Simulation of extreme rainfall and projection of future changes using the GLIMCLIM model
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Article Title | Simulation of extreme rainfall and projection of future changes using the GLIMCLIM model |
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ERA Journal ID | 1991 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Rashid, Md. Mamunur (Author), Beecham, Simon (Author) and Chowdhury, Resaul Kabir (Author) |
Journal Title | Theoretical and Applied Climatology |
Journal Citation | 130 (1-2), pp. 453-466 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Austria |
ISSN | 0177-798X |
1434-4483 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-016-1892-9 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00704-016-1892-9 |
Abstract | In this study, the performance of the Generalized LInear Modelling of daily CLImate sequence (GLIMCLIM) statistical downscaling model was assessed to simulate extreme rainfall indices and annual maximum daily rainfall (AMDR) when downscaled daily rainfall from National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis and Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) general circulation models (GCM) (four GCMs and two scenarios) output datasets and then their changes were estimated for the future period 2041–2060. The model was able to reproduce the monthly variations in the extreme rainfall indices reasonably well when forced by the NCEP reanalysis datasets. Frequency Adapted Quantile Mapping (FAQM) was used to remove bias in the simulated daily rainfall when forced by CMIP5 GCMs, which reduced the discrepancy between observed and simulated extreme rainfall indices. Although the observed AMDR were within the 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles of the simulated AMDR, the model consistently underpredicted the inter-annual variability of AMDR. A nonstationary model was developed using the generalized linear model for local, shape and scale to estimate the AMDR with an annual exceedance probability of 0.01. The study shows that in general, AMDR is likely to decrease in the future. The Onkaparinga catchment will also experience drier conditions due to an increase in consecutive dry days coinciding with decreases in heavy (>long term 90th percentile) rainfall days, empirical 90th quantile of rainfall and maximum 5-day consecutive total rainfall for the future period (2041–2060) compared to the base period (1961–2000). |
Keywords | extreme rainfall, simulation, GLIMCLIM model |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 370202. Climatology |
400513. Water resources engineering | |
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Byline Affiliations | University of South Australia |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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