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Simulated relationship between air temperature and precipitation over Europe: sensitivity to the choice of RCM and GCM
Author(s) -
Crhová Lenka,
Holtanová Eva
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of climatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.58
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-0088
pISSN - 0899-8418
DOI - 10.1002/joc.5256
Subject(s) - gcm transcription factors , climatology , precipitation , correlation coefficient , environmental science , positive correlation , air temperature , atmospheric sciences , correlation , climate model , general circulation model , climate change , meteorology , mathematics , statistics , geography , geology , medicine , oceanography , geometry
RCM simulations captured the basic seasonal dependence of the T ‐ P relationship over Europe. The simulated T ‐ P relationship pattern is more strongly influenced by an RCM than a driving GCM. The simulations of the CCLM4‐8‐17 RCM demonstrated noticeably better agreement with observed T ‐ P relationship fields than the RCA4 RCM simulations. The T ‐ P relationship simulated by RCA4 tends to shift to positive values in comparison to E‐OBS. These findings were found for both TPI and T ‐ P correlation.