Abstract:
Understanding and predicting seasonal-to-interannual climate
variations is a central goal within U.S. climate research. At NASA's
Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, we are developing a coupled
model forecast system to optimize the use of existing and planned
satellite data, together with in situ observations, for experimental
predictions of short-term climate variations. Our focus is on using
satellite data to initialize the ocean and land surface, the slower
components of the climate system that have the potential memory to
enhance climate prediction.