Current approaches to seasonal-to-interannual climate predictions

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1111-1152

  Goddard, L ^a,c   Mason, S J ^a   Zebiak, S E ^a   Ropelewski, C F ^b   Basher, R ^a   Cane, M A ^a  

^a Earth Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamical prediction; Ensembles; ENSO; Probabilistic forecasts; Seasonal climate variability; Statistical prediction

Indexed keywords

RESEARCH; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0035389740     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.636     Document Type: Article

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328. Global seasonal rainfall forecasts using a coupled ocean-atmosphere model
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330. A delayed action oscillator for ENSO
331. Climate simulation over East Africa using the NCEP regional spectral model
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351. The effect of Eurasian snow cover on the Indian Monsoon
352. Medium- and long-range forecasting
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355. World Weather V
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360. Empirical orthogonal function analysis of Atlantic surface temperatures
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363. Coupled ocean-atmosphere dynamics in the Indian Ocean during 1997-1998
364. Monsoons: Processes, predictability, and the prospects for prediction
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367. Downscaling general circulation model output: A review of methods and limitations
368. On the interpretation of probabilistic climate forecasts
369. Diagnostic verification of the Climate Prediction Center long-lead outlooks, 1995-1998
370. Estimating monthly and seasonal precipitation distributions using the 30-day and 90-day outlooks
371. Combining forecasts - A philosophical basis and some current issues
372. The Southern Oscillation in the surface circulation and climate over the tropical Atlantic, Eastern Pacific, and Indian oceans
373. Water displacements in the Pacific and the genesis of El Niño cycles
374. El Niño - The dynamic response of the equatorial Pacific Ocean to atmospheric forcing
375. Global precipitation: A 17-year monthly analysis based on gauge observations, satellite estimates, and numerical model outputs
376. Principal oscillation pattern: Prediction of the state of ENSO
377. On the prediction of ENSO: A study with a low-order Markov model
378. ENSO prediction with Markov models: The impact of sea level
379. Precursory signals associated with the interannual variability of the Asian summer monsoon
380. Reproducible forced modes in AGCM ensemble integrations and potential predictability of atmospheric variations in the extratropics
381. Predictive skills of seasonal to annual rainfall variations in the US Affiliated Pacific Islands: Canonical correlation analysis and multivariate principal components regression approaches
382. A simple atmospheric model of relevance to El Niño
383. Atmospheric convergence feedback in a simple model for El Niño
384. Air-sea interaction in the equatorial Atlantic region
385. A model El Niño Southern Oscillation
386. Enhancement of interdecadal climate variability in the Sahel by vegetation interaction
387. Verification of categorical probability forecasts