Prediction skill of NCEP CFSv2 for seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecast over Southeast Asia

Climate Forecast System version 2 (CFSv2) is the ocean-atmosphere-land coupled model and the latest version of seasonal climate forecast from National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). This study presents the prediction skill of seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecasti...

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Main Authors: Siti Amalia, Fredolin Tangang, Sheau, Tieh Ngai, Liew, Juneng
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
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author Siti Amalia,
Fredolin Tangang,
Sheau, Tieh Ngai
Liew, Juneng
author_facet Siti Amalia,
Fredolin Tangang,
Sheau, Tieh Ngai
Liew, Juneng
author_sort Siti Amalia,
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description Climate Forecast System version 2 (CFSv2) is the ocean-atmosphere-land coupled model and the latest version of seasonal climate forecast from National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). This study presents the prediction skill of seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecasting from CFSv2 over Southeast Asia. The objective of the study was to verify the prediction accuracy of CFSv2 by quantifying the deterministic quantities in term of correlation coefficients with respect to different lead times and target seasons based on a the 28-year ensemble means (1983/84 - 2010/11) for each variables. Additionally, the prediction skill of 20 sub-regions over Southeast Asia are verified with observation for regional assessment of the accuracy of seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecasted by CFSv2. In general, the result showed that the prediction skill of CFSv2 for seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecasting is reasonable, especially prediction skill after lead month-0 for all target seasons compared to other lead months. The lowest prediction skill is after lead month-6. Overall, the prediction skill of seasonal surface air temperature forecasting is better than precipitation. Moreover, the result obtained in this study highlights the advantages of using an ensemble technique for seasonal forecasting in Southeast Asia.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:144162020-04-01T13:02:06Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14416/ Prediction skill of NCEP CFSv2 for seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecast over Southeast Asia Siti Amalia, Fredolin Tangang, Sheau, Tieh Ngai Liew, Juneng Climate Forecast System version 2 (CFSv2) is the ocean-atmosphere-land coupled model and the latest version of seasonal climate forecast from National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). This study presents the prediction skill of seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecasting from CFSv2 over Southeast Asia. The objective of the study was to verify the prediction accuracy of CFSv2 by quantifying the deterministic quantities in term of correlation coefficients with respect to different lead times and target seasons based on a the 28-year ensemble means (1983/84 - 2010/11) for each variables. Additionally, the prediction skill of 20 sub-regions over Southeast Asia are verified with observation for regional assessment of the accuracy of seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecasted by CFSv2. In general, the result showed that the prediction skill of CFSv2 for seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecasting is reasonable, especially prediction skill after lead month-0 for all target seasons compared to other lead months. The lowest prediction skill is after lead month-6. Overall, the prediction skill of seasonal surface air temperature forecasting is better than precipitation. Moreover, the result obtained in this study highlights the advantages of using an ensemble technique for seasonal forecasting in Southeast Asia. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14416/1/04%20Siti%20Amalia.pdf Siti Amalia, and Fredolin Tangang, and Sheau, Tieh Ngai and Liew, Juneng (2019) Prediction skill of NCEP CFSv2 for seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecast over Southeast Asia. Sains Malaysiana, 48 (11). pp. 2325-2334. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid48bil11_2019/KandunganJilid48Bil11_2019.html
spellingShingle Siti Amalia,
Fredolin Tangang,
Sheau, Tieh Ngai
Liew, Juneng
Prediction skill of NCEP CFSv2 for seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecast over Southeast Asia
title Prediction skill of NCEP CFSv2 for seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecast over Southeast Asia
title_full Prediction skill of NCEP CFSv2 for seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecast over Southeast Asia
title_fullStr Prediction skill of NCEP CFSv2 for seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecast over Southeast Asia
title_full_unstemmed Prediction skill of NCEP CFSv2 for seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecast over Southeast Asia
title_short Prediction skill of NCEP CFSv2 for seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecast over Southeast Asia
title_sort prediction skill of ncep cfsv2 for seasonal precipitation and surface air temperature forecast over southeast asia
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14416/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14416/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14416/1/04%20Siti%20Amalia.pdf