IRI FD Seasonal_Forecast Precipitation target_date: forecast time data

Precipitation forecast time from IRI FD Seasonal_Forecast: Seasonal forecasts for probabilities of below-normal, above-normal, and extreme precipitation and temperature.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Month Forecast Issued
grid: /F (months since 1960-01-01) ordered [ (Sep 1997) (Dec 1997) (Mar 1998) ... (Mar 2017)] N= 205 pts :grid
Forecast Lead Time in Months
grid: /L (months) ordered (1.0 months) to (4.0 months) by 1.0 N= 4 pts :grid

Other Info

calendar
360
CE
null
CS
null
datatype
realarraytype
gridid
166611504
pointwidth
3
scale_max
null
scale_min
null
standard_name
time
units
months since 1960-01-01
standard units*
0.0833333333333333 ( years since 1960-01-01 00:00.000000000 )

References

Barnston, A.G., S.J. Mason, L. Goddard, D.G. DeWitt, S.E. Zebiak. 2003. Multimodel Ensembling in Seasonal Climate Forecasting at IRI. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc. 84 (12): 1783-1796.

Last updated: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:16:14 GMT

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