ibicus: a new open-source Python package and comprehensive interface for statistical bias adjustment and evaluation in climate modelling (v1.0.1)
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Published:2024-02-14
Issue:3
Volume:17
Page:1249-1269
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ISSN:1991-9603
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Container-title:Geoscientific Model Development
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Geosci. Model Dev.
Author:
Spuler Fiona Raphaela, Wessel Jakob BenjaminORCID, Comyn-Platt EdwardORCID, Varndell James, Cagnazzo Chiara
Abstract
Abstract. Statistical bias adjustment is commonly applied to climate models before using their results in impact studies. However, different methods based on a distributional mapping between observational and model data can change the simulated trends as well as the spatiotemporal and inter-variable consistency of the model, and are prone to misuse if not evaluated thoroughly. Despite the importance of these fundamental issues, researchers who apply bias adjustment currently do not have the tools at hand to compare different methods or evaluate the results sufficiently to detect possible distortions. Because of this, widespread practice in statistical bias adjustment is not aligned with recommendations from the academic literature. To address the practical issues impeding this, we introduce ibicus, an open-source Python package for the implementation of eight different peer-reviewed and widely used bias adjustment methods in a common framework and their comprehensive evaluation. The evaluation framework introduced in ibicus allows the user to analyse changes to the marginal, spatiotemporal and inter-variable structure of user-defined climate indices and distributional properties as well as any alteration of the climate change trend simulated in the model. Applying ibicus in a case study over the Mediterranean region using seven CMIP6 global circulation models, this study finds that the most appropriate bias adjustment method depends on the variable and impact studied, and that even methods that aim to preserve the climate change trend can modify it. These findings highlight the importance of use-case-specific selection of the method and the need for a rigorous evaluation of results when applying statistical bias adjustment.
Funder
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council University of Reading European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
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