An anatomy of Arctic sea ice forecast biases in the seasonal prediction system with EC-Earth

• Published in: Climate Dynamics
• Main Authors: Cruz-García, Rubén, Ortega Montilla, Pablo, Guemas, Virginie, Acosta Navarro, Juan Camilo, Massonnet, François, Doblas-Reyes, Francisco
• Other Authors: Barcelona Supercomputing Center
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Link 2021
• Subjects: Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Ciències de la terra i de la vida; Sea ice > Arctic regions; Dynamic climatology; Artic; Sea ice; Bias; Forecast; Shock; Initialization; Simulacio per ordinador; Arctic; Greenland; Cierva; Greenland Sea
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2117/339660; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05560-4

The quality of initial conditions (ICs) in climate predictions controls the level of skill. Both the use of the latest high-quality observations and of the most efficient assimilation method are of paramount importance. Technical challenges make it frequent to assimilate observational information in...