by Judith Curry
On the time scale of a few decades ahead, regional variations in weather patterns and climate will be strongly influenced by natural internal variability. The potential applications of high resolution decadal climate change predictions are described in this CLIVAR doc. Based upon my own interaction with decision makers, I see a need on these time scales that is primarily associated with infrastructure decisions. Sectors that seem particularly interested in predictions on this time timescale are city and regional planners, the military, and the financial sector.
