The extreme forecast index at the seasonal scale

E. Dutra; M. Diamantakis; I. Tsonevsky; E. Zsoter; F. Wetterhall; T. Stockdale; D. Richardson; F. Pappenberger

doi:10.1002/asl2.448

The extreme forecast index at the seasonal scale

E. Dutra^*, M. Diamantakis, I. Tsonevsky, E. Zsoter, F. Wetterhall, T. Stockdale, D. Richardson, F. Pappenberger

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The extreme forecast index (EFI) concept has been applied to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) seasonal forecasts (S4) of 2-m temperature (T2M) and total precipitation (TP) using a novel semi-analytical technique. Results derived from synthetic data highlight the importance of large ensemble sizes to reduce the EFI calculation uncertainty due to sampling. This new diagnostic complements current diagnostics as exemplified for the 2012 warm summer in south central and eastern Europe. The EFI provides an integrated measure of the difference between a particular seasonal forecast ensemble and the underlying model climate which can be used as an early warning indicator.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	256-262
Number of pages	7
Journal	Atmospheric Science Letters
Volume	14
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/asl2.448
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2013

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Extreme forecast index
Predictability
Seasonal forecasts

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