Performance of specific CMIP6 GCMs for simulating the historical rainfall and temperature climatology of Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia
This study aims to evaluate the performance of 7 rainfall and 6 temperature products from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) Global climate models (GCMs) for simulating the rainfall, maximum temperature (Tmax), and minimum temperature (Tmin) climatology of the Lake Tana sub-ba...
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| author | Lebeza, Tadele Melese Gashaw, Temesgen Bayabil, Haimanote Kebede Oel, Pieter Abeyou, Abeyou Taddele Dile, Yihun Chukalla, Abebe Demissie |
| author_browse | Abeyou, Abeyou Bayabil, Haimanote Kebede Chukalla, Abebe Demissie Gashaw, Temesgen Lebeza, Tadele Melese Oel, Pieter Taddele Dile, Yihun |
| author_facet | Lebeza, Tadele Melese Gashaw, Temesgen Bayabil, Haimanote Kebede Oel, Pieter Abeyou, Abeyou Taddele Dile, Yihun Chukalla, Abebe Demissie |
| author_sort | Lebeza, Tadele Melese |
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| description | This study aims to evaluate the performance of 7 rainfall and 6 temperature products from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) Global climate models (GCMs) for simulating the rainfall, maximum temperature (Tmax), and minimum temperature (Tmin) climatology of the Lake Tana sub-basin (Ethiopia) during 1995 – 2014 periods from daily to annual time scales. The rational of this study is to identify the best performing GCMs for projection of future climate as well as for using those models for climate adaptation and mitigation plans in the study area. Through wide-ranging evaluation methods using the Comprehensive Rating Index (CRI) and Taylor diagram, our study contributes by highlighting the top performing GCMs across different temporal scales for precipitation, Tmax and Tmin separately. The findings indicated that EC-Earth3, MPI-ESM1-2-LR and ACCESS-ESM1-5 at daily time scale, and CNRM-CM6-1, BCC-CSM2-MR and EC-Earth3 at monthly timescale are the best performing models for simulating precipitation. The best performing models for simulating MAM (March-May) seasonal precipitation are BCC-CSM2-MR, MPI-ESM1-2-LR, EC-Earth3 while ACCESS-ESM1-5, MPI-ESM1-2-LR, and EC-Earth3 are good at for JJAS (June-September) precipitation. BCC-CSM2-MR, MPI-ESM1-2-LR, EC-Earth3 and ACCESS-ESM1-5 are best performing models for simulating annual rainfall. Conversely, MIROC6 exhibits relatively weaker performance for simulating rainfall across all the studied temporal scales. For Tmax, EC-Earth3, MPI-ESM1-2-LR, and MRI-ESM2-0 consistently performed well, while BCC-CSM2-MR is the poorly performing climate model. Regarding Tmin, EC-Earth3, BCC-CSM2-MR and MPI-ESM1-2-LR consistently perform well, while MIROC6 demonstrates weaker performance. The finding suggested that one of the best performing CMIP6 models for simulating precipitation (ACCESS-ESM1-5) did not equally perform well for representing Tmax and Tmin. In addition, the best performing model for simulating Tmax (MRI-ESM2-0) also did not perform well for Tmin. Furthermore, the best performing climate model for rainfall on a specific temporal scale did not perform well on another temporal scale. The study recommends evaluation of climate models for rainfall, Tmax, and Tmin independently at different time scales for better understanding of future climates using the best performing models for each climate variable as well as for effective climate adaptation and mitigation plans. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1689232026-01-15T02:10:20Z Performance of specific CMIP6 GCMs for simulating the historical rainfall and temperature climatology of Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia Lebeza, Tadele Melese Gashaw, Temesgen Bayabil, Haimanote Kebede Oel, Pieter Abeyou, Abeyou Taddele Dile, Yihun Chukalla, Abebe Demissie evaluation climate models uncertainty analysis comprehensive rating index taylor diagram This study aims to evaluate the performance of 7 rainfall and 6 temperature products from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) Global climate models (GCMs) for simulating the rainfall, maximum temperature (Tmax), and minimum temperature (Tmin) climatology of the