Evaluation of the CMIP6 multi-model ensemble for climate extreme indices
Pohang University of Science and Technology · Environment and Climate Change Canada · +1 more institution
Abstract
This study evaluates global climate models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) for their performance in simulating the climate extreme indices defined by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI). We compare global climatology patterns of the indices simulated by the CMIP6 models with those from HadEX3 and four reanalysis datasets and the CMIP5 multi-model ensemble using root-mean-square errors for the 1981–2000 period. Regional evaluations are conducted for 41 sub-regions, defined for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report. In particular, regional mean biases are analyzed for the 20-year return values (20RV) of the…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 30.30
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 38
Authors
5- YKYeon‐Hee Kim
Pohang University of Science and Technology
- SMSeung‐Ki MinCorresponding
Pohang University of Science and Technology
- XZXuebin Zhang
Environment and Climate Change Canada
- JSJana Sillmann
CICERO Center for International Climate Research
- MSMarit Sandstad
CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Topics & keywords
- Coupled model intercomparison project
- Climatology
- Precipitation
- Environmental science
- Climate model
- Climate change
- Climate extremes
- Meteorology
- Climate action