Articles | Volume 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-17-23-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-17-23-2020
16 Apr 2020
 | 16 Apr 2020

Bias-adjusted seasonal forecasts of soil moisture for forestry applications in Finland

Otto Hyvärinen, Ari Venäläinen, and Andrea Vajda

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The monthly mean soil moisture forecasts for forestry are been developed in the Finnish Meteorological Institute in cooperation with Finnish end-users. Such forecasts help in timber harvesting planning, and forecasts could large economic value. Therefore the skillfulness of forecasts was measured. Throughout the year the first month was skillful, and after that it can be hard to say if the forecasts are better than the normal conditions. Winter forecasts are a bit better than summer forecasts.