Lake Tana sub-basin (Ethiopia) during 1995 – 2014 periods from daily to annual time scales. The rational of this study is to identify the best performing GCMs for projection of future climate as well as for using those models for climate adaptation and mitigation plans in the study area. Through wide-ranging evaluation methods using the Comprehensive Rating Index (CRI) and Taylor diagram, our study contributes by highlighting the top performing GCMs across different temporal scales for precipitation, Tmax and Tmin separately. The findings indicated that EC-Earth3, MPI-ESM1-2-LR and ACCESS-ESM1-5 at daily time scale, and CNRM-CM6-1, BCC-CSM2-MR and EC-Earth3 at monthly timescale are the best performing models for simulating precipitation. The best performing models for simulating MAM (March-May) seasonal precipitation are BCC-CSM2-MR, MPI-ESM1-2-LR, EC-Earth3 while ACCESS-ESM1-5, MPI-ESM1-2-LR, and EC-Earth3 are good at for JJAS (June-September) precipitation. BCC-CSM2-MR, MPI-ESM1-2-LR, EC-Earth3 and ACCESS-ESM1-5 are best performing models for simulating annual rainfall. Conversely, MIROC6 exhibits relatively weaker performance for simulating rainfall across all the studied temporal scales. For Tmax, EC-Earth3, MPI-ESM1-2-LR, and MRI-ESM2-0 consistently performed well, while BCC-CSM2-MR is the poorly performing climate model. Regarding Tmin, EC-Earth3, BCC-CSM2-MR and MPI-ESM1-2-LR consistently perform well, while MIROC6 demonstrates weaker performance. The finding suggested that one of the best performing CMIP6 models for simulating precipitation (ACCESS-ESM1-5) did not equally perform well for representing Tmax and Tmin. In addition, the best performing model for simulating Tmax (MRI-ESM2-0) also did not perform well for Tmin. Furthermore, the best performing climate model for rainfall on a specific temporal scale did not perform well on another temporal scale. The study recommends evaluation of climate models for rainfall, Tmax, and Tmin independently at different time scales for better understanding of future climates using the best performing models for each climate variable as well as for effective climate adaptation and mitigation plans. 2024-12-01 2025-01-13T20:52:41Z 2025-01-13T20:52:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168923 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Tadele Melese Lebeza, Temesgen Gashaw, Haimanote Kebede Bayabil, Pieter Oel, Abeyou Abeyou, Yihun Taddele Dile, Abebe Demissie Chukalla. (1/12/2024). Performance of specific CMIP6 GCMs for simulating the historical rainfall and temperature climatology of Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia. Scientific African, 26. |
| spellingShingle | evaluation climate models uncertainty analysis comprehensive rating index taylor diagram Lebeza, Tadele Melese Gashaw, Temesgen Bayabil, Haimanote Kebede Oel, Pieter Abeyou, Abeyou Taddele Dile, Yihun Chukalla, Abebe Demissie Performance of specific CMIP6 GCMs for simulating the historical rainfall and temperature climatology of Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia |
| title | Performance of specific CMIP6 GCMs for simulating the historical rainfall and temperature climatology of Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia |
| title_full | Performance of specific CMIP6 GCMs for simulating the historical rainfall and temperature climatology of Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Performance of specific CMIP6 GCMs for simulating the historical rainfall and temperature climatology of Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance of specific CMIP6 GCMs for simulating the historical rainfall and temperature climatology of Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia |
| title_short | Performance of specific CMIP6 GCMs for simulating the historical rainfall and temperature climatology of Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia |
| title_sort | performance of specific cmip6 gcms for simulating the historical rainfall and temperature climatology of lake tana sub basin ethiopia |
| topic | evaluation climate models uncertainty analysis comprehensive rating index taylor diagram |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168923 |
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