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Analysis of NARCCAP results in the Pacific Northwest… for decision-making in the upper Columbia Basin. T.Q. Murdock, Climate Scientist, PCIC G. Burger , Climate Scientist, PCIC H. Eckstrand, GIS Analyst, PCIC J. Hiebert, Computing Support, PCIC.
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Analysis of NARCCAP results in the Pacific Northwest… for decision-making in the upper Columbia Basin T.Q. Murdock, Climate Scientist, PCIC G. Burger, Climate Scientist, PCIC H. Eckstrand, GIS Analyst, PCIC J. Hiebert, Computing Support, PCIC 2011 NARCCAP User’s MeetingBoulder, Colorado, USA 08 APR 2011
Summary • RCMs useful tools for decision making in areas of complex topography and steep climate gradients • Improvements from NCEP2 ~225 km (2.5⁰) to 50 km • Biases comparable to difference between observations • Future (winter) projections • warmer, wetter, large changes to extreme temperatures • Analysis of extremes underway need ensemble with multiple RCMs driven by multiple GCMs
Data sources • North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Project (NARCCAP ): winter season (Dec-Jan-Feb) • NCEP-DEO AMIP-II Reanalysis (R-2): M. Kanamitsu, W. Ebisuzaki, J. Woollen, S-K Yang, J.J. Hnilo, M. Fiorino, and G. L. Potter. 1631-1643, Nov 2002, Bul. of the Atmos. Met. Soc. • CRU TS2.1: interpolated station observations 50 km resolution: Mitchell and Jones, 2005: An improved method of constructing a database of monthly climate observations and associated high-resolution grids. Int. J. Climatology, 25, 693-712, Doi: 10.1002/joc.1181. • Additional observations: Environment Canada climate stations, CANGRID, UDEL, NARR2m, VIC driving data
AcknowledgmentsHailey Eckstrand – GIS wizard Seth McGinnis – NARCCAP supportGerd Burger & James Hiebert – Analysis of extremesDave Bronaugh – GCM data Katrina Bennett – VIC historical dataset Thank you Comments, questions, criticism: tmurdock@uvic.ca More info on PCIC: www.PacificClimate.org