Statistical downscaling of daily mean temperature, pan evaporation and precipitation for climate change scenarios in Haihe River, China

JT Chu, J Xia, CY Xu, VP Singh - Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2010 - Springer
Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2010Springer
A statistical downscaling method (SDSM) was evaluated by simultaneously downscaling air
temperature, evaporation, and precipitation in Haihe River basin, China. The data used for
evaluation were large-scale atmospheric data encompassing daily NCEP/NCAR reanalysis
data and the daily mean climate model results for scenarios A2 and B2 of the HadCM3
model. Selected as climate variables for downscaling were measured daily mean air
temperature, pan evaporation, and precipitation data (1961–2000) from 11 weather stations …
Abstract
A statistical downscaling method (SDSM) was evaluated by simultaneously downscaling air temperature, evaporation, and precipitation in Haihe River basin, China. The data used for evaluation were large-scale atmospheric data encompassing daily NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data and the daily mean climate model results for scenarios A2 and B2 of the HadCM3 model. Selected as climate variables for downscaling were measured daily mean air temperature, pan evaporation, and precipitation data (1961–2000) from 11 weather stations in the Haihe River basin. The results obtained from SDSM showed that: (1) the pattern of change in and numerical values of the climate variables can be reasonably simulated, with the coefficients of determination between observed and downscaled mean temperature, pan evaporation, and precipitation being 99%, 93%, and 73%, respectively; (2) systematic errors existed in simulating extreme events, but the results were acceptable for practical applications; and (3) the mean air temperature would increase by about 0.7°C during 2011~2040; the total annual precipitation would decrease by about 7% in A2 scenario but increase by about 4% in B2 scenario; and there were no apparent changes in pan evaporation. It was concluded that in the next 30 years, climate would be warmer and drier, extreme events could be more intense, and autumn might be the most distinct season among all the changes.
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