Applicability of ensemble pattern scaling method on precipitation intensity indices at regional scale

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dc.contributor.authorLi, Y.
dc.contributor.authorYe, Wei
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-26T22:20:48Z
dc.date.available2011-07-26T22:20:48Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractPattern scaling constructs future climate change scenarios using the normalized change patterns of GCMs, offers the possibility of representing the whole range of uncertainties involved in future climate change projection. This paper investigates the applicability and uncertainty associated with the pattern scaling method in constructing the changes of future precipitation intensity indices at regional scale, using a two-step ensemble approach. In the first step, the linearity accuracy and GCM internal variability were examined explicitly. The inter-model variability of the GCMs and associated confidence intervals were produced in the second step ensemble. Australia and its 7 administrative regions was selected as the study area and three precipitation intensity indices, including two precipitation extreme indices, were used for the examination: i.e., the 99th percentile daily precipitation intensity (P₉₉), the 20-yr-return extreme precipitation intensity (RP₂₀), and the mean precipitation intensity (precipitation amount per wet day) (RPD). A total of 12 IPCC AR4 GCMs with 6 simulation samples were used for the ensemble. For the 3 precipitation intensity indices, good linear relationships between precipitation intensity indices change and global mean temperature change at the national level were found for most GCMs, however, the linear relationship weakened when the analysis was applied to the administrative regions. In addition, the GCM internal signal-to-noise ratios for each GCM tended to decrease at the regional and grid cell levels, along with the reduction in spatial scale. Both GCM-internal and inter-model variability was significant, and the inter-model variability was larger than GCM-internal variability. The final result of the inter-model ensemble median results show that for Australia, in general, all three indices will increase under global warming, with the change rates being 3.56, 7.62 and 2.26 % K⁻¹ for P₉₉, RP₂₀ and RPD respectively at the national level.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationLi, Y. & Ye, W. (2011). Applicability of ensemble pattern scaling method on precipitation intensity indices at regional scale. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 8, 5227-5261.en_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.5194/hessd-8-5227-2011en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/5516
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCopernicus Publicationsen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfHydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussionsen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/8/5227/2011/hessd-8-5227-2011.htmlen_NZ
dc.subjectbiologyen_NZ
dc.titleApplicability of ensemble pattern scaling method on precipitation intensity indices at regional scaleen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
pubs.begin-page5227en_NZ
pubs.elements-id36097
pubs.end-page5261en_NZ
pubs.volume8en_NZ
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