DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0868.1
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84993983152
论文题名: Best practices for postprocessing ensemble climate forecasts. Part I: Selecting appropriate recalibration methods
作者: Sansom P.G. ; Ferro C.A.T. ; Stephenson D.B. ; Goddard L. ; Mason S.J.
刊名: Journal of Climate
ISSN: 8948755
出版年: 2016
卷: 29, 期: 20 起始页码: 7247
结束页码: 7264
语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: Atmospheric temperature
; Regression analysis
; Bias
; Ensembles
; Hindcasts
; Probability forecasts/models/distribution
; Seasonal forecasting
; Statistical techniques
; Forecasting
; calibration
; ensemble forecasting
; hindcasting
; numerical method
; probability
; regression analysis
; seasonal variation
英文摘要: This study describes a systematic approach to selecting optimal statistical recalibration methods and hindcast designs for producing reliable probability forecasts on seasonal-to-decadal time scales. A new recalibration method is introduced that includes adjustments for both unconditional and conditional biases in the mean and variance of the forecast distribution and linear time-dependent bias in the mean. The complexity of the recalibration can be systematically varied by restricting the parameters. Simple recalibration methods may outperform more complex ones given limited training data. A new cross-validation methodology is proposed that allows the comparison of multiple recalibration methods and varying training periods using limited data. Part I considers the effect on forecast skill of varying the recalibration complexity and training period length. The interaction between these factors is analyzed for gridbox forecasts of annual mean near-surface temperature from the CanCM4 model. Recalibration methods that include conditional adjustment of the ensemble mean outperform simple bias correction by issuing climatological forecasts where the model has limited skill. Trend-adjusted forecasts outperform forecasts without trend adjustment at almost 75% of grid boxes. The optimal training period is around 30 yr for trend-adjusted forecasts and around 15 yr otherwise. The optimal training period is strongly related to the length of the optimal climatology. Longer training periods may increase overall performance but at the expense of very poor forecasts where skill is limited. © 2016 American Meteorological Society. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/50224
Appears in Collections: 气候变化事实与影响
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作者单位: Exeter Climate Systems, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom; International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States
Recommended Citation:
Sansom P.G.,Ferro C.A.T.,Stephenson D.B.,et al. Best practices for postprocessing ensemble climate forecasts. Part I: Selecting appropriate recalibration methods[J]. Journal of Climate,2016-01-01,29(20)