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M. Fiorino :: 63M. Fiorino :: 63rdrd IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20000304 IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20000304
Recent trends in dynamical medium-Recent trends in dynamical medium-range tropical cyclone track range tropical cyclone track
prediction and the role of resolution v prediction and the role of resolution v physics in the ECMWF modelphysics in the ECMWF model
Mike Fiorinomichael.fiorino@noaa.gov
Assimilation and Modeling BranchGlobal Systems Division
Earth System Research LaboratoryBoulder, CO
4 March 2009
M. Fiorino :: 63M. Fiorino :: 63rdrd IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304 IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304
Why medium-range (72-h) track?Why medium-range (72-h) track?
Operational – long-range warning is a Operational – long-range warning is a medium-range track problemmedium-range track problem no skill vis-à-vis CLIPER in early 1980s high skill is required for using improved dynamical
intensity guidance – I can’t believe a rapid intensification forecast if the track doesn’t make (physical) sense…
Modeling (& HFIP)Modeling (& HFIP) analysis v model error – 72 h is when model errors become
dominant multi-scale dynamics – synoptic scales dominate, but
vortex scales can have large impacts closely follows tropical wind score
MRT is the 500 mb 5-d Anomaly MRT is the 500 mb 5-d Anomaly Correlation score of the tropicsCorrelation score of the tropics
M. Fiorino :: 63M. Fiorino :: 63rdrd IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304 IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304
The importance of modeling…The importance of modeling…
POD of NHEM TC in reanalysis v
operations
improvement in 1989 from physics change,
ditto for degradation in 1994…
TC POD
850 mb tropical wind scoretime when the correlation of forecast and
analysis vector wind drops to 70%
M. Fiorino :: 63M. Fiorino :: 63rdrd IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304 IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304
OBS (not) OBS (not) critical to TC analysis?critical to TC analysis?
POD of “TC” in reanalysis v operationsPOD of “TC” in reanalysis v operations ERA-15 uses model physics circa 1994 and
achieves 1994 operational model POD throughout the 1979-1994 period
TC POD TC POD follows follows the tropical wind scorethe tropical wind score… … and the and the tropical wind scoretropical wind score follows the follows the physics…physics… score improves from 1–7 d when score reaches 3-4 d, global models began
showing MRT skill
model of 1model of 1stst order importance in analysing order importance in analysing the 1the 1stst order TC vortex order TC vortex
M. Fiorino :: 63M. Fiorino :: 63rdrd IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304 IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304
History of Atlantic MRT (72-h) MFE – Models v CONHistory of Atlantic MRT (72-h) MFE – Models v CON
CLIPER trend? better databaseserror cut in half from ~ 280 130 nm 1990s-> 2008BCON better than modelsOFCL ~ BCON
CLIPER trend? better databaseserror cut in half from ~ 280 130 nm 1990s-> 2008BCON better than modelsOFCL ~ BCON
SKILL– percent improvement over the no-skill baseline aidCLIPER (climatology and persistence)
medium-range track (72-h) mean forecast error – two models UKMO (global) and GFDL (limited-area) with long history v ‘best’ or baseline consensus (BCON) 1992-2008
higher skill in 2008 even though CLIPER error increased UKMO and GFDL models did very well in 2008….higher skill in 2008 even though CLIPER error increased UKMO and GFDL models did very well in 2008….
M. Fiorino :: 63M. Fiorino :: 63rdrd IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304 IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304
Atlantic %gain(+)/loss(-) v BCON Atlantic %gain(+)/loss(-) v BCON context for ECMWF context for ECMWF
results:results: 2008 a good year
for the models in the LANT
models typically 20-25% worse than BCON in all basins, but more so in WPAC
M. Fiorino :: 63M. Fiorino :: 63rdrd IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304 IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304
ECMWF resolution v physics changesECMWF resolution v physics changes
2005-2008 model changes1) increase in horizontal resolution from T511 T799 (4020 km) 2006022) “significant changes to model physics” on 20071106, including new formulation of “convective entrainment and relaxation time scalesTropical wind scores nearly constant
M. Fiorino :: 63M. Fiorino :: 63rdrd IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304 IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304
ALL TCs – % improvement over BCONALL TCs – % improvement over BCON
MRT TC skill difference greater than change in tropical wind scoreincreased resolution (red v orange) improves 72-120 h errorphysics change improves forecast at all timesskill relationship (physics > res) consistent between basins, but stronger signal in WPAC and SHEM, more muted in LANT
MRT TC skill difference greater than change in tropical wind scoreincreased resolution (red v orange) improves 72-120 h errorphysics change improves forecast at all timesskill relationship (physics > res) consistent between basins, but stronger signal in WPAC and SHEM, more muted in LANT
ECMWF is 20% better than BCON when most models are 20% worseat the medium range (72 h)
ECMWF is 20% better than BCON when most models are 20% worseat the medium range (72 h)
M. Fiorino :: 63M. Fiorino :: 63rdrd IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304 IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304
SummarySummary
ECMWF has shattered both TC MRT ECMWF has shattered both TC MRT predictability limit predictability limit from the 1990s (~130 from the 1990s (~130 nm); the skill of nm); the skill of consensus;consensus; and the (old) and the (old) PACOM PACOM (50, 100) 150 nm (50, 100) 150 nm requirementrequirement
Updated results as of 20090303 in SHEM Updated results as of 20090303 in SHEM (TC activity ~ 54% below normal) 72-h (TC activity ~ 54% below normal) 72-h MFE: MFE: CONW – 158 nm ECMWF – 108 nm +32% gain over BCON; 61 cases
M. Fiorino :: 63M. Fiorino :: 63rdrd IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304 IHC St. Petersburg, FL 20090304
My personal (biased) takeaways…My personal (biased) takeaways… How ECMWF achieved these results is of How ECMWF achieved these results is of
fundamental importance to HFIP…fundamental importance to HFIP… improved TC v synoptic-scale forecast?
deterministic (hi-res) v ensemblesdeterministic (hi-res) v ensembles can ensembles work until the model(s) achieves
the same skill as ECMWF? no, physics 1st
TC vortex analysisTC vortex analysis 1st order structure (assimilate the “working best
track”) 1st;detailed, hi-res obs 2nd
global v limited-area modelsglobal v limited-area models when do errors the global-scales become
significant? ~ 36 h
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