1. Forecast system version
Identifier code: GEM5-NEMO
First operational forecast run: November 30, 2021
2. Configuration of the forecast model
Is the model coupled to an ocean model? Yes
Coupling frequency: every 1/2 hour
2.1 Atmosphere and land surface
| Model | GEM |
|---|---|
| Horizontal resolution and grid | 283×190 YY-grid points (~110 km) |
| Atmosphere vertical resolution | 85 levels |
| Top of atmosphere | 0.1 hPa |
| Soil levels | 2 |
| Time step | 30 minutes |
Detailed documentation: Lin, H., R. Muncaster, G. T. Diro, W. J. Merryfield, G. Smith, M. Markovic, A. Erfani, V. V. Kharin, W.-S. Lee, R. Parent, R. Pavlovic, and M. Charron, 2021: The Canadian Seasonal to Interannual Prediction System version 2.1 (CanSIPSv2.1). Canadian Meteorological and Environmental Prediction Centre technical note, Environment and Climate Change Canada.
2.2 Ocean and cryosphere
| Ocean model | NEMO |
|---|---|
| Horizontal resolution | 1°×1° (1/3 degree meridionally near the equator) |
| Vertical resolution | 50 levels |
| Time step | 30 minutes |
| Sea ice model | CICE |
| Sea ice model resolution | Same as NEMO |
| Sea ice model levels | 5 ice-thickness categories |
| Wave model | N/A |
| Wave model resolution | N/A |
Detailed documentation:
3. Initialization and initial condition (IC) perturbations
3.1 Atmosphere and land
| Hindcast | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere initialization | ERA-5 | GEPS |
| Atmosphere IC perturbations | Random isotropic perturbations | Ensemble Kalman Filter |
Land Initialization | Off-line Surface Prediction System (SPS) forced by ERA-5 | SPS forced by the CCMEP analysis |
| Land IC perturbations | None | None |
| Soil moisture initialization | Off-line Surface Prediction System (SPS) forced by ERA-5 | SPS forced by the CCMEP analysis |
| Snow initialization | Off-line Surface Prediction System (SPS) forced by ERA-5 | SPS forced by the CCMEP analysis |
| Unperturbed control forecast? | none | none |
Data assimilation method for control analysis:
Horizontal and vertical resolution of perturbations:
Perturbations in +/- pairs:
Detailed documentation:
3.2 Ocean and cryosphere
| Hindcast | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean initialization | ORAS5 | CCMEP GIOPS analysis |
| Ocean IC perturbations | None | None |
| Unperturbed control forecast? | None | None |
Detailed documentation:
4. Model Uncertainties perturbations:
| Model dynamics perturbations | None |
|---|---|
| Model physics perturbations |
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If there is a control forecast, is it perturbed? | No |
Detailed documentation:
5. Forecast system and hindcasts
| Forecast frequency | once a month |
|---|---|
| Forecast ensemble size | 10 |
| Hindcast years | 1990-2020 |
| Hindcast ensemble size | 10 |
| On-the-fly or static hindcast set? | static |
