Seasonal predictability of tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific by a large-ensemble climate model
Abstract We assessed the seasonal prediction skill of tropical cyclone (TC) frequency over the western North Pacific by the large-ensemble SINTEX-F dynamical system. Although the prediction skills were limited, the correlation skill for the June–August prediction issued in early May was statisticall...
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| description | Abstract We assessed the seasonal prediction skill of tropical cyclone (TC) frequency over the western North Pacific by the large-ensemble SINTEX-F dynamical system. Although the prediction skills were limited, the correlation skill for the June–August prediction issued in early May was statistically significant around Okinawa and Taiwan. Particularly, the high TC activity in summer 2018 was well predicted. We found that the 2018 positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) contributed to the predictability by the dynamical prediction system: suppressed convection in the eastern tropical Indian Ocean enhanced divergent wind from the eastern tropical Indian Ocean to the Okinawa and Taiwan areas. This helped to generate low pressure in the target area, which was favorable to the TC activity. The IOD contributions to the predictability were also seen in the correlation analyses in 1982–2022 and some case studies in 1994 and 1998. This could be useful for actionable early warnings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e5c11abb982b4233a93f7ea4a5eeeee32025-08-20T02:25:37ZengNature Portfolionpj Climate and Atmospheric Science2397-37222025-04-018111010.1038/s41612-025-00995-0Seasonal predictability of tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific by a large-ensemble climate modelTakeshi Doi0Tadao Inoue1Tomomichi Ogata2Masami Nonaka3Application Laboratory (APL)/Research Institute for Value-Added-Information Generation (VAiG)/Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)Application Laboratory (APL)/Research Institute for Value-Added-Information Generation (VAiG)/Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)Application Laboratory (APL)/Research Institute for Value-Added-Information Generation (VAiG)/Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)Application Laboratory (APL)/Research Institute for Value-Added-Information Generation (VAiG)/Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)Abstract We assessed the seasonal prediction skill of tropical cyclone (TC) frequency over the western North Pacific by the large-ensemble SINTEX-F dynamical system. Although the prediction skills were limited, the correlation skill for the June–August prediction issued in early May was statistically significant around Okinawa and Taiwan. Particularly, the high TC activity in summer 2018 was well predicted. We found that the 2018 positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) contributed to the predictability by the dynamical prediction system: suppressed convection in the eastern tropical Indian Ocean enhanced divergent wind from the eastern tropical Indian Ocean to the Okinawa and Taiwan areas. This helped to generate low pressure in the target area, which was favorable to the TC activity. The IOD contributions to the predictability were also seen in the correlation analyses in 1982–2022 and some case studies in 1994 and 1998. This could be useful for actionable early warnings.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-00995-0 |
| spellingShingle | Takeshi Doi Tadao Inoue Tomomichi Ogata Masami Nonaka Seasonal predictability of tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific by a large-ensemble climate model npj Climate and Atmospheric Science |
| title | Seasonal predictability of tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific by a large-ensemble climate model |
| title_full | Seasonal predictability of tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific by a large-ensemble climate model |
| title_fullStr | Seasonal predictability of tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific by a large-ensemble climate model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seasonal predictability of tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific by a large-ensemble climate model |
| title_short | Seasonal predictability of tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific by a large-ensemble climate model |
| title_sort | seasonal predictability of tropical cyclone frequency over the western north pacific by a large ensemble climate model |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-00995-0 |
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