav, Heilman, W., Dann, T., Sober, J. and Karnosky, D.. "Standards-based ozone dose response functions that predict forest growth, published in a monograph Relating Atmospheric Source Apportionment to Vegetation Effects: Establishing Cause and Effect Relationships, A. H. Legge editor". Development in Environmental Science Series, (2006). Print.
Karnosky, D. F., Pregitzer, K. S., Zak, D. R., Kubiske, M. E., Hendrey, G. R., Weinstein, D. and Nosal, Miloslav. "Scaling Ozone Responses of Forest Trees to the Ecosystem Level in a Changing Climate". Journal of Plant Cell and Environment, (2005): 1-1744. Print.
McLaughlin, S. B., Nosal, Miloslav and Wullschleger, S. D.. "Diurnal and Seasonal Changes in Stem Increment and Water Use by Yellow Poplar Trees in Response to Environmental Stress". Journal of Tree Physiology 23. (2003): 1125-1136. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and Krupa, S. V.. "A Multi-variate Model Integrating Passive Sampler and Meteorology Data to Predict the Frequency Distributions of Hourly Ambient Ozone (O3) Concentrations". Environmental Pollution 124. (2003): 173-178. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav, Krupa, S. and Peterson, D. L.. "Use of passive ambient ozone (O3) samplers in vegetation effects assessment". Environmental Pollution 112. (2001): 303-309. Print.
Krupa, S. and Nosal, Miloslav. "Rainfall Composition in Minnesota: Integrating the Chemistry, Synoptic Meteorology and Numerical Modeling". Environmental Pollution 104. (1999): 477-483. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. "Fluoride or No Fluoride". ALIVE, Canadian Journal of Health and Nutrition 192. (1998): 48-49. Print.
Krupa, S. V., Nosal, Miloslav and Legge, A. H.. "A Numerical Analysis of the Combined Open-Top Chamber Data from the U.S. and Europe on Ambient Ozone and Negative Crop Responses". Environmental Pollution 101. (1998): 157-160. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. "Preventing Impotence". ALIVEM Canadian Journal of Health and Nutrition 168. (1996): 12-15. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. "Natural Approach to Infertility". ALIVE, Canadian Journal of Health and Nutrition 169. (1996): 34-35. Print.
Legge, A. H., Krupa, S. V. and Nosal, Miloslav. "Modelling the Numerical Relationship Between Chronic Ambient SO2 Exposures and Tree Growth". Canadian Journal of Forest Research 26.4 (1996): 689-695. Print.
Legge, A. H., Grundhage, C., Nosal, Miloslav, Jager, H. J. and Krupa, S. V.. "Ambient Ozone and Adverse Crop Reponse: Evaluation of North American and European data as they relate to exposure indices and critical levels". Journal of Applied Botany 69. (1995): 192-205. Print.
Manning, W. J., Nosal, Miloslav and Krupa, S. V.. "Use of Tobaco Cultivars as Biological Indicators of Ambient Ozone Pollution: An Analysis of Exposure-Response Relationships". Environmental Pollution 81. (1993): 137-146. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav, Thimm, H. F. and Ehlers, Peter. "A Statistical Analysis of the Early Peace River Thermal Project Performance". The Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology 32.1 (1993): 48-53. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. "MATH 30: Tough Test is Only Small Part of the Problem, Background Section". Calgary Herald, (1993). Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and Legge, A. H.. "Ozone and the Clean Troposphere: Ecological Implications". Environmental Pollution 70. (1991): 157-175. Print.
Falk, W. A. and Nosal, Miloslav. "The Epidemiology of Mumps in Alberta". American Journal of Epidemiology 130.4 (1990): 736-749. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. "On Fitting the Generalized Lambda Distribution to Air Pollution Data". Atmospheric Environment, (1989): 1615-1616. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and Krupa, S. V.. "A Multivariate, Time Series Model to Relate Alfalfa Responses to Chronic Ambient Sulphur Dioxide Exposure". Environmental Pollution 61. (1989): 3-10. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. "Spatial and Historical Trends in Acidic Deposition: A Graphical Intersite Comparison, , Vol , No. 3, 1987". Atmospheric Environment 21.3 (1987). Print.
Nosal, Miloslav, Dufour, C. M.L., Chapman, B. and Lore, J. A.. "Acid Deposition Near a Sour Gas Plant in Southwestern Alberta". Journal of Water Air and Soil Pollution. (1984). Print.
Nosal, Miloslav, Arai, H. P. and Vrba, C. H.. "The Effect of Silica Aerogel on the Mortality of Tribolium Confusum (Duval) as a function of exposure time and food deprivation". Canadian Journal of Zoology 61.7 (1983): 1481-1486. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and Vrbik, Jan. "Stratigraphic analysis and the asymptotic distribution of the coefficient of cross-association". Journal of the International Association for Mathematical Geology 14.1 (1982): 11-36. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and Vrbik, J.. "Stratigraphic Analysis and the Asymptotic Distribution of the Coefficient of Cross-association". Journal of Mathematical Geology 14.1 (1982): 406-420. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and Adam, J.. "Earnings Differentials and Household Income Differentials". Journal of Comparative Economics 6. (1982): 173-203. Print.
Legge, A. H., Nosal, Miloslav and Jacques, D.. "Sulphur Gas Emissions in the Boreal Forest: The West Whitecourt Case Study, Air and Soil Pollution". Journal of Water 15.1 (1981): 67-78. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav and Levinson, A. A.. "Trace Elements in Kidney Stones from three areas in U.S.A.,". Investigative Urology, 15.4 (1978): 270-274. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. "A note on the MINRES method,". Psychometrika, 42.1 (1977): 149-151. Print.
Sidak, Z. and Nosal, Miloslav. "Tables for the two-sample median test,". Aplications of Mathematics, 20.6 (1975): 406-420. Print.
Sidak, Z. and Nosal, Miloslav. "Tables for two normal-scores rank tests for the two-sample location problem,". Applications of Mathematics, 18.5 (1973): 333-345. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. "Series convergence on boolean algebras". Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 29. (1971): 211-212. Print.
Nosal, Miloslav. "Series Convergence on Boolean Algebras,". Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, 19.1 (1971): 211-212. Print.

Other

Nosal, Miloslav and Sidak, Z.. Critical values for Van der Waerden, Savage and Klotz tests Holden-Day, 1969. Appendix.

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Degrees

PhD
Charles University, 1967
MSc
Charles University, 1961

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