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UMOS statistically post-processed Forecast of the Regional Deterministic Prediction System (RDPS-UMOS-MLR)

Statistical post-processing of weather and environmental forecasts issued by numerical models, including the Regional Deterministic Prediction System (RDPS), reduces systematic bias and error variance of raw numerical forecasts. This is achieved by establishing an optimal relationship between observations recorded at stations and co-located numerical model outputs. The Updatable Model Output Statistics (UMOS) system at Environment Canada carries out this task. The statistical relationships are built using the Model Output Statistics (MOS) method and a multiple linear regression (MLR) technic. The weather and environmental variables being statistically post-processed by UMOS include air temperature and dew point temperature at approximately 1.5 meters above ground as well as wind speed and direction at 10 meters above ground or at the anemometer level in the case of a buoy. The absence of a statistically post-processed forecast can be caused by a missing statistical model due to insufficient observation data quality or quantity. In addition, the absence of a post-processed forecast for wind direction could also be due to weak forecasted wind components preventing the calculation of reliable results. The forecasts of wind speed and direction are produced from independent statistical post-processing models. Geographical coverage includes weather stations across Canada. Statistically post-processed forecasts is available at the same frequency of emission as the numerical model producing the raw forecasts and at 3-hourly lead times for the RDPS.

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
bb0d1eeb-0e11-49e0-a5e3-6d99d4decb31 XML
Date Stamp
2024-03-28T15:02:27
Metadata language

eng; CAN

Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Meteorological Service of Canada

77 Westmorland Street, suite 260, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 6Z4, Canada
+01-819-997-2800

+01-506-451-6010

 

Data identification

Title

UMOS statistically post-processed Forecast of the Regional Deterministic Prediction System (RDPS-UMOS-MLR)

Date (Publication)
2023-09-01
Date (Creation)
2023-07-28
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN

Character set
utf8
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Continual
Spatial representation type
Vector
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Meteorological Service of Canada

77 Westmorland Street, suite 260, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 6Z4, Canada
+01-819-997-2800

+01-506-451-6010

Keywords

Theme
  • Statistical post-processing

  • Machine learning

  • Multiple linear regression

  • UMOS

  • Environmental forecast

  • Point forecast

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Weather forecasts

  • Air temperature

  • Wind

Business Functions

  • Provide Weather Information Products and Services

  • Deliver Weather Products and Services to Clients

Branch

  • Meteorological Service of Canada

Directorate

  • Weather and Environmental Operations

GC Security Level

  • Unclassified

Geography

  • National (CA)

 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

Access Constraints
Other restrictions
Use Constraints
Other restrictions
Begin Date
2023-07-28

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
 

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Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • GEOJSON ( RFC7946)

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Meteorological Service of Canada

77 Westmorland Street, suite 260, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 6Z4, Canada
+01-819-997-2800

+01-506-451-6010

 
 

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Keywords

Environmental forecast Machine learning Multiple linear regression Point forecast Statistical post-processing UMOS
Branch

Meteorological Service of Canada
Business Functions

Deliver Weather Products and Services to Clients Provide Weather Information Products and Services
Directorate

Weather and Environmental Operations
GC Security Level

Unclassified
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

Air temperature Weather forecasts Wind


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