climpred.classes.PerfectModelEnsemble.compute_persistence

PerfectModelEnsemble.compute_persistence(metric='pearson_r')

Compute a simple persistence forecast for the control run.

Parameters:metric (str, default 'pearson_r') – Metric to apply to the persistence forecast. Returns:Dataset of persistence forecast results (if refname is declared), or dictionary of Datasets with keys corresponding to reference name.

Reference:

• Chapter 8 (Short-Term Climate Prediction) in Van den Dool, Huug. Empirical methods in short-term climate prediction. Oxford University Press, 2007.