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标题：Temporal evolution of hydroclimatic teleconnection and a time-varying model for long-lead prediction of Indian summer monsoon rainfall
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作者：Riya Dutta ; Rajib Maity
期刊名称：Scientific Reports
电子版ISSN：2045-2322
出版年度：2018
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：10778
DOI：10.1038/s41598-018-28972-z
语种：English
出版社：Springer Nature
摘要：Several cases of failure in the prediction of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall (ISMR) are the major concern for long-lead prediction. We propose that this is due to the temporal evolution of association/linkage (inherent concept of temporal networks) with various factors and climatic indices across the globe, such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Equatorial Indian Ocean Oscillation (EQUINOO), Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) etc. Static models establish time-invariant (permanent) connections between such indices (predictors) and predictand (ISMR), whereas we hypothesize that such systems are temporally varying in nature. Considering hydroclimatic teleconnection with two major climate indices, ENSO and EQUINOO, we showed that the temporal persistence of the association is as low as three years. As an application of this concept, a statistical time-varying model is developed and the prediction performance is compared against its static counterpart (time-invariant model). The proposed approach is able to capture the ISMR anomalies and successfully predicts the severe drought years too. Specifically, 64% more accurate performance (in terms of RMSE) is achievable by the recommended time-varying approach as compared to existing time-invariant concepts.