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A Transformed Lagged Ensemble Forecasting Technique for Increasing Ensemble Size
Author(s) -
Andrew R. Lawrence,
James A. Hansen
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
monthly weather review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.862
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1520-0493
pISSN - 0027-0644
DOI - 10.1175/mwr3357.1
Subject(s) - ensemble forecasting , ensemble learning , data assimilation , chaotic , perturbation (astronomy) , statistical ensemble , computer science , probabilistic forecasting , ensemble average , probabilistic logic , forecast skill , forecast verification , econometrics , statistics , meteorology , mathematics , artificial intelligence , canonical ensemble , climatology , monte carlo method , geography , geology , physics , quantum mechanics
An ensemble-based data assimilation approach is used to transform old ensemble forecast perturbations with more recent observations for the purpose of inexpensively increasing ensemble size. The impact of the transformations are propagated forward in time over the ensemble’s forecast period without rerunning any models, and these transformed ensemble forecast perturbations can be combined with the most recent ensemble forecast to sensibly increase forecast ensemble sizes. Because the transform takes place in perturbation space, the transformed perturbations must be centered on the ensemble mean from the most recent forecasts. Thus, the benefit of the approach is in terms of improved ensemble statistics rather than improvements in the mean. Larger ensemble forecasts can be used for numerous purposes, including probabilistic forecasting, targeted observations, and to provide boundary conditions to limited-area models. This transformed lagged ensemble forecasting approach is explored and is shown to give positive results in the context of a simple chaotic model. By incorporating a suitable perturbation inflation factor, the technique was found to generate forecast ensembles whose skill were statistically comparable to those produced by adding nonlinear model integrations. Implications for ensemble forecasts generated by numerical weather prediction models are briefly discussed, including multimodel ensemble forecasting.

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