Author:Landman, WA; Beraki, Asmerom F; DeWitt, DDate:Dec 2009Retro-active forecasts produced at a 1-month lead-time by the ECHAM4.5 AGCM are statistically downscaled to South African district rainfall totals for the austral mid-summer season of December to February. The AGCM is forced with SST forecasts ...Read more
Author:Landman, WA; DeWitt, D; Lee, D-E; Beraki, Asmerom F; Lotter, DDate:Dec 2010Evidence is presented that coupled ocean-atmosphere models can already outscore computationally less expensive atmospheric models. However, if the atmospheric models are forced with highly skillful SST predictions, they may still be a very ...Read more