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1. Forecast system version
Identifier code: cwao_CanCM4i
First operational forecast run: 31 July 2019
2. Configuration of the forecast model
Is the model coupled to an ocean model? Yes
Coupling frequency: 24 hours
2.1 Atmosphere and land surface
| Model | CanAM4 |
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| Horizontal resolution and grid | T63 (~2.8 degrees lat/lon) |
| Atmosphere vertical resolution | 35 hybrid levels |
| Top of atmosphere | 1 hPa |
| Soil levels | 3 (0-10 cm; 10-35 cm; 35-410 cm maximum depth) |
| Time step | 15 minutes |
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von Salzen, K., and Coauthors, 2013: The Canadian fourth generation atmospheric global climate model (CanAM4). Part I: Representation of physical processes. Atmos. -Ocean, 51, 104–125, https://doi.org/10.1080/07055900.2012.755610
2.2 Ocean and cryosphere
| Ocean model | CanOM4 |
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| Horizontal resolution | ~1.4 degrees (lon), ~0.94 degrees (lat) |
| Vertical resolution | 40 levels with ~10m spacing near surface |
| Time step | 20 minutes |
| Sea ice model | CanICE |
| Sea ice model resolution | ~2.8 degrees lat/lon |
| Sea ice model levels | 1 |
| Wave model | N/A |
| Wave model resolution | N/A |
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Merryfield, W. J., and Coauthors, 2013: The Canadian seasonal to interannual prediction system. Part I: Models and initialization. Mon. Wea. Rev., 141, 2910–2945, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-12-00216.1
3. Initialization and initial condition (IC) perturbations
3.1 Atmosphere and land
| Hindcast | Forecast | |
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| Atmosphere initialization | ERA-Interim | ECCC GDPS analysis |
| Atmosphere IC perturbations | Ensemble of coupled assimilation runs begun from different initial conditions. | Ensemble of coupled assimilation runs begun from different initial conditions. |
Land Initialization | Land component forced by assimilating atmosphere. | Land component forced by assimilating atmosphere. |
| Land IC perturbations | Each ensemble member forced by slightly different atmospheric states constrained by ERA-Interim | Each ensemble member forced by slightly different atmospheric states constrained by GDPS analysis |
| Soil moisture initialization | Soil moisture forced by assimilating atmosphere. | Soil moisture forced by assimilating atmosphere. |
| Snow initialization | Snow forced by assimilating atmosphere. | Snow forced by assimilating atmosphere. |
| Unperturbed control forecast? | No (all ensemble members contain statistically equivalent perturbations). | No (all ensemble members contain statistically equivalent perturbations). |
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3.2 Ocean and cryosphere
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| Ocean IC perturbations | Perturbations due to forcing of ocean surface by different realizations of assimilating atmosphere in coupled runs. | Perturbations due to forcing of ocean surface by different realizations of assimilating atmosphere in coupled runs. |
| Unperturbed control forecast? | No | No |
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Lin, H., Merryfield, W. J., Muncaster, R., Smith, G. C., Markovic, M., Dupont, F., Roy, F., Lemieux, J.-F., Dirkson, A., Kharin, V. V., and Lee, W. S., 2020: The Canadian Seasonal to Interannual Prediction System Version 2 (CanSIPSv2), Weather and Forecasting, 35, 1317–1343, https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-19-0259.1
4. Model Uncertainties perturbations:
| Model dynamics perturbations | No |
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| Model physics perturbations | No |
If there is a control forecast, is it perturbed? | No control forecast |
Detailed documentation:
5. Forecast system and hindcasts
| Forecast frequency | 12-month forecast is produced once per month. (Hindcasts are initialized on the first day of each month, forecasts on the last day of previous month. |
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| Forecast ensemble size | 10 |
| Hindcast years | All years since 1980 |
| Hindcast ensemble size | 10 |
| On-the-fly or static hindcast set? | static |
| Calibration (bias correction) period | 1981-2010, transitioning to 1991-2020 in late 2020 |
6. Other relevant information
Radiative forcing is according to the CMIP5 historical specifications up to 2005, and the RCP 4.5 scenario thereafter. An exception is that CMIP5 volcanic stratospheric aerosol forcing at the start of the forecast decays with a time constant of 1 year.
7. Where to find more information
https://weather.gc.ca/saisons/index_e.html
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