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Original Articles

A study of the systematic errors of the Canadian Meteorological Centre's spectral model

Pages 226-243 | Received 26 Sep 1983, Published online: 15 Nov 2010
 

Abstract

The systematic error of a large ensemble of 72 ‐h forecasts, as produced by the Canadian Meteorological Centre's spectral model, is studied with particular emphasis on its seasonal and spatial character. By decomposing the error into wavenumber space, we show that most of the error manifests itself in the long planetary waves. We find that the model displays a large systematic error in zonal wavenumber one, which systematically moves westward during each integration.

Résumé

On étudie le problème des erreurs systématiques à l'aide d'un grand ensemble de prévisions de 72 heures produites par le modèle spectral du Centre méteorologique canadien. On étudie en particulier le caractère spatial de ce type d'erreur durant les quatre saisons. En décomposant l'erreur dans le domaine spectral, on démontre que l'erreur se manifeste surtout dans le domaine des ondes longues planétaires. Le modèle génère dans l'onde zonale numéro un, une erreur systématique importante qui se propage systématiquement vers l'ouest au cours de chaque intégration.

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