Monday 1 October 2012

Interesting Research Talk: TOMORROW (2/10/12)

Date/time: Tuesday 2nd October 2012, 6-7pm (refreshments - 5:40pm)

Location: T0.03 (opposite Chester St Entrance to JD Building)

Speaker: Dr Tom Frame, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading

Title: Seasonal forecasting

Abstract:

The ability to make useful predictions of the atmospheric flow several months into the future may have large potential benefits for society.

Seasonal forecasting, as it's known, is now an active field for researchers and forecasters alike and has sometimes proved controversial.

Here we examine both the basic science behind seasonal forecasting and it's application. Addressing how seasonal forecasts are made, what information they provide and who can best make use of this information.

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