Training Course 2013– NWP-PR: The Monthly Forecast System at ECMWF 1 Monthly Forecasting at ECMWF Frédéric Vitart European Centre for Medium-Range Weather.

Training Course 2013– NWP-PR: The Monthly Forecast System at ECMWF 1

Monthly Forecasting at ECMWF

Frédéric Vitart European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts


Product

ECMWF:Weather and Climate Dynamical Forecasts

ECMWF:Weather and Climate Dynamical Forecasts

Medium-Range Forecasts

Day 1-10(15)

Medium-Range Forecasts

Day 1-10(15)

MonthlyForecast

Day 10-32

MonthlyForecast

Day 10-32

Seasonal Forecasts

Month 2-7

Seasonal Forecasts

Month 2-7

Forecasting systems at ECMWF


Index

• Main sources of predictability on the monthly time-scale

Madden Julian Oscillation Soil Moisture Stratospheric Initial conditions

• The ECMWF monthly forecast system Description Some examples of forecasts Skill


A particularly difficult time range: Is it an atmospheric initial condition problem

as medium-range forecasting or is it a boundary condition problem as seasonal

forecasting?

Some sources of predictability :

Sea surface temperatures

Land surface conditions: snow-soil moisture

The Madden Julian Oscillation

Stratospheric variability

Atmospheric dynamical processes (Rossby wave propagations, weather regimes…)

Sea ice cover –thickness ?

Bridging the gap between Climate and weather prediction

Training Course 2013– NWP-PR: The Monthly Forecast System at ECMWF 5 5

Koster et al, GRL 2011

Impact of soil moisture


Stratospheric Sudden Warmings

Chui and Kunz, 2009


Baldwin and Dunkerton, 2001

Stratospheric influence on the troposphere?


Z1000 Response

(Weak vortex-CTL)

D+1-D+10 D+11-D+20

D+21-D+30 D+31-D+40

From T. Jung et al 2005



Synoptic Z500 Activity D+21-D+30

From T. Jung et al 2005



From Madden and Julian (1972)

The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO)


The Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO)

From http://www.bom.gov.au/bmrc/clf

MJO life cycle

(From NASA)



• The MJO is a 40-50-day oscillation

• The MJO is a near-global scale, quasi-periodic eastward moving disturbance in the surface pressure, tropospheric temperature and zonal winds over the equatorial belt.

• The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is the dominant mode of variability in the tropics in time scales in excess of 1 week but less than 1 season.

• The MJO has its peak activity during Northern winter and spring.



• Impact on the Indian and Australian summer monsoons (Yasunari 1979), Hendon and Liebman (1990)

• Impact on ENSO. Westerly wind bursts produce equatorial trapped Kelvin waves, which have a significant impact on the onset and development of an El-Niňo event. Kessler and McPhaden (1995)

• Impact on tropical storms (Maloney et al, 2000; Mo, 2000)

• Impact on Northern Hemisphere weather

Why is the MJO so important?


Figure 12: Vertically averaged anomalous heating rate for (a) Exp1; and (b) Exp2. The

contour interval is0.5 C day- 1. Thezero contour isnot plotted, and contourswith negative

values aredashed.

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Lin et al, MWR 2010See also

Simmons et al JAS 1983Ting and Sardeshmukh JAS 1993

Impact of the MJO on Extratropics

Figure 12: Vertically averaged anomalous heating rate for (a) Exp1; and (b) Exp2. The

contour interval is0.5 C day- 1. Thezero contour isnot plotted, and contourswith negative

values aredashed.

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Figure13: 500hPageopotential height responseaveragedbetweenday6and10(left) and

betweenday11and15(right) for Exp1(top) andExp2(bottom). Thecontour interval is

15m. Contourswithnegativevaluesaredashed.

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Figure13: 500hPageopotential height responseaveragedbetweenday6and10(left) and

betweenday11and15(right) for Exp1(top) andExp2(bottom). Thecontour interval is

15m. Contourswithnegativevaluesaredashed.

