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Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) High-Resolution Global Forecast Model version 1: an attempt to resolve monsoon prediction deadlock
R. Phani Murali Krishna
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
Siddharth Kumar
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
A. Gopinathan Prajeesh
Climate Change Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Peter Bechtold
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Bonn, Germany
Nils Wedi
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Bonn, Germany
Kumar Roy
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Malay Ganai
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
B. Revanth Reddy
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
Snehlata Tirkey
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
Tanmoy Goswami
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
Radhika Kanase
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
Sahadat Sarkar
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
Medha Deshpande
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur 760003, Odisha, India
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Short summary
The High-Resolution Global Forecast Model (HGFM) is an advanced iteration of the operational Global Forecast System (GFS) model. HGFM can produce forecasts at a spatial scale of ~6 km in tropics. It demonstrates improved accuracy in short- to medium-range weather prediction over the Indian region, with notable success in predicting extreme events. Further, the model will be entrusted to operational forecasting agencies after validation and testing.
The High-Resolution Global Forecast Model (HGFM) is an advanced iteration of the operational...
