Not exact matches
The researchers» chief aim is
improving forecast capabilities within the tricky no - man's land of «
subseasonal to seasonal» timescales: roughly three weeks to three months out.
On
subseasonal timescales, probabilistic predictions of wind, solar and hydropower generation can help stabilize energy costs and supply by
improving scheduling and trading, maintenance scheduling, reducing curtailments and imbalance penalties,
improving decisions about reserve energy sources, maximizing grid integration, and planning capacity commitments.
The
subseasonal to seasonal timescale provides a unique opportunity to capitalise on the expertise of the weather and climate research communities, and to bring them together to
improve predictions on a timescale of particular relevance to the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS).
Building on previous efforts, this three - day workshop will use the outcomes to guide synthesis efforts, coordinate on - going research to fill out key gaps, and provide specific recommendations for accelerating scientific progress — with the aim to
improve our understanding and predictability of 1) high - to mid-latitude climate variability on
subseasonal - to - seasonal and on interannual - to - decadal timescales and 2) climate extremes.
Identification of unique tropospheric precursors to stratospheric warming / cooling and subsequently tropospheric AO events can help to
improve our understanding of troposphere - stratosphere coupling and lead to improvements to forecasts on the
subseasonal timescale.