Towards operational predictions of the near-term climate
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Article Title | Towards operational predictions of the near-term climate |
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ERA Journal ID | 201295 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Kushnir, Yochanan (Author), Scaife, Adam A. (Author), Arritt, Raymond (Author), Balsamo, Gianpaolo (Author), Boer, George (Author), Doblas-Reyes, Francisco (Author), Hawkins, Ed (Author), Kimoto, Masahide (Author), Kolli, Rupa Kumar (Author), Kumar, Arun (Author), Matei, Daniela (Author), Matthes, Katja (Author), Muller, Wolfgang A. (Author), O’Kane, Terence (Author), Perlwitz, Judith (Author), Power, Scott (Author), Raphael, Marilyn (Author), Shimpo, Akihiko (Author), Smith, Doug (Author), Tuma, Matthias (Author) and Wu, Bo (Author) |
Journal Title | Nature Climate Change |
Journal Citation | 9 (2), pp. 94-101 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2019 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1758-678X |
1758-6798 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0359-7 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-018-0359-7 |
Abstract | Near-term climate predictions — which operate on annual to decadal timescales — offer benefits for climate adaptation and resilience, and are thus important for society. Although skilful near-term predictions are now possible, particularly when coupled models are initialized from the current climate state (most importantly from the ocean), several scientific challenges remain, including gaps in understanding and modelling the underlying physical mechanisms. This Perspective discusses how these challenges can be overcome, outlining concrete steps towards the provision of operational near-term climate predictions. Progress in this endeavour will bridge the gap between current seasonal forecasts and century-scale climate change projections, allowing a seamless climate service delivery chain to be established. |
Keywords | adaptive management; climate change; climate modeling; climate prediction; ecosystem resilience |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 370201. Climate change processes |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | Columbia University, United States |
University of Exeter, United Kingdom | |
Iowa State University, United States | |
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, United Kingdom | |
Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Canada | |
Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, Spain | |
University of Reading, United Kingdom | |
University of Tokyo, Japan | |
World Meteorological Organization, Switzerland | |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States | |
Max Planck Society, Germany | |
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany | |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia | |
Australian Bureau of Meteorology | |
University of California, United States | |
Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan | |
Met Office, United Kingdom | |
World Climate Research Program, Switzerland | |
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q66x2/towards-operational-predictions-of-the-near-term-climate
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