Experimental real-time multi-model ensemble (MME) prediction of rainfall during monsoon 2008: Large-scale medium-range aspects |
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Authors: | A K MITRA G R IYENGAR V R DURAI J SANJAY T N KRISHNAMURTI A MISHRA D R SIKKA |
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Institution: | (1) India Meteorological Department, Mausam Bhavan, Lodi Road, New Delhi, 110003, India |
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Abstract: | Realistic simulation/prediction of the Asian summer monsoon rainfall on various space–time scales is a challenging scientific
task. Compared to mid-latitudes, a proportional skill improvement in the prediction of monsoon rainfall in the medium range
has not happened in recent years. Global models and data assimilation techniques are being improved for monsoon/tropics. However,
multi-model ensemble (MME) forecasting is gaining popularity, as it has the potential to provide more information for practical
forecasting in terms of making a consensus forecast and handling model uncertainties. As major centers are exchanging model
output in near real-time, MME is a viable inexpensive way of enhancing the forecasting skill and information content. During
monsoon 2008, on an experimental basis, an MME forecasting of large-scale monsoon precipitation in the medium range was carried
out in real-time at National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), India. Simple ensemble mean (EMN) giving
equal weight to member models, bias-corrected ensemble mean (BCEMn) and MME forecast, where different weights are given to
member models, are the products of the algorithm tested here. In general, the aforementioned products from the multi-model
ensemble forecast system have a higher skill than individual model forecasts. The skill score for the Indian domain and other
sub-regions indicates that the BCEMn produces the best result, compared to EMN and MME. Giving weights to different models
to obtain an MME product helps to improve individual member models only marginally. It is noted that for higher rainfall values,
the skill of the global model rainfall forecast decreases rapidly beyond day-3, and hence for day-4 and day-5, the MME products
could not bring much improvement over member models. However, up to day-3, the MME products were always better than individual
member models. |
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