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A national-scale seasonal hydrological forecast system: development and evaluation over Britain
Victoria A. Bell
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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
Helen N. Davies
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
Alison L. Kay
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
Anca Brookshaw
ECMWF, Shinfield Park, Reading, RG2 9AX, UK
Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, UK
Adam A. Scaife
Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, UK
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QF, UK
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The research presented here provides the first evaluation of the skill of a seasonal hydrological forecast for the UK. The forecast scheme combines rainfall forecasts from the Met Office GloSea5 forecast system with a national-scale hydrological model to provide estimates of river flows 1 to 3 months ahead. The skill in the combined model is assessed for different seasons and regions of Britain, and the analysis indicates that Autumn/Winter flows can be forecast with reasonable confidence.
The research presented here provides the first evaluation of the skill of a seasonal...
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