Hydrological responses to dynamically and statistically downscaled climate model output
Daily rainfall and surface temperature series were simulated for the Animas River basin, Colorado using dynamically and statistically downscaled output from the National Center for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR) re-analysis. A distributed hydrological model was then applied to the downscaled data. Relative to raw NCEP output, downscaled climate variables provided more realistic stimulations of basin scale hydrology. However, the results highlight the sensitivity of modeled processes to the choice of downscaling technique, and point to the need for caution when interpreting future hydrological scenarios.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2000 |
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Title | Hydrological responses to dynamically and statistically downscaled climate model output |
DOI | 10.1029/1999GL006078 |
Authors | R.L. Wilby, L.E. Hay, W.J. Gutowski, R.W. Arritt, E.S. Takle, Z. Pan, G.H. Leavesley, M.P. Clark |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Geophysical Research Letters |
Index ID | 70022063 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |