The INGV–CMCC Seasonal Prediction System: Improved Ocean Initial Conditions

Autores
Alessandri, Andrea; Borrelli, Andrea; Masina, Simona; Cherchi, Annalisa; Gualdi, Silvio; Navarra, Antonio; Di Pietro, Pierluigi; Carril, Andrea Fabiana
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2010
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The development of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)–Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC) Seasonal Prediction System (SPS) is documented. In this SPS the ocean initial-conditions estimation includes a reduced-order optimal interpolation procedure for the assimilation of temperature and salinity profiles at the global scale. Nine-member ensemble forecasts have been produced for the period 1991–2003 for two starting dates per year in order to assess the impact of the subsurface assimilation in the ocean for initialization. Comparing the results with control simulations (i.e., without assimilation of subsurface profiles during ocean initialization), it is shown that the improved ocean initialization increases the skill in the prediction of tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures of the system for boreal winter forecasts. Considering the forecast of the 1997/98 El Nin˜o, the data assimilation in the ocean initial conditions leads to a considerable improvement in the representation of its onset and development. The results presented in this paper indicate a better prediction of global-scale surface climate anomalies for the forecasts started in November, probably because of the improvement in the tropical Pacific. For boreal winter, significant increases in the capability of the system to discriminate above-normal and below-normal temperature anomalies are shown in both the tropics and extratropics.
Fil: Alessandri, Andrea. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia
Fil: Borrelli, Andrea. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia
Fil: Masina, Simona. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Cherchi, Annalisa. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Gualdi, Silvio. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Navarra, Antonio. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Di Pietro, Pierluigi. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Carril, Andrea Fabiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmosfera. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmosfera; Argentina
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spelling The INGV–CMCC Seasonal Prediction System: Improved Ocean Initial ConditionsAlessandri, AndreaBorrelli, AndreaMasina, SimonaCherchi, AnnalisaGualdi, SilvioNavarra, AntonioDi Pietro, PierluigiCarril, Andrea FabianaSeasonal PredictionInitial Conditionshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The development of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)–Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC) Seasonal Prediction System (SPS) is documented. In this SPS the ocean initial-conditions estimation includes a reduced-order optimal interpolation procedure for the assimilation of temperature and salinity profiles at the global scale. Nine-member ensemble forecasts have been produced for the period 1991–2003 for two starting dates per year in order to assess the impact of the subsurface assimilation in the ocean for initialization. Comparing the results with control simulations (i.e., without assimilation of subsurface profiles during ocean initialization), it is shown that the improved ocean initialization increases the skill in the prediction of tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures of the system for boreal winter forecasts. Considering the forecast of the 1997/98 El Nin˜o, the data assimilation in the ocean initial conditions leads to a considerable improvement in the representation of its onset and development. The results presented in this paper indicate a better prediction of global-scale surface climate anomalies for the forecasts started in November, probably because of the improvement in the tropical Pacific. For boreal winter, significant increases in the capability of the system to discriminate above-normal and below-normal temperature anomalies are shown in both the tropics and extratropics.Fil: Alessandri, Andrea. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; ItaliaFil: Borrelli, Andrea. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; ItaliaFil: Masina, Simona. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; ItaliaFil: Cherchi, Annalisa. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; ItaliaFil: Gualdi, Silvio. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; ItaliaFil: Navarra, Antonio. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; ItaliaFil: Di Pietro, Pierluigi. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; ItaliaFil: Carril, Andrea Fabiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmosfera. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmosfera; ArgentinaAmerican Meteorological Society2010-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/17840Alessandri, Andrea; Borrelli, Andrea; Masina, Simona; Cherchi, Annalisa; Gualdi, Silvio; et al.; The INGV–CMCC Seasonal Prediction System: Improved Ocean Initial Conditions; American Meteorological Society; Monthly Energy Review; 138; 7; 7-2010; 2930-29520027-0644enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1175/2010MWR3178.1info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/2010MWR3178.1info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:47:02Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/17840instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:47:02.472CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The INGV–CMCC Seasonal Prediction System: Improved Ocean Initial Conditions
