Predictability of the Super IOD Event in 2019 and Its Link With El Nino Modoki
Predictability of the Super IOD Event in 2019 and Its Link With El Nino Modoki
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DOI:
10.1029/2019gl086713
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发表时间:
2020-04-16
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Yamagata, Toshio
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作者:
Doi, Takeshi;Behera, Swadhin K.;Yamagata, Toshio
A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) in 2019 that reached the level of the strongest events occurred in 1994 and 1997 and caused disasters in countries around the Indian Ocean. Using a quasi real-time ensemble seasonal prediction system based on the Scale Interaction Experiment-Frontier climate model, its occurrence was predicted a few seasons ahead and the possible impacts were warned by overcoming the so-called winter predictability barrier. The successful prediction of such a super event at long lead time may contribute to reducing the risks of socioeconomic losses by introducing suitable measures for adaptation. Here, we have investigated possible sources of the successful prediction by analyzing covariability of intermember anomalies defined as deviations from the mean in the ensemble reforecasts. Interestingly, it is found that the potential predictability of the 2019 super positive event is linked with the preexisting El Nino Modoki in the tropical Pacific.