DOI: 10.1007/s00382-016-3255-8
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84976902526
论文题名: An empirical model for probabilistic decadal prediction: global attribution and regional hindcasts
作者: Suckling E.B. ; van Oldenborgh G.J. ; Eden J.M. ; Hawkins E.
刊名: Climate Dynamics
ISSN: 9307575
出版年: 2017
卷: 48, 期: 2017-09-10 起始页码: 3115
结束页码: 3138
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Decadal prediction
; Empirical modelling
; Hindcast skill
英文摘要: Empirical models, designed to predict surface variables over seasons to decades ahead, provide useful benchmarks for comparison against the performance of dynamical forecast systems; they may also be employable as predictive tools for use by climate services in their own right. A new global empirical decadal prediction system is presented, based on a multiple linear regression approach designed to produce probabilistic output for comparison against dynamical models. A global attribution is performed initially to identify the important forcing and predictor components of the model. Ensemble hindcasts of surface air temperature anomaly fields are then generated, based on the forcings and predictors identified as important, under a series of different prediction ‘modes’ and their performance is evaluated. The modes include a real-time setting, a scenario in which future volcanic forcings are prescribed during the hindcasts, and an approach which exploits knowledge of the forced trend. A two-tier prediction system, which uses knowledge of future sea surface temperatures in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, is also tested, but within a perfect knowledge framework. Each mode is designed to identify sources of predictability and uncertainty, as well as investigate different approaches to the design of decadal prediction systems for operational use. It is found that the empirical model shows skill above that of persistence hindcasts for annual means at lead times of up to 10 years ahead in all of the prediction modes investigated. It is suggested that hindcasts which exploit full knowledge of the forced trend due to increasing greenhouse gases throughout the hindcast period can provide more robust estimates of model bias for the calibration of the empirical model in an operational setting. The two-tier system shows potential for improved real-time prediction, given the assumption that skilful predictions of large-scale modes of variability are available. The empirical model framework has been designed with enough flexibility to facilitate further developments, including the prediction of other surface variables and the ability to incorporate additional predictors within the model that are shown to contribute significantly to variability at the local scale. It is also semi-operational in the sense that forecasts have been produced for the coming decade and can be updated when additional data becomes available. © 2016, The Author(s). Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/53247
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作者单位: NCAS-Climate, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, Netherlands
Recommended Citation:
Suckling E.B.,van Oldenborgh G.J.,Eden J.M.,et al. An empirical model for probabilistic decadal prediction: global attribution and regional hindcasts[J]. Climate Dynamics,2017-01-01,48(2017-09-10)