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Table: Modelled Climate and Ocean Predictions 22 December 2011
  Coupled GCM’s Ensembles Statistical
  System 3
ECMWF
Europe
POAMA2
BoM
Australia
SINTEX
JAMSTEC
Japan
CFS03
NCEP
USA
GSM
ECPC
USA
UKMO
UK
IRI
USA
APCC
Korea
BoM
Seasonal
Forecast
QDNRM
Qld
Australia
ESS
DAF
WA
Month of Run
Forecast months
Dec
JFM
Dec
JFM
Dec
JFM
Dec
JFM
Dec
JFM
Dec
JFM
Dec
JFM
Dec
JFM
Dec
JFM
Dec
JFM
Dec
JFM
Summer Pacific
Ocean NINO3.4
Cool (La Nina) Cool (La Nina) Cool (La Nina) Cool (La Nina)   Cool (La Nina) Cool (La Nina)       Slightly cool (weak La Nina)
Summer Eastern
Indian Ocean
Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral   Slightly cool Neutral        
Summer Rainfall Average W, slightly wetter E, Average Average W, slightly wetter E, Average Average W, wetter E, Average W, slightly wetter E, Average N/A Average, slightly drier Mallee Average, slightly wetter N Country, slightly drier SW Slightly wetter
Summer Temperature Slightly cooler Average E, slightly cooler W Average, slightly warmer SW Average Average Cooler Average N/A Warmer    
Forecast months AMJ MAM MAM AMJ AMJ AMJ AMJ       AMJ
Autumn Pacific Ocean NINO3.4 Slightly cool Cool (La Nina) Cool (La Nina) Cool (La Nina)   Slightly cool Cool (La Nina)       Slightly cool
Autumn Eastern Indian Ocean Neutral Neutral Slightly cool Neutral   Slightly cool Neutral        
Autumn Rainfall Average Average Slightly wetter Average Average Average Average        
Autumn Temperature Average Average Average Average Average Slightly cooler Average W, slightly warmer E        
Comments Victoria doesn’t feature on their map of the world! Experimental Experimental         Experimental summary for 20 CGC models Comparison between current SST’s and historic rainfall 5 phase system based on previous 2 months SOI David Stephens and team. NINO 3 SST.
Web Address http://www.ecmwf.int/ products/forecasts/d/ charts/seasonal/ forecast/ http://poama.bom.gov.au/ experimental/poama15/ rs_map.htm http://www.jamstec.go.jp/ frcgc/research/d1/iod/ http://www.cpc.ncep. noaa.gov/products/ people/wwang/cfs_fcst/ http://ecpc.ucsd. edu/projects/GSM_ seasons.html http://www.metoffice. gov.uk/research/climate/ seasonal-to-decadal/ gpc-outlooks http://portal.iri. columbia.edu/ portal/server. pt?space= Commu nityPage&control= SetCommunity&Co mmunityID=580&P ageID=0 http://www. apcc21.org/en/ services/apccoperational-3month-mmeprediction/ forecasts/ outlook/ http://www.bom.gov. au/climate/ahead/ rain_ahead.shtml http://www. longpaddock.qld. gov.au/ http://www. agric.wa.gov.au/ content/LWE/ CLI/CLIMATE_ INDEX.htm
Wetter= increased chances of wetter than average conditions. Drier = increased chances of drier than average conditions. Warmer = increased chances of warmer than average conditions. Cooler = increased chances of cooler than average conditions. Neutral = the chances of wet, average and dry or warm, average and cool are equal.