diff --git a/include/evalhyd/probabilist.hpp b/include/evalhyd/probabilist.hpp
index f66ade2b033a351acf986c0e5e7db7fa914d69c2..95cfdd914dc1a81203450fd25259290e099f1073 100644
--- a/include/evalhyd/probabilist.hpp
+++ b/include/evalhyd/probabilist.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace evalhyd
             // check that the metrics to be computed are valid
             utils::check_metrics(
                     metrics,
-                    {"bs", "bss", "bs_crd", "bs_lbd", "QS", "CRPS"}
+                    {"BS", "BSS", "BS_CRD", "BS_LBD", "QS", "CRPS"}
             );
 
             // instantiate probabilist evaluator
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ namespace evalhyd
             std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>> dep;
 
             // register potentially recurring computation elements across metrics
-            elt["bs"] = {"o_k", "y_k"};
-            elt["bss"] = {"o_k", "bar_o"};
-            elt["bs_crd"] = {"o_k", "bar_o", "y_k"};
-            elt["bs_lbd"] = {"o_k", "y_k"};
-            elt["qs"] = {"q_qnt"};
+            elt["BS"] = {"o_k", "y_k"};
+            elt["BSS"] = {"o_k", "bar_o"};
+            elt["BS_CRD"] = {"o_k", "bar_o", "y_k"};
+            elt["BS_LBD"] = {"o_k", "y_k"};
+            elt["QS"] = {"q_qnt"};
 
             // register nested metrics (i.e. metric dependent on another metric)
-            dep["bss"] = {"bs"};
+            dep["BSS"] = {"BS"};
             dep["QS"] = {"qs"};
             dep["CRPS"] = {"qs", "crps"};
 
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ namespace evalhyd
             // pre-compute required dep
             for (const auto& dependency : req_dep)
             {
-                if ( dependency == "bs" )
-                    evaluator.calc_bs();
+                if ( dependency == "BS" )
+                    evaluator.calc_BS();
                 else if ( dependency == "qs" )
                     evaluator.calc_qs();
                 else if ( dependency == "crps" )
@@ -99,33 +99,33 @@ namespace evalhyd
 
             for (const auto& metric : metrics)
             {
-                if ( metric == "bs" )
+                if ( metric == "BS" )
                 {
                     if (std::find(req_dep.begin(), req_dep.end(), metric)
                             == req_dep.end())
-                        evaluator.calc_bs();
-                    r.emplace_back(evaluator.bs);
+                        evaluator.calc_BS();
+                    r.emplace_back(evaluator.BS);
                 }
-                else if ( metric == "bss" )
+                else if ( metric == "BSS" )
                 {
                     if (std::find(req_dep.begin(), req_dep.end(), metric)
                             == req_dep.end())
-                        evaluator.calc_bss();
-                    r.emplace_back(evaluator.bss);
+                        evaluator.calc_BSS();
+                    r.emplace_back(evaluator.BSS);
                 }
-                else if ( metric == "bs_crd" )
+                else if ( metric == "BS_CRD" )
                 {
                     if (std::find(req_dep.begin(), req_dep.end(), metric)
                             == req_dep.end())
-                        evaluator.calc_bs_crd();
-                    r.emplace_back(evaluator.bs_crd);
+                        evaluator.calc_BS_CRD();
+                    r.emplace_back(evaluator.BS_CRD);
                 }
-                else if ( metric == "bs_lbd" )
+                else if ( metric == "BS_LBD" )
                 {
                     if (std::find(req_dep.begin(), req_dep.end(), metric)
                             == req_dep.end())
-                        evaluator.calc_bs_lbd();
-                    r.emplace_back(evaluator.bs_lbd);
+                        evaluator.calc_BS_LBD();
+                    r.emplace_back(evaluator.BS_LBD);
                 }
                 else if ( metric == "QS" )
                 {
diff --git a/include/evalhyd/probabilist/evaluator.h b/include/evalhyd/probabilist/evaluator.h
index d35730de2420d049b8f92fab6c1614d60d2190da..c5d5b990664706c8162408cfd3aeab177837cd86 100644
--- a/include/evalhyd/probabilist/evaluator.h
+++ b/include/evalhyd/probabilist/evaluator.h
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ namespace evalhyd
             xt::xtensor<double, 2> crps;
 
