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http://dx.doi.org/10.14191/Atmos.2012.22.3.287

Predictability for Heavy Rainfall over the Korean Peninsula during the Summer using TIGGE Model  

Hwang, Yoon-Jeong (Forecast Research Laboratory, National Institute of Meteorological Research)
Kim, Yeon-Hee (Forecast Research Laboratory, National Institute of Meteorological Research)
Chung, Kwan-Young (Forecast Research Laboratory, National Institute of Meteorological Research)
Chang, Dong-Eon (Korea Meteorological Administration)
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Atmosphere / v.22, no.3, 2012 , pp. 287-298 More about this Journal
Abstract
The predictability of heavy precipitation over the Korean Peninsula is studied using THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble (TIGGE) data. The performance of the six ensemble models is compared through the inconsistency (or jumpiness) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) for MSLP, T850 and H500. Grand Ensemble (GE) of the three best ensemble models (ECMWF, UKMO and CMA) with equal weight and without bias correction is consisted. The jumpiness calculated in this study indicates that the GE is more consistent than each single ensemble model. Brier Score (BS) of precipitation also shows that the GE outperforms. The GE is used for a case study of a heavy rainfall event in Korean Peninsula on 9 July 2009. The probability forecast of precipitation using 90 members of the GE and the percentage of 90 members exceeding 90 percentile in climatological Probability Density Function (PDF) of observed precipitation are calculated. As the GE is excellent in possibility of potential detection of heavy rainfall, GE is more skillful than the single ensemble model and can lead to a heavy rainfall warning in medium-range. If the performance of each single ensemble model is also improved, GE can provide better performance.
Keywords
TIGGE; Predictability; Grand ensemble; Heavy rainfall; Jumpiness;
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