Weather, climate and the nature of predictability

Brayshaw, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3927-4362 (2018) Weather, climate and the nature of predictability. In: Weather & Climate Services for the Energy Industry. Palgrave Pivot, Basingstoke, pp. 85-95. ISBN 9783319684178 doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-68418-5_6

Abstract/Summary

The prediction and simulation of future weather and climate is a key ingredient in good weather risk management. This chapter briefly reviews the nature and underlying sources of predictability on timescales from hours-ahead to centuries-ahead. The traditional distinction between ‘weather’ and ‘climate’ predictions is described, and the role of recent scientific developments in driving a convergence of these two classic problems is highlighted. The chapter concludes by outlining and comparing the two main strategies used for creating weather and climate predictions, and discussing the challenges of using predictions in quantitative applications.

Item Type	Book or Report Section
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/75079
Identification Number/DOI	10.1007/978-3-319-68418-5_6
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > NCAS Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
Publisher	Palgrave Pivot
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