title The INGV–CMCC Seasonal Prediction System: Improved Ocean Initial Conditions
spellingShingle The INGV–CMCC Seasonal Prediction System: Improved Ocean Initial Conditions
Alessandri, Andrea
Seasonal Prediction
Initial Conditions
title_short The INGV–CMCC Seasonal Prediction System: Improved Ocean Initial Conditions
title_full The INGV–CMCC Seasonal Prediction System: Improved Ocean Initial Conditions
title_fullStr The INGV–CMCC Seasonal Prediction System: Improved Ocean Initial Conditions
title_full_unstemmed The INGV–CMCC Seasonal Prediction System: Improved Ocean Initial Conditions
title_sort The INGV–CMCC Seasonal Prediction System: Improved Ocean Initial Conditions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alessandri, Andrea
Borrelli, Andrea
Masina, Simona
Cherchi, Annalisa
Gualdi, Silvio
Navarra, Antonio
Di Pietro, Pierluigi
Carril, Andrea Fabiana
author Alessandri, Andrea
author_facet Alessandri, Andrea
Borrelli, Andrea
Masina, Simona
Cherchi, Annalisa
Gualdi, Silvio
Navarra, Antonio
Di Pietro, Pierluigi
Carril, Andrea Fabiana
author_role author
author2 Borrelli, Andrea
Masina, Simona
Cherchi, Annalisa
Gualdi, Silvio
Navarra, Antonio
Di Pietro, Pierluigi
Carril, Andrea Fabiana
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Seasonal Prediction
Initial Conditions
topic Seasonal Prediction
Initial Conditions
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The development of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)–Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC) Seasonal Prediction System (SPS) is documented. In this SPS the ocean initial-conditions estimation includes a reduced-order optimal interpolation procedure for the assimilation of temperature and salinity profiles at the global scale. Nine-member ensemble forecasts have been produced for the period 1991–2003 for two starting dates per year in order to assess the impact of the subsurface assimilation in the ocean for initialization. Comparing the results with control simulations (i.e., without assimilation of subsurface profiles during ocean initialization), it is shown that the improved ocean initialization increases the skill in the prediction of tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures of the system for boreal winter forecasts. Considering the forecast of the 1997/98 El Nin˜o, the data assimilation in the ocean initial conditions leads to a considerable improvement in the representation of its onset and development. The results presented in this paper indicate a better prediction of global-scale surface climate anomalies for the forecasts started in November, probably because of the improvement in the tropical Pacific. For boreal winter, significant increases in the capability of the system to discriminate above-normal and below-normal temperature anomalies are shown in both the tropics and extratropics.
Fil: Alessandri, Andrea. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia
Fil: Borrelli, Andrea. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia
Fil: Masina, Simona. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Cherchi, Annalisa. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Gualdi, Silvio. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Navarra, Antonio. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici; Italia. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Di Pietro, Pierluigi. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Carril, Andrea Fabiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmosfera. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmosfera; Argentina
description The development of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)–Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC) Seasonal Prediction System (SPS) is documented. In this SPS the ocean initial-conditions estimation includes a reduced-order optimal interpolation procedure for the assimilation of temperature and salinity profiles at the global scale. Nine-member ensemble forecasts have been produced for the period 1991–2003 for two starting dates per year in order to assess the impact of the subsurface assimilation in the ocean for initialization. Comparing the results with control simulations (i.e., without assimilation of subsurface profiles during ocean initialization), it is shown that the improved ocean initialization increases the skill in the prediction of tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures of the system for boreal winter forecasts. Considering the forecast of the 1997/98 El Nin˜o, the data assimilation in the ocean initial conditions leads to a considerable improvement in the representation of its onset and development. The results presented in this paper indicate a better prediction of global-scale surface climate anomalies for the forecasts started in November, probably because of the improvement in the tropical Pacific. For boreal winter, significant increases in the capability of the system to discriminate above-normal and below-normal temperature anomalies are shown in both the tropics and extratropics.
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