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MJO Prediction

Combined EOF1

Combined EOF2

From Wheeler and Hendon, BMRC


MJO FORECAST

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RMM1

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1

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4

RM

M2

FORECAST BASED 15/05/1997 00UTCECMWF MONTHLY FORECASTS

and AfricaWest Hem.

ContinentMaritime

PacificWestern

OceanIndian

2

1

8

7 6

5

4

3

Day 1 Day 5 Day 10

Day 15 Day 20 Analysis

Ens. Mean Verification


Impact on Europe

Cassou (2008)


Experiment’s setting:

- 46 day forecasts at T255L62 coupled to HOPE

- 15 members

- Starting dates: 15 Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr 1989-2008

- Model Cycle 32R3 (operational cycle from 11/07 to 06/08)

MJO prediction


“Perfect Model”

Ensemble mean/ reanalysis

MJO Skill scores

Bivariate Correlation Bivariate RMS error

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45Time Lag (days)

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

Correla

tion

Ensemble Spread

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45Time Lag (days)

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0.5

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1.5

RM

S E

rror

Ensemble mean/ reanalysis

Climatology


Impact on Precipitation anomalies (Summer)Model Phase 23 ERA Phase 23

Model Phase 45 ERA Phase 45




Impact on Tropical Cyclone Density (Summer)

Vitart, GRL 2009


Impact on the Extratropics- Z500 anomalies

MODEL Phase 3 + 10 days ERA Phase 3 + 10 days

MODEL Phase 6 + 10 days ERA Phase 6 + 10 days


Phase3+10 days

1 2 3 4-30

-20

-10

0

10

20

30

Impact on weather regimes in hindcasts

NAO- NAO+ Atlantic ridge

Scandinavian blocking

Phase6+10 days


T850 anomalies – NDJFM 1989-2008

Temperature anomalies (degC)

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

50°N50°N

60°N 60°N

70°N70°N

160°W

160°W 140°W

140°W 120°W

120°W 100°W

100°W 80°W

80°W 60°W

60°W 40°W

40°W 20°W

20°W 0°

0° 20°E

20°E 40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E

<-1.6 -1.6..-0.8 -0.8..-0.4 -0.4..-0.2 -0.2.. 0.0 0.0.. 0.2 0.2.. 0.4 0.4.. 0.8 0.8.. 1.6 > 1.6


10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

50°N50°N

60°N 60°N

70°N70°N

160°W

160°W 140°W

140°W 120°W

120°W 100°W

100°W 80°W

80°W 60°W

60°W 40°W

40°W 20°W

20°W 0°

0° 20°E

20°E 40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E

<-1.6 -1.6..-0.8 -0.8..-0.4 -0.4..-0.2 -0.2.. 0.0 0.0.. 0.2 0.2.. 0.4 0.4.. 0.8 0.8.. 1.6 > 1.6


10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

50°N50°N

60°N 60°N

70°N70°N

160°W

160°W 140°W

140°W 120°W

120°W 100°W

100°W 80°W

80°W 60°W

60°W 40°W

40°W 20°W

20°W 0°

0° 20°E

20°E 40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E

<-1.6 -1.6..-0.8 -0.8..-0.4 -0.4..-0.2 -0.2.. 0.0 0.0.. 0.2 0.2.. 0.4 0.4.. 0.8 0.8.. 1.6 > 1.6


10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

50°N50°N

60°N 60°N

70°N70°N

160°W

160°W 140°W

140°W 120°W

120°W 100°W

100°W 80°W

80°W 60°W

60°W 40°W

40°W 20°W

20°W 0°

0° 20°E

20°E 40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E

<-1.6 -1.6..-0.8 -0.8..-0.4 -0.4..-0.2 -0.2.. 0.0 0.0.. 0.2 0.2.. 0.4 0.4.. 0.8 0.8.. 1.6 > 1.6

