Climate prediction (Q412)
Subject, term, tag: Climate prediction
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Climate prediction |
Subject, term, tag: Climate prediction |
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IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026
A climate prediction or climate forecast is the result of an attempt to produce (starting from a particular state of the climate system) an estimate of the actual evolution of the climate in the future, for example, at seasonal, interannual or decadal time scales. Because the future evolution of the climate system may be highly sensitive to initial conditions, has chaotic elements and is subject to natural variability, such predictions are usually probabilistic in nature. (English)
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026