10.1002/qj.3242
https://zenodo.org/records/1470466
oai:zenodo.org:1470466
Goessling, Helge
Helge
Goessling
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Jung, Thomas
Thomas
Jung
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
A probabilistic verification score for contours: Methodology and application to Arctic ice-edge forecasts
Zenodo
2018
2018-10-24
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We introduce a verification score for probabilistic forecasts of contours – the Spatial
Probability Score (SPS). Defined as the spatial integral of local (Half) Brier
Scores, the SPS can be considered the spatial analogue of the Continuous Ranked
Probability Score (CRPS). Applying the SPS to idealized ensemble forecasts of the
Arctic sea-ice edge in a global coupled climate model, we demonstrate that the metric
responds in a meaningful way to ensemble size, spread, and bias. When applied
to individual forecasts or ensemble means (or quantiles), the SPS is reduced to the
‘volume’ of mismatch, which in the case of the ice edge corresponds to the Integrated
Ice Edge Error (IIEE). By comparing initialized forecasts with climatological
and persistence forecasts, we confirm earlier findings on the potential predictability
of the Arctic sea-ice edge from a probabilistic viewpoint. We conclude that the SPS
is a promising probabilistic verification metric, for contour forecasts in general and
for ice-edge forecasts in particular
European Commission
10.13039/501100000780
727862
Advanced Prediction in Polar regions and beyond: Modelling, observing system design and LInkages associated with ArctiC ClimATE change