quest-gsi impacts of climate change on global water ......• penman-monteith vs. priestley taylor...
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Simon Gosling and Nigel Arnell
QUEST-GSIImpacts of climate change on global
water resourcescomparison with catchment results
QUEST-GSI water resources workshopUCL March 2009
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MacPDM performance
Tends to overestimate runoff in dry regions –evaporation of runoff and transmission loss
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Mac-PDM validation (with GRDC data)
Tends to overestimate runoff in dry regions –evaporation of runoff and transmission loss:
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Mac-PDM validation (with GRDC data)
Black=observed
Grey=simulated
No routing
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Change in runoff: priority A1b emissions
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Change in runoff: with increasing temp
Changes in magnitude and extent
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2050s runoff change from present – A1B models
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2050s runoff change from present – A1B models
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2050s runoff change from present – A1B models
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2050s runoff change from present – A1B models
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2050s runoff change from present – A1B models
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Agreement with catchment model for larger changes in magnitude but not for smaller changes
Implications for policy decision-making
2050s A1B Models
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2050s A1B Models
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PE Calculation Methods• Penman-Monteith vs. Priestley Taylor
– Baseline (CRU-TS3 1961-1990)
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2050s A1B Models
‘Envelope’range varies by catchment
Tendency for similar sign of change
1-month lag from catchment model (routing)
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Prescribed HadCM3
Agreement with catchment model – PE dominates at higher temperatures
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