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Explore ongoing and planned activities at the NCEP Climate Prediction Center, including real-time forecasts, hindcasts for calibration, MJO analysis, and Global Tropical Hazard updates. Discover monthly and weekly forecasts tailored for various climate applications.
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Ongoing and Planned Activities in Sub-seasonal Forecasting at the NCEP Arun Kumar Climate Prediction Center 02 December 2011
Real-time Forecast Configuration • Coupled model • T126/L64 • MOM4 • 16 runs/day; 45 day forecast • Initial conditions for the ocean, atmosphere, land are from the CFSR • Coupled analysis • T574 • Real-time forecast products are calibrated based on the hindcasts climatology Arun Kumar Climate Prediction Center 02 December 2011
Hindcasts • Period : 1999- 2010 • 4 runs/day; 45 day • Hindcasts are used for • Developing calibration climatologies (mean; standard deviation) • Skill assessments and skill masks Arun Kumar Climate Prediction Center 02 December 2011
Some Products Arun Kumar Climate Prediction Center 02 December 2011
MJO Arun Kumar Climate Prediction Center 02 December 2011
Global Tropical Hazard (GTH) Arun Kumar Climate Prediction Center 02 December 2011
Monthly Forecasts Arun Kumar Climate Prediction Center 02 December 2011
Monthly Forecasts Arun Kumar Climate Prediction Center 02 December 2011
Weekly Forecasts Arun Kumar Climate Prediction Center 02 December 2011
Weekly Forecasts Arun Kumar Climate Prediction Center 02 December 2011
Applications of Interest MJO and Global Hazards Prediction of consecutive days of extreme temperature and precipitation Prediction of blocking and various circulation indices Prediction of tropical storms (with specific interest in Atlantic Hurricanes) Prediction of onset date, and active and break phases of various monsoons Prediction of sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) Arun Kumar Climate Prediction Center 02 December 2011