             // members for evaluation metrics
-            xt::xtensor<double, 2> bs;
-            xt::xtensor<double, 2> bs_crd;
-            xt::xtensor<double, 2> bs_lbd;
-            xt::xtensor<double, 2> bss;
+            xt::xtensor<double, 2> BS;
+            xt::xtensor<double, 2> BS_CRD;
+            xt::xtensor<double, 2> BS_LBD;
+            xt::xtensor<double, 2> BSS;
 			xt::xtensor<double, 2> QS;
             xt::xtensor<double, 2> CRPS;
 
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ namespace evalhyd
             void calc_crps();
 
             // methods to compute metrics
-            void calc_bs();
-            void calc_bs_crd();
-            void calc_bs_lbd();
-            void calc_bss();
+            void calc_BS();
+            void calc_BS_CRD();
+            void calc_BS_LBD();
+            void calc_BSS();
             void calc_QS();
             void calc_CRPS();
         };
diff --git a/include/evalhyd/probabilist/evaluator_brier.cpp b/include/evalhyd/probabilist/evaluator_brier.cpp
index cbfe7e36bb23a56332f80b6b20f54cd63718bbf1..af2372b89fc791a90267b53299a5957fbfda5214 100644
--- a/include/evalhyd/probabilist/evaluator_brier.cpp
+++ b/include/evalhyd/probabilist/evaluator_brier.cpp
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ namespace evalhyd
         // \require y_k:
         //     Event probability forecast.
         //     shape: (thresholds, time)
-        // \assign bs:
+        // \assign BS:
         //     2D array of Brier score for each threshold.
         //     shape: (thresholds, 1)
-        void Evaluator::calc_bs()
+        void Evaluator::calc_BS()
         {
             // return computed Brier score(s)
             // $BS = \frac{1}{n} \sum_{k=1}^{n} (o_k - y_k)^2$
-            bs = xt::mean(xt::square(o_k - y_k), -1, xt::keep_dims);
+            BS = xt::mean(xt::square(o_k - y_k), -1, xt::keep_dims);
         }
 
         // Compute the calibration-refinement decomposition of the Brier score
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ namespace evalhyd
         // \require y_k:
         //     Event probability forecast.
         //     shape: (thresholds, time)
-        // \assign bs_crd:
+        // \assign BS_CRD:
         //     2D array of Brier score components (reliability, resolution,
         //     uncertainty) for each threshold.
         //     shape: (thresholds, components)
-        void Evaluator::calc_bs_crd()
+        void Evaluator::calc_BS_CRD()
         {
             // declare internal variables
             // shape: (bins, thresholds, time)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace evalhyd
 
             // initialise output variable
             // shape: (components, thresholds)
-            bs_crd = xt::zeros<double>({n_thr, n_cmp});
+            BS_CRD = xt::zeros<double>({n_thr, n_cmp});
 
             // compute range of forecast values $y_i$
             y_i = xt::arange<double>(double(n_mbr + 1)) / n_mbr;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ namespace evalhyd
 
             // calculate reliability =
             // $\frac{1}{n} \sum_{i=1}^{I} N_i (y_i - \bar{o_i})^2$
-            xt::col(bs_crd, 0) =
+            xt::col(BS_CRD, 0) =
                     xt::sum(
                             xt::square(
                                     xt::view(y_i, xt::all(), xt::newaxis())
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace evalhyd
 
             // calculate resolution =
             // $\frac{1}{n} \sum_{i=1}^{I} N_i (\bar{o_i} - \bar{o})^2$
-            xt::col(bs_crd, 1) =
+            xt::col(BS_CRD, 1) =
                     xt::sum(
                             xt::square(
                                     bar_o_i - bar_o
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace evalhyd
                     ) / n;
 
