Extra-tropical Cyclones and Windstorms in Seasonal Prediction Models

Simon Wild1, Daniel Johannes Befort2, Antje Weisheimer3,4, Jeff R Knight5, Hazel E Thornton5, Julia F Lockwood5, Leon Hermanson5 and Gregor C Leckebusch2, (1)University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15, United Kingdom, (2)University of Birmingham, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Birmingham, B15, United Kingdom, (3)University of Oxford, Department of Physics, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), Oxford, United Kingdom, (4)European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, United Kingdom, (5)Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, United Kingdom