Tropical rainfall predictions from multiple seasonal forecast systems

We quantify seasonal prediction skill of tropical winter rainfall in 14 climate forecast systems. High levels of seasonal prediction skill exist for year‐to‐year rainfall variability in all tropical ocean basins. The tropical East Pacific is the most skilful region, with very high correlation scores, and the tropical West Pacific is also highly skilful. Predictions of tropical Atlantic and Indian Ocean rainfall show lower but statistically significant scores.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  International Journal of Climatology

• Publication date

  2018-10-07

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/joc.5855
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