System details: Beijing Climate Center, China

Numerical, Empirical or Hybrid
     Numerical
     
Deterministic or Probabilistic
     Probabilistic and Deterministic both
     
Model type and resolution          
     Coupled ocean-atmosphere GCM (coupled by NMC-MWF AGCM model (T63L16) and IAP/LASG OGCM model (T63L30) based on Daily Flux Anomaly Coupling method. 
     Atmospheric component: 16 vertical levels; horizontal resolution of 1.875กใ east-west and 1.875กใ north-south.
     Oceanic component: 30 vertical levels; horizontal resolution of 1.875กใ east-west and 1.875กใ north-south.
     
Ensemble size
     48 members for forecasts and hindcasts
     
Parameters assessed
     2m temperature, precipitation and sea surface temperature
     
Regions
     Global
     
Lead times
     1,2,3-months
     
Period of verification
     3-month rolling seasons corresponding to months 2-4, 3-5, 4-6
     
Number of hindcasts and the dates/years of these hindcasts
     19 years (1983-2001)                              

Verification data sets
2m temperature: ERA40 Reanalysis data set
Precipitation : Precipitation : CMAP observations dataset.  
SST: Reynolds SST dataset provided by the Lead Centre.
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Further details can be found at:
http://bcc.cma.gov.cn/en/
http://bcc.cma.gov.cn/CSMD/Website/index.php?WCHID=3