Limits on determining the skill of North Atlantic Ocean decadal predictions

Decadal climate prediction systems are tested against ocean reanalyses, but these reanalyses can yield differing perspectives of the ocean state. Here the authors show that in the North Atlantic, the perceived skill of a prediction system is fundamentally affected by these uncertainties.

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Main Authors: Matthew B. Menary, Leon Hermanson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04043-9
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spelling doaj-408698d862c642d294e13ab7b69142fe2021-05-11T10:03:53ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-04-01911810.1038/s41467-018-04043-9Limits on determining the skill of North Atlantic Ocean decadal predictionsMatthew B. Menary0Leon Hermanson1Met Office Hadley Centre, Met OfficeMet Office Hadley Centre, Met OfficeDecadal climate prediction systems are tested against ocean reanalyses, but these reanalyses can yield differing perspectives of the ocean state. Here the authors show that in the North Atlantic, the perceived skill of a prediction system is fundamentally affected by these uncertainties.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04043-9
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