Heat waves: Physical understanding and scientific challenges

D Barriopedro, R García‐Herrera… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heat waves (HWs) can cause large socioeconomic and environmental impacts. The
observed increases in their frequency, intensity and duration are projected to continue with …

[HTML][HTML] Statistical postprocessing for weather forecasts: Review, challenges, and avenues in a big data world

S Vannitsem, JB Bremnes, J Demaeyer… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Statistical postprocessing techniques are nowadays key components of the forecasting
suites in many national meteorological services (NMS), with, for most of them, the objective …

Using explainable machine learning forecasts to discover subseasonal drivers of high summer temperatures in western and central Europe

C Van Straaten, K Whan, D Coumou… - Monthly Weather …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Reliable subseasonal forecasts of high summer temperatures would be very valuable for
society. Although state-of-the-art numerical weather prediction (NWP) models have become …

Seasonal prediction of European summer heatwaves

C Prodhomme, S Materia, C Ardilouze, RH White… - Climate Dynamics, 2021 - Springer
Under the influence of global warming, heatwaves are becoming a major threat in many
parts of the world, affecting human health and mortality, food security, forest fires …

Subseasonal predictability of onset, duration, and intensity of European heat extremes

M Pyrina, DIV Domeisen - Quarterly Journal of the Royal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Successful weather forecasts on subseasonal time‐scales can support societal
preparedness and mitigate the impacts of extreme events. Heatwaves in particular can, in …

Training machine learning models on climate model output yields skillful interpretable seasonal precipitation forecasts

PB Gibson, WE Chapman, A Altinok… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
A barrier to utilizing machine learning in seasonal forecasting applications is the limited
sample size of observational data for model training. To circumvent this issue, here we …

Assessing present and future risk of water damage using building attributes, meteorology, and topography

C Heinrich-Mertsching, JC Wahl… - Journal of the Royal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Weather-related risk makes the insurance industry inevitably concerned with climate and
climate change. Buildings hit by pluvial flooding is a key manifestation of this risk, giving rise …

Correcting Subseasonal Forecast Errors with an Explainable ANN to Understand Misrepresented Sources of Predictability of European Summer Temperatures

C van Straaten, K Whan, D Coumou… - … Intelligence for the …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Subseasonal forecasts are challenging for numerical weather prediction (NWP) and
machine learning models alike. Forecasting 2-m temperature (t2m) with a lead time of 2 or …

Post-processing sub-seasonal precipitation forecasts at various spatiotemporal scales across China during boreal summer monsoon

Y Li, Z Wu, H He, QJ Wang, H Xu, G Lu - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
Post-processing outputs from Coupled Global Circulation Models (CGCM) is required to
generate skillful and reliable sub-seasonal precipitation forecasts. However, it is not …

Introducing long‐term trends into subseasonal temperature forecasts through trend‐aware postprocessing

Y Shao, QJ Wang, A Schepen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Skilful subseasonal forecasts are crucial for issuing early warnings of extreme weather
events, such as heatwaves and floods. Operational subseasonal climate forecasts are often …