Evaluation of CMIP5 present climate simulations using the Koppen-Trewartha climate classification

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11320%2F15%3A10312937" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11320/15:10312937 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/cr01316" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/cr01316</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/cr01316" target="_blank" >10.3354/cr01316</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Evaluation of CMIP5 present climate simulations using the Koppen-Trewartha climate classification

Original language description

We used the Koppen-Trewartha classification on the CMIP5 family of global climate model (GCM) simulations and global Climatic Research Unit (CRU) data for comparison. This evaluation provides preliminary insight on GCM performance and errors. For the overall model intercomparison and evaluation, we used 2 simple statistical characteristics: normalized error, which assesses the total relative difference of the area classified by the individual model with respect to the area resulting from CRU data, and overlap, calculating relative area of matching grid boxes in model results and CRU data. With the additional analysis of the classification on world maps, we show that there are some common features in the model results. Many models have problems capturing the rainforest climate type Ar, mainly in Amazonia. The desert climate type BW is underestimated by as many as half of the models, with Australia being a typical example of a region where the BW is not well represented. The boreal clima

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

DG - Atmospheric sciences, meteorology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Climate Research

ISSN

0936-577X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

64

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

201-212

UT code for WoS article

000361549100002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84941649585