Phase 3 + 10 days Phase 6 + 10 days

ERA

MODEL


30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

50°N50°N

60°N 60°N

70°N70°N

160°W

160°W 140°W

140°W 120°W

120°W 100°W

100°W 80°W

80°W 60°W

60°W 40°W

40°W 20°W

20°W 0°

0° 20°E

20°E 40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E

<-1.6 -1.6..-0.8 -0.8..-0.4 -0.4..-0.2 -0.2.. 0.0 0.0.. 0.2 0.2.. 0.4 0.4.. 0.8 0.8.. 1.6 > 1.6 Degree C


0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1forecast probability

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

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obs

freq

uen

cy

0.04

Probabilistic skill scores – NDJFMA 1989-2008

Reliability DiagramProbability of 2-m temperature in the upper tercile

Day 19-25


0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

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obs

freq

uen

cy

Europe

0.03

-0.09

MJO in IC NO MJO in IC

N. Extratropics

-0.06


The ECMWF monthly forecasting system

• A 51-member ensemble is integrated for 32 days twice a week (Mondays and Thursdays at 00Z)

• Atmospheric component: IFS with the latest operational cycle and with a T639L62 resolution till day 10 and T319L62 after day 10.

• Persisted SST anomalies till day 10 and ocean-atmosphere coupling from day 10 till day 32.

• Oceanic component: HOPE (from Max Plank Institute) with a zonal resolution of 1.4 degrees and 29 vertical levels

• Coupling: OASIS (CERFACS). Coupling every 3 hours.


Ocean only integration

Coupled forecast at TL319Day 32

EPS Integration at T639

Initial condition

Heat flux, Wind stress, P-E

Day 10

The ECMWF VarEPS-monthly forecasting system



• Atmospheric initial conditions: ECMWF operational analysis

• Oceanic initial conditions: “Accelerated” ocean analysis

• Perturbations: Atmosphere: Singular vectors + stochastic physics

Ocean: Wind stress perturbations during the data assimilation

• Background statistics:

5-member ensemble integrated at the same day and same month as the real-time time forecast over the past 20 years (a total of 100 member ensemble). Initial conditions: ERA Interim. Produced once a week.



Anomalies (temperature, precipitation..)

-

80°S 80°S70°S70°S

60°S 60°S

50°S50°S40°S 40°S

30°S30°S

20°S 20°S10°S10°S

0° 0°

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

50°N50°N60°N 60°N

70°N70°N

80°N 80°N

160°W

160°W

120°W

120°W

80°W

80°W

40°W

40°W

0°

0° 20°E

20°E 40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

120°E

120°E

160°E

160°E

ensemble size = 51 ,climate size = 90Forecast start reference is 05-05-20112-meter Temperature anomalyECMWF EPS-Monthly Forecasts

Contours at 1% levelShaded areas significant at 10% level

80°S 80°S70°S70°S

60°S 60°S

50°S50°S40°S 40°S

30°S30°S

20°S 20°S10°S10°S

0° 0°

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

50°N50°N60°N 60°N

70°N70°N

80°N 80°N

160°W

160°W

120°W

120°W

80°W

80°W

40°W

40°W

0°

0° 20°E

20°E 40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

120°E

120°E

160°E

160°E

80°S 80°S

70°S70°S60°S 60°S

50°S50°S

40°S 40°S30°S30°S

20°S 20°S

10°S10°S

0° 0°10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N40°N 40°N

50°N50°N

60°N 60°N70°N70°N

80°N 80°N

160°W

160°W

120°W

120°W

80°W

80°W

40°W

40°W

0°

0° 20°E

20°E 40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

120°E

120°E

160°E

160°E

80°S 80°S

70°S70°S60°S 60°S

50°S50°S

40°S 40°S30°S30°S

20°S 20°S

10°S10°S

0° 0°10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N40°N 40°N

50°N50°N

60°N 60°N70°N70°N

80°N 80°N

160°W

160°W

120°W

120°W

80°W

80°W

40°W

40°W

0°

0° 20°E

20°E 40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

120°E

120°E

160°E

160°E

DAY 5-11: 09-05-2011/TO/15-05-2011 DAY 12-18 :16-05-2011/TO/22-05-2011

DAY 19-25 :23-05-2011/TO/29-05-2011 DAY 26-32:30-05-2011/TO/05-06-2011

<-10deg -10.. -6 -6.. -3 -3.. -1 -1.. 0 0.. 1 1.. 3 3.. 6 6.. 10 > 10deg



Probabilities (temperature, precipitation..)

