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Modelled Climate and Ocean Predictions 28 November 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

Nov

Nov

Nov

Nov

Nov

Nov

Nov

Nov

Nov

Nov

Nov

Forecast months

DJF

DJF

DJF

DJF

DJF

DJF

DJF

DJF

DJF

DJF

DJF

Summer Pacific Ocean NINO3.4

Cool (La Nina)

Cool (La Nina)

Cool (La Nina)

Cool (La Nina)

Cool (La Nina)

Cool

(La Nina)

Cool

(La Nina)

Summer Eastern Indian Ocean

Neutral

Neutral

Neutral

Neutral

Slightly cooler

Neutral

Summer

Rainfall

Slightly wetter?

Average W, slightly wetter E

Slightly wetter, average SW, slightly drier E Gipps

Average

Average

Average

Average

Average

Average, slightly drier SW, W Gipps, Alps

Average, slightly wetter Gipps, slightly drier SW

Average

Summer Temperature

Average?

Average

Average, slightly warmer SW

Average

Average E, slightly warmer W

Average

Average

Slightly warmer

Warmer

Forecast months

MAM

MAM

FMA

MAM

MAM

FMA

MAM

MAM

Autumn Pacific Ocean NINO3.4

Slightly cool

Cool (La Nina)

Cool (La Nina)

Cool (La Nina)

Cool (La Nina)

Cool

(La Nina)

Slightly cool

Autumn Eastern

Indian Ocean

Neutral

Neutral

Slightly cooler

Neutral

Neutral

Neutral

Autumn Rainfall

Average?

Average, slightly wetter Gipps, NE

Average W, slightly wetter E

Average

Average

Average

Average

Autumn Temperature

Average?

Average S, slightly cooler N

Slightly cooler

Average

Average E, slightly warmer W

Average

Average

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= CommunityPage&control=SetCommunity&CommunityID=580&PageID=0

http://www.apcc21.org/en/services/apcc-operational-3-month-mme-prediction/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.

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