The extreme forecast index applied to seasonal forecasts

Title
The extreme forecast index applied to seasonal forecasts
Technical memorandum
Date Published
06/2013
Secondary Title
ECMWF Technical Memoranda
Number
703
Author
Emanuel Dutra
Michail Diamantakis
Ivan Tsonevsky
Ervin Zsótér
Fredrik Wetterhall
Tim Stockdale
David Richardson
Florian Pappenberger
Publisher
ECMWF
Abstract The Extreme Forecast index (EFI) concept has been applied to the ECMWF seasonal forecasts (S4) of 2-meter temperature and total precipitation using a novel semi-analytical technique. Results derived from synthetic data highlight the importance of large ensemble sizes to reduce the EFI calculation uncertainty due to sampling. This new diagnostic, complements current diagnostics, as exemplified for the 2012 warm summer in South Central and Eastern Europe. The EFI provides an integrated measure of the difference between a particular seasonal forecast ensemble and the underlying model climate which can be used as an early warning indicator.
URL https://www.ecmwf.int/en/elibrary/74299-extreme-forecast-index-applied-seasonal-forecasts
DOI 10.21957/m4j70t27c
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