How the International Research Institute for Climate and Society has contributed towards seasonal climate forecast modelling and operations in South Africa
How the International Research Institute for Climate and Society has contributed towards seasonal climate forecast modelling and operations in South Africa
The production of seasonal forecasts on a routine basis in South Africa started in the early 1990s. Most of the modelling then was based on linear statistical approaches. The subsequent evolution of the seasonal forecasting enterprise in South Africa included the development of seasonal forecasting expertise and the enhancement of complex modelling systems which include the implementation and administration of atmospheric global and regional circulation models, empirical downscaling, multi-model ensembles, ocean-atmosphere coupled model development, and applications of forecasts. The International Research Institute for Climate and Society has made telling contributions to this evolution over the past 20 years and these will be highlighted here.
Reference:
Landman, W.A. 2014. How the International Research Institute for Climate and Society has contributed towards seasonal climate forecast modelling and operations in South Africa. Earth Perspectives, vol. 1(22), pp 1-13
Landman, W. (2014). How the International Research Institute for Climate and Society has contributed towards seasonal climate forecast modelling and operations in South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7572
Landman, WA "How the International Research Institute for Climate and Society has contributed towards seasonal climate forecast modelling and operations in South Africa." (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7572
Landman W. How the International Research Institute for Climate and Society has contributed towards seasonal climate forecast modelling and operations in South Africa. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7572.
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