Predictability (Q917)
Subject, term, tag: Predictability
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Predictability |
Subject, term, tag: Predictability |
Statements
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026
The extent to which future states of a system may be predicted based on knowledge of current and past states of the system. Because knowledge of the climate system’s past and current states is generally imperfect, as are the models that utilize this knowledge to produce a climate prediction, and because the climate system is inherently non-linear and chaotic, predictability of the climate system is inherently limited. Even with arbitrarily accurate models and observations, there may still be limits to the predictability of such a non-linear system (AMS, 2021). (English)
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026