             // calculate uncertainty = $\bar{o} (1 - \bar{o})$
-            xt::col(bs_crd, 2) = bar_o * (1 - bar_o);
+            xt::col(BS_CRD, 2) = bar_o * (1 - bar_o);
         }
 
         // Compute the likelihood-base rate decomposition of the Brier score
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ namespace evalhyd
         // \require y_k:
         //     Event probability forecast.
         //     shape: (thresholds, time)
-        // \return bs_lbd:
+        // \return BS_LBD:
         //     2D array of Brier score components (type 2 bias, discrimination,
         //     sharpness) for each threshold.
         //     shape: (thresholds, components)
-        void Evaluator::calc_bs_lbd()
+        void Evaluator::calc_BS_LBD()
         {
             // declare internal variables
             // shape: (bins, thresholds, time)
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace evalhyd
 
             // declare and initialise output variable
             // shape: (components, thresholds)
-            bs_lbd = xt::zeros<double>({n_thr, n_cmp});
+            BS_LBD = xt::zeros<double>({n_thr, n_cmp});
 
             // set the range of observed values $o_j$
             o_j = {0., 1.};
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace evalhyd
 
             // calculate type 2 bias =
             // $\frac{1}{n} \sum_{j=1}^{J} M_j (o_j - \bar{y_j})^2$
-            xt::col(bs_lbd, 0) =
+            xt::col(BS_LBD, 0) =
                     xt::sum(
                             xt::square(
                                     xt::view(o_j, xt::all(), xt::newaxis())
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ namespace evalhyd
 
             // calculate discrimination =
             // $\frac{1}{n} \sum_{j=1}^{J} M_j (\bar{y_j} - \bar{y})^2$
-            xt::col(bs_lbd, 1) =
+            xt::col(BS_LBD, 1) =
                     xt::sum(
                             xt::square(
                                     bar_y_j - bar_y
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ namespace evalhyd
 
             // calculate sharpness =
             // $\frac{1}{n} \sum_{k=1}^{n} (\bar{y_k} - \bar{y})^2$
-            xt::col(bs_lbd, 2) =
+            xt::col(BS_LBD, 2) =
                     xt::sum(
                             xt::square(
                                     y_k -
@@ -235,13 +235,13 @@ namespace evalhyd
         // \require bar_o:
         //     Mean event observed outcome.
         //     shape: (thresholds,)
-        // \require bs:
+        // \require BS:
         //     Brier score(s).
         //     shape: (thresholds,)
-        // \assign bss:
+        // \assign BSS:
         //     2D array of Brier skill score for each threshold.
         //     shape: (thresholds, 1)
-        void Evaluator::calc_bss()
+        void Evaluator::calc_BSS()
         {
             // calculate reference Brier score(s)
             // $BS_{ref} = \frac{1}{n} \sum_{k=1}^{n} (o_k - \bar{o})^2$
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ namespace evalhyd
 
             // return computed Brier skill score(s)
             // $BSS = 1 - \frac{BS}{BS_{ref}}
-            bss = 1 - (bs / bs_ref);
+            BSS = 1 - (BS / bs_ref);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_probabilist.cpp b/tests/test_probabilist.cpp
index 67870f41acdbcac69264d3c47ef1c3a52574cfbf..8cb117467d8ee9e6cde87cb989bb7426180606c5 100644
--- a/tests/test_probabilist.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_probabilist.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ TEST(ProbabilistTests, TestBrier) {
 
     std::vector<xt::xtensor<double, 2>> metrics =
             evalhyd::probabilist::evaluate(
-                    {"bs", "bss", "bs_crd", "bs_lbd"},
+                    {"BS", "BSS", "BS_CRD", "BS_LBD"},
                     xt::transpose(observed), xt::transpose(forecast),
                     thresholds
             );