Seasonal Climate Forecasts and Water Management for Steam-Electric Generation

1982 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 1798-1814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noel P. Greis
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Seasonal Climate ◽  
Climate Forecasts ◽  
Electric Generation ◽  
Seasonal Climate Forecasts

Proactive Drought and Extreme Event Preparedness: Seasonal Climate Forecasts offer Benefit for Decision Making in Water Management in Semi-arid Regions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Portele ◽  
Christof Lorenz ◽  
Patrick Laux ◽  
Harald Kunstmann
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Extreme Event ◽  
Seasonal Forecast ◽  
Seasonal Forecasts ◽  
Seasonal Climate ◽  
Early Action ◽  
Climate Forecasts ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Seasonal Climate Forecasts

<p>Semi-arid regions are the regions mostly affected by drought. In these climatically sensitive regions, the frequency and intensity of drought and hot extremes is projected to increase. With increasing precipitation variability in semi-arid regions, sustainable water management is required. Proactive drought and extreme event preparedness, as well as damage mitigation could be provided by the use of seasonal climate forecasts. However, their probabilistic nature, the lack of clear action derivations and institutional conservatism impedes their application in decision making of the water management sector. Using the latest global seasonal climate forecast product (SEAS5) at 35 km resolution and 7 months forecast horizon of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, we show that seasonal-forecast-based actions offer potential economic benefit and allow for climate proofing in semi-arid regions in the case of drought and extreme events. Our analysis includes 7 semi-arid, in parts highly managed river basins with extents from tens of thousands to millions of square kilometers in Africa, Asia and South America. The value of the forecast-based action is derived from the skill measures of hit (worthy action) and false alarm (action in vain) rate and is related to economic expenses through ratios of associated costs and losses of an early action. For water management policies, forecast probability triggers for early action plans can be offered based on expense minimization and event maximization criteria. Our results show that even high lead times and long accumulation periods attain value for a range of users and cost-loss situations. For example, in the case of extreme wet conditions (monthly precipitation above 90<sup>th</sup> percentile), seasonal-forecast-based action in 5 out of 7 regions can still achieve more than 50 % of saved expenses of a perfect forecast at 6 months in advance. The utility of seasonal forecasts strongly depends on the user, the cost-loss situation, the region and the concrete application. In general, seasonal forecasts allow decision makers to save expenses, and to adapt to and mitigate damages of extreme events related to climate change.</p>

scholarly journals Opportunities for seasonal forecasting to support water management outside the tropics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Amber Jackson-Blake ◽  
François Clayer ◽  
Elvira de Eyto ◽  
Andrew French ◽  
María Dolores Frías ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Seasonal Forecasting ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Seasonal Climate ◽  
Climate Forecasts ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
Seasonal Climate Forecasts

Abstract. Advance warning of seasonal conditions has potential to assist water management in planning and risk mitigation, with large potential social, economic and ecological benefits. In this study, we explore the value of seasonal forecasting for decision making at five case study sites located in extratropical regions. The forecasting tools used integrate seasonal climate model forecasts with freshwater impact models of catchment hydrology, lake conditions (temperature, level, chemistry and ecology) and fish migration timing, and were co-developed together with stakeholders. To explore the decision making value of forecasts, we carried out a qualitative assessment of: (1) how useful forecasts would have been for a problematic past season, and (2) the relevance of any “windows of opportunity” (seasons and variables where forecasts are thought to perform well) for management. Overall, stakeholders were optimistic about the potential for improved decision making and identified actions that could be taken based on forecasts. However, there was often a mismatch between those variables that could best be predicted and those which would be most useful for management. Reductions in forecast uncertainty and a need to develop practical hands-on experience were identified as key requirements before forecasts would be used in operational decision making. Seasonal climate forecasts provided little added value to freshwater forecasts in the study sites, and we discuss the conditions under which seasonal climate forecasts with only limited skill are most likely to be worth incorporating into freshwater forecasting workflows.

Constraints and Suggestions in Adopting Seasonal Climate Forecasts by Farmers in South India

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ravi Shankar ◽  
K. Nagasree ◽  
B. Venkateswarlu ◽  
Pochaiah Maraty
Keyword(s):  
South India ◽  
Seasonal Climate ◽  
Climate Forecasts ◽  
Seasonal Climate Forecasts

Encouraging use of seasonal climate forecasts by farmers

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1127-1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rod McCrea ◽  
Len Dalgleish ◽  
Will Coventry
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Climate ◽  
Climate Forecasts ◽  
Seasonal Climate Forecasts

Implications of Seasonal Climate Forecasts on World Wheat Trade: A Stochastic, Dynamic Analysis

2004 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harvey S. J. Hill ◽  
James W. Mjelde ◽  
H. Alan Love ◽  
Debra J. Rubas ◽  
Stephen W. Fuller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Stochastic Dynamic ◽  
Seasonal Climate ◽  
Climate Forecasts ◽  
Stochastic Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Seasonal Climate Forecasts

scholarly journals Insights into the value of seasonal climate forecasts to agriculture

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 1034-1058
Author(s):  
Rebecca Darbyshire ◽  
Jason Crean ◽  
Michael Cashen ◽  
Muhuddin Rajin Anwar ◽  
Kim M Broadfoot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Climate ◽  
Climate Forecasts ◽  
Seasonal Climate Forecasts
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