Abstract
Parameter estimation plays an important role in reducing model error and thus is of great significance to improve the simulation and prediction capabilities of the model. However, due to filtering divergence, parameter estimation by ensemble-based filters still faces great challenges. Previous studies have shown that a covariance inflation scheme could alleviate the filtering divergence problem by increasing the signal-to-noise ratio of the state-parameter covariance. In this study, we proposed a new inflation scheme based on a local ensemble transform Kalman filter (LETKF). With the new scheme, the Zebiak–Cane (Z-C) model parameters were estimated by assimilating the sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA) data. The effectiveness of the parameter estimation and its influence on El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) prediction were evaluated in an observation system simulation experiments (OSSE) framework and real-world scenario, respectively. With the utilization of the OSSE framework, the results showed that the model parameters were successfully estimated. Parameter estimation reduced the model error when compared with only state estimation (onlySE); however, multiple parameter estimation (MPE) further improved the ENSO prediction skill by providing better initial conditions and parameter values than the single parameter estimation (SPE). Parameter estimation could thus alleviate the spring prediction barrier (SPB) phenomenon of ENSO to a certain extent. In real-world experiments, the optimized parameters significantly improved the ENSO forecasting skill, primarily in prediction of warm events. This study provides an effective parameter estimation strategy to improve climate models and further climate predictions in the real world.
Funder
National Key R&D Program of China
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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