These pages are intended to capture information about the different modelling systems used for C3S Seasonal.
This table shows the centres that provide data to this project together with the latest configuration of their systems. Follow the link of each Data Provider for specific model description.
Status on | Time range (forecasts and hindcasts) | Resolution of model | Forecast initial conditions | Forecast ensemble size | Hindcast initial conditions | Hindcasts ensemble size | Hindcast period | Volume of real-time forecast per cycle | Volume of reforecast per update | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF (ecmf) | 215 days | TCO319/L91 Dynamics:TCO319 Cubic octahedral grid Physics: O320 Gaussian grid (36 km) 91 levels in vertical, to 0.1hPa (80km) | 1st of month | 51 members | 1st of month | 25 | 1981-2016 | |||
| UKMO (egrr) | 215 days | N216/L85 0.83° x 0.56° (~ 60km in mid-latitudes) 85 levels in vertical, to 85km | each day of month | 2 members/day | 1st, 9th, 17th, 25th of month | 7 members/start time | 1993-2015 | |||
| Météo-France (lfpw) | 215 days | TL255/L91 (0.7°) 91 levels in vertical, to 0.1hPa (80km) | Wednesday closest to 15th and 22nd of previous month 1st of month | 25 members each 1 member | 20th, 25th of previous month 1st of month | 12 members each 1 member | 1993-2014 | |||
| DWD (edzw) | ||||||||||
| CMCC (cmcc) |