-

80°S 80°S

70°S70°S

60°S 60°S

50°S50°S

40°S 40°S

30°S30°S

20°S 20°S

10°S10°S

0° 0°

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

50°N50°N

60°N 60°N

70°N70°N

80°N 80°N

160°W

160°W 140°W

140°W 120°W

120°W 100°W

100°W 80°W

80°W 60°W

60°W 40°W

40°W 20°W

20°W 0°

0° 20°E

20°E 40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E 100°E

100°E 120°E

120°E 140°E

140°E 160°E

160°E

ensemble size = 51 ,climate size = 90Forecast start reference is 05-05-2011Prob(2-meter Temp. anom gt 0)ECMWF EPS-Monthly Forecasts

Contours at 1% levelShaded areas significant at 10% level

16-05-2011/TO/22-05-2011Day 12-18

< 10% 10.. 20 20.. 30 30.. 40 40.. 60 60.. 70 70.. 80 80.. 90 > 90%



H

L

L

L

L

40°N

60°N

80°N80°W

80°W

60°W

40°W

20°W 0° 20°E

40°E

60°E

80°E

80°E

Reg 1 ** Cluster mean (6)05-05-2011 week2 : step 264-432

H

LL

L

40°N

60°N

80°N80°W

80°W

60°W

40°W

20°W 0° 20°E

40°E

60°E

80°E

80°E


L

40°N

60°N

80°N80°W

80°W

60°W

40°W

20°W 0° 20°E

40°E

60°E

80°E

80°E


L

560

40°N

60°N

80°N80°W

80°W

60°W

40°W

20°W 0° 20°E

40°E

60°E

80°E

80°E


L

L

40°N

60°N

80°N80°W

80°W

60°W

40°W

20°W 0° 20°E

40°E

60°E

80°E

80°E

Reg 5 ** Cluster mean (12) - CTR05-05-2011 week2 : step 264-432

L L

572

40°N

60°N

80°N80°W

80°W

60°W

40°W

20°W 0° 20°E

40°E

60°E

80°E

80°E



Experimental product: Tropical cyclone activity


80°N

70°N

60°N

50°N

40°N

30°N

20°N

10°N

0°N

10°S

20°S

30°S

40°S

50°S

60°S

70°S

80°S

80°N

70°N

60°N

50°N

40°N

30°N

20°N

10°N

0°N

10°S

20°S

30°S

40°S

50°S

60°S

70°S

80°S

340°E320°E300°E280°E260°E240°E220°E200°E180°E160°E140°E120°E100°E80°E60°E40°E20°E

340°E320°E300°E280°E260°E240°E220°E200°E180°E160°E140°E120°E100°E80°E60°E40°E20°E

< 10% 10.. 20 20.. 30 30.. 40 40.. 50 50.. 60 60.. 70 70.. 80 80.. 90 > 90%

Probability of a TC passing within 300km radiusWeekly Mean Tropical Cyclone Strike Probability. Date: 20100408 0 UTC t+(264-432)


MJO Forecasts

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10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

Contours at 1% levelShaded areas significant at 10% levelensemble size = 51 ,climate size = 90

Verification period: 26-07-2010/TO/01-08-2010Precipitation anomaly

Analysis and ECMWF VarEPS-Monthly Forecasting System

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

ANALYSIS

FORECAST 22-07-2010: DAY 5-11 FORECAST 15-07-2010: DAY 12-18


<-90mm

-90..-60

-60..-30

-30..-10

-10.. 0

0.. 10

10.. 30

30.. 60

60.. 90

> 90mm

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E




10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

ANALYSIS



<-90mm

-90..-60

-60..-30

-30..-10

-10.. 0

0.. 10

10.. 30

30.. 60

60.. 90

> 90mm

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E




10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

ANALYSIS



<-90mm

-90..-60

-60..-30

-30..-10

-10.. 0

0.. 10

10.. 30

30.. 60

60.. 90

> 90mm

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E




10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

ANALYSIS



<-90mm

-90..-60

-60..-30

-30..-10

-10.. 0

0.. 10

10.. 30

30.. 60

60.. 90

> 90mm

Precip anomalies : 26 July 2010 – 01 August 2010

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E




10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

10°N10°N

20°N 20°N

30°N30°N

40°N 40°N

40°E

40°E 60°E

60°E 80°E

80°E

ANALYSIS



<-90mm

-90..-60

-60..-30

-30..-10

-10.. 0

0.. 10

10.. 30

30.. 60

60.. 90

> 90mm


Skill of the ECMWF Monthly Forecasting System

ROC score: 2-meter temperature in the upper tercile

Day 19-25 Day 26-32

Day 5-11 Day 12-18


Skill of the ECMWF Monthly Forecasting System

2-meter temperature in upper tercile - Day 12-18ROC score Reliability diagram

Persistence of day 5-11

Monthly forecast day 12-18

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1false alarm rate

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eDay 1220041007-20041007

ECMWF Monthly Forecast, 2mtm in upper tercile , Area:Northern Extratropics

ROC score = 0.676ROC score = 0.620

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1rel FC distribution

78450.157 10

5

0.235 105

0.314 105

0.392 105

Forecast

Persistence

0.2

0.2

0.4

0.4

0.4

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50188

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50696

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14983

8618

4660

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3110423795

20433 1866617728

1753018151

19773

42727

Day 5-20041007-20041007ECMWF Monthly Forecast, 2-meterin upper tercile , Area:Northern Extratropics

BrSc = 0.211 LCBrSkSc= 0.06 Uncertainty= 0.223BrSc = 0.283 LCBrSkSc= -0.27 Uncertainty= 0.223


0

0.2

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clim 1990-2001

Forecast Persistence

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ROC score = 0.605ROC score = 0.567


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0.393 105

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BrSc = 0.224 LCBrSkSc= 0.00 Uncertainty= 0.225BrSc = 0.287 LCBrSkSc= -0.27 Uncertainty= 0.225


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sample clim

clim 1990-2001

Forecast Persistence

Day 12-18

Day 19-25

Persistence of day 5-18

Monthly forecast day 19-32


OLR anomalies - Forecast range: day 15


MJO skill scores

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MJO Bivariate Correlation

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Impact of the MJO on the N. Extratropics

System = 2 - Method = 1 - Ensemble number = 4Friday 27 March 1998 00UTC ECMWF Monthly Forecast t+636 VT: Wednesday 22 April 1998 12UTC 500hPa Geopotential

2002 MOFC hindcasts

2012 MOFC hindcasts

ECMWF Analysis VT:Thursday 23 April 2009 00UTC 500hPa Geopotential

ERA Interim


NAO skill scores – Day 19-25


Performance of the monthly Forecasts

Day 12-18 Day 19-25 Day 26-32

2-metre temperature ROC area over Northern Extratropics


Conclusion

• SSTs, Soil moisture, stratospheric initial conditions and MJO are source of

predictability at the intra-seasonal time scale. In particular the MJO has a

significant impact on the forecast skill scores beyond day 20.

• The monthly forecasting system produces forecasts for days 12-18 that are

generally better than climatology and persistence of day 5-11. Beyond day

20, the monthly forecast is marginally skilful. For some applications and

some regions, these forecasts could however be of some interest.

• There has been a clear improvement in the monthly forecast skill scores

over the past 10 years. This improvement is likely to be related to improved

prediction in the Tropics and most especially improved MJO prediction.

•

Training Course 2013– NWP-PR: The Monthly Forecast System at ECMWF 1 Monthly Forecasting at ECMWF Frédéric Vitart European Centre for Medium-Range Weather.

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