Perturbing a Weather Generator using change factors derived from Regional Climate Model simulations

Jones, Philip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5032-5493, Harpham, C., Goodess, C.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7462-4479 and Kilsby, C.G. (2011) Perturbing a Weather Generator using change factors derived from Regional Climate Model simulations. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 18 (4). pp. 503-511. ISSN 1023-5809

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide a method for perturbing Weather Generators (WGs) for future decades and to assess its effectiveness. Here the procedure is applied to the WG implemented within the UKCP09 package and assessed using data from a Regional Climate Model (RCM) simulation which provides a significant "climate change" between a control run period and a distant future. The WG is normally calibrated on observed data. For this study, data from an RCM control period (1961-1990) was used, then perturbed using the procedure. Because only monthly differences between the RCM control and scenario periods are used to perturb the WG, the direct daily RCM scenario may be considered as unseen data to assess how well the perturbation procedure reproduces the direct RCM simulations for the future.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: © Author(s) 2011. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Uncontrolled Keywords: sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climatic Research Unit
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
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Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 03 Mar 2014 18:10
Last Modified: 13 Jun 2023 08:15
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/47860
DOI: 10.5194/npg-18-503-2011

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