On the verification of the crossing-point forecast

The crossing-point forecast is defined by the intersection between a forecast (conditional) and a climate (unconditional) cumulative probability distribution function. It is interpreted as the probabilistic worst-case scenario with respect to climatology. This article discusses a scoring function co...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:93fb49c0754d4c5594c60ee16dd12dd42021-12-01T14:40:58ZOn the verification of the crossing-point forecast1600-087010.1080/16000870.2021.1913007https://doaj.org/article/93fb49c0754d4c5594c60ee16dd12dd42021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16000870.2021.1913007https://doaj.org/toc/1600-0870The crossing-point forecast is defined by the intersection between a forecast (conditional) and a climate (unconditional) cumulative probability distribution function. It is interpreted as the probabilistic worst-case scenario with respect to climatology. This article discusses a scoring function consistent for the crossing-point forecast where both forecasts and verifying observations are expressed in terms of a climatological probability level. Scores defined in ‘probability space’ are commonly used for the verification of deterministic forecasts and this concept is here generalised to ensemble forecast verification. Practical challenges for its application as well as the sensitivity of the score to ensemble size (number of ensemble members) and to climatology definition (number of used climate quantiles) are illustrated and discussed.Zied Ben BouallègueTaylor & Francis Grouparticlescoring functionprobabilistic forecast interpretationensemble verificationdiagonal scorecrossing-pointOceanographyGC1-1581Meteorology. ClimatologyQC851-999ENTellus: Series A, Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography, Vol 73, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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topic scoring function
probabilistic forecast interpretation
ensemble verification
diagonal score
crossing-point
Oceanography
GC1-1581
Meteorology. Climatology
QC851-999
spellingShingle scoring function
probabilistic forecast interpretation
ensemble verification
diagonal score
crossing-point
Oceanography
GC1-1581
Meteorology. Climatology
QC851-999
Zied Ben Bouallègue
On the verification of the crossing-point forecast
description The crossing-point forecast is defined by the intersection between a forecast (conditional) and a climate (unconditional) cumulative probability distribution function. It is interpreted as the probabilistic worst-case scenario with respect to climatology. This article discusses a scoring function consistent for the crossing-point forecast where both forecasts and verifying observations are expressed in terms of a climatological probability level. Scores defined in ‘probability space’ are commonly used for the verification of deterministic forecasts and this concept is here generalised to ensemble forecast verification. Practical challenges for its application as well as the sensitivity of the score to ensemble size (number of ensemble members) and to climatology definition (number of used climate quantiles) are illustrated and discussed.
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title On the verification of the crossing-point forecast
title_short On the verification of the crossing-point forecast
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