Abstract
This study evaluates the abilities of fifteen High-resolution Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) models to simulate temperature and precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) for the years 1980–2014. The impacts of terrain correction and Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) correction on simulations of temperature and precipitation are examined. The results show that equal-weighted ensemble averaging of the CMIP6 high-resolution model provides a good representation of the spatial distribution of temperature over the TP, although simulations underestimate observations by 1.87 °C. The simulated spatial range of temperature cooling significantly exceeds the observed range, particularly in the central and southwestern TP. The performances of the simulations for precipitation are far poorer than those for temperature, and although the CMIP6 model represents the distribution of annual mean precipitation, simulations of precipitation show significant deviations from observations. Furthermore, model simulations of precipitation are 1.57 mm lower than observed, and 30% lower than observed in the southeastern TP. However, the CMIP6 model overestimated the intensity of precipitation in most regions, especially in the southeastern part of the TP. Meanwhile, the EOF analysis indicates that the effects of the correction of temperature exceed that of precipitation. Therefore, a range of methods should be considered for correcting temperature and precipitation over a complex terrain.
Funder
Key Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Tibet Science and Technology Department
the second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program
Subject
Atmospheric Science,Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
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