人工神经网络
计算机科学
集合预报
气象学
环境科学
气候学
机器学习
地理
地质学
作者
J. S. Cahill,Elizabeth A. Barnes,Eric D. Maloney,Stephan R. Sain,Patrick A. Harr,Luke Madaus
标识
DOI:10.1175/waf-d-23-0125.1
摘要
Abstract Making predictions of impactful weather on timescales of weeks to months (subseasonal to seasonal; S2S) in advance is incredibly challenging. Dynamical models often struggle to simulate tropical systems that evolve over multiple weeks such as the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) and the Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation (BSISO), and these errors can impact geopotential heights, precipitation, and other variables in the continental United States through teleconnections. While many data-driven S2S studies attempt to predict future midlatitude variables using current conditions, here we instead focus on post-processing of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s (NOAA) Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) to predict GEFS errors. Specifically, by looking at when/where there are errors in the GEFS, neural networks can be used to understand what atmospheric conditions helped produce these errors via explainability methods. Our ‘Errors of Opportunity’ approach identifies phase 4 of the MJO and phases 1 and 2 of the BSISO as significant factors in aiding GEFS error prediction across different regions and seasons. Specifically, we see high accuracy for overestimates of 500 hPa geopotential height (h500) anomalies in the Pacific Northwest during Spring and as well as high accuracy for underestimates of geopotential heights in Northwest Mexico during Summer. Furthermore, we demonstrate enhanced error prediction skill for overestimates of Summer precipitation in the Midwest following BSISO phases 1 and 2. Most notably, our findings highlight that the identified errors stem from the GEFSs failure to accurately forecast teleconnection patterns.
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