PPT-4th WGNE Workshop on Systematic Errors in Weather and Climate Models

Met Office Exeter UK April 1519 2013 Fanglin Yang and Glenn White NCEPEMC Global Modeling Branch Travel Report Travel support for Fanglin Yang by NCEP EMC and IMSG is gratefully appreciated . Frequency, duration and impact. North Atlantic Depressions (Mid-latitude weather systems). Frequency. North Atlantic Depressions (Mid-latitude weather systems). Duration. North Atlantic Depressions (Mid-latitude weather systems). Climate: Average weather conditions for an area over a long period of time.. Weather: condition of the atmosphere at any given time. What effects Climate? . Solar Energy/Intensity. Global Wind Patterns. 04: . Meteorology. Predicting the Weather. Why is predicting the weather important?. Why is accuracy in predicting the weather important?. Are weather predictions. always accurate?. . - let’s talk about . By: Caleb . B. arfield and Evan . C. leveland. Precipitation. i. s falling products of condensation in the atmosphere . Types of Precipitation. Rain. : precipitation from clouds in the form of a drop. What is an error?. An . error. . is a . mistake. . of some kind.... …causing . an . error. in . your results…. …so the result is not accurate.. Errors. Errors can be divided into 2 main classes. Data Products & Services. Edson Nkonde. ‘The Last Mile’ . Saving lives, improving livelihoods and increasing resiliency with tailored weather information services for a changing climate . Livingstone, Zambia, 15-17 March, 2016. Climatology. is . the study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes.. Climate describes annual variations of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather factors.. Climatology. is . the study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes.. Climate describes annual variations of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather factors.. Climate is the average annual pattern of precipitation and temperature at a specific location. Computer temperature maps for January 18, 2016. Current temp. Expected high temp for the day. The farther one predicts from today’s conditions, the less accurate the results may be.. Weather and Climate, and why they matter. How do we describe weather?. Temperature-how hot or cool the air is . Measured in degrees ˚. Fahrenheit: F . (used in the United States). Celsius: C . (metric system, used in most of the world). The role of research. Øystein. . Hov. WWRP . SSC Geneva . 25 . October 2016. WMO: Research Dept.. WMO Cg17 final report. 2. WMO Strategic Plan 2016-2018. test footer. 3. WMO Strategic Plan 2016-2019 . Steven Chang, . Senior Research Advisor (Library – Science, Health & Engineering). La Trobe University. Patrick Condron. Research Librarian (Medicine, Dentistry and Psychology). University of Melbourne. Altitude. Maritime. climate. Continental climate. Title: What is weather and climate?. 1. Use a dictionary to find out the meaning of the following words.. Lesson objectives.. To know the difference between the terms Weather and Climate.. Weather is the day to day condition of air at a particular place. .. Weather changes every day. . Changes in weather conditions give rise to seasons. In India we enjoy three seasons –summer, winter and